Nearly a century ago, Dewey proposed a philosophy of education addressing the needs of the whole student. He provided insights into the development of intelligence, the importance of socially useful skills, and the healthy growth of the individual. In the context of high-stakes …
Since the passage of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, high-stakes testing has become a ubiquitous feature of public school children's daily rituals. Reform advocates argue that testing leads to greater alignment of the curriculum with teaching and learning, teacher and stud…
Holistic engineering education: beyond technology
'Holistic Engineering Education' is a compilation of coordinated and focused essays from world leaders in the engineering profession who are dedicated to a transformation of engineering education and practice.
Introduction : East and West perspectives on whole person education / Benedict S.B. Chan and Chi Ming Victor Chan -- Reconsidering Confucian understanding of human person and its implications for whole-person education / Pan Chiu Lai -- Scholastic universities, monastic schools …
"This book provides much new thinking on the phenomenon of whole person education, a phenomenon which features strongly in East Asian universities, and which aims to develop students intellectually, spiritually, and ethically, to master critical thinking skills, to explore ethic…
"This book provides much new thinking on the phenomenon of whole person education, a phenomenon which features strongly in East Asian universities, and which aims to develop students intellectually, spiritually, and ethically, to master critical thinking skills, to explore ethic…
This dissertation measured the impact of the integration of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) and historical inquiry on 10 and 11 year old 5th grade charter school students. By using Q methodology, a mixed methodology research tool, this study examined three hypo…
Spirituality practices like meditation, mindfulness, and movement (i.e., yoga) have become widely used and researched in the last 20 years among adults in both clinical and nonclinical settings (Bohlmeijer, Prenger, Taal, & Cuijipers, 2010; Burke, 2010; Ludwig & Kabat-Zinn, 2008…
Las actuales prácticas de enseñanza, aprendizaje y evaluación pueden conducir a los alumnos a creer que los cursos de un programa que están realizando son independientes entre sí. Este libro explora el tema y considera de qué modo el aprendizaje intencional ayuda a los estudiant…
