Spirituality and Pedagogy: Being and Learning in Sacred Spaces

by Marilyn Llewellyn

Overview

This book offers teachers and teacher-educators an inspiring alternative to narrowly conceived prescriptions for instruction.  Through this collection of contemplative essays, the author explores the meaning of school classrooms as sacred spaces for nurturing student growth and learning.  Narrative vignettes are used to illuminate pedagogical relationships grounded in faith and compassion rather than accountability and compliance. Woven throughout are themes of social justice and respect for the individual learner. The book is a excellent resource for catalyzing discussion in teacher-preparation courses and in-serivice programs. In additon to the subject of spirituality and pedagogy, the book offers an example of teacher reflection.  As such, it contributes to discourses about teachers as researchers, scholar-practitioners, and pedagogically-centered inquiry.  

 

 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780997648812
Publisher:	Learning Moments Press
Publication date:	03/31/2017
Series:	Wisdom of Practice
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	124
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Marilyn Llewellyn, Ph.D. is a professor of Education and on the core design team for Carlow University's new Master of Science in Leadership for High Performance Learning. She brings more than 40 years of experience as a teacher and principal at the primary, secondary, and post-secondary levels to her current work as professor of Education. She has co-authored the book Dealing with Differences: Taking Action on Class, Race, Gender, and Disability. She co-developed the M.Ed. with certification areas in Early Childhood, Special Education, Art, Secondary, and Middle Level. Her work earned her the Max and Esther Sestili Award for Excellence in Teaching, and the St. Thomas Aquinas Distinguished Alumni Award. She received her Master's Degree from Boston College and her Ph.D. from The Union Institute Graduate College and University in Cincinnati.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Contemplation on Pedagogy

Chapter 2: Contemplation on Spirituality

Chapter 3: Contemplation on Faith in Classroom Relationships

Chapter 4: Contemplation on a Praxis of Compassion

Chapter 5: Contemplation on Revelation--Curriculum in Process

Chapter 6: Contemplation on Being and Learning Together

References

Editorial Reviews

In this refreshing and insightful text Marilyn Llewellyn invites teachers to respect and seek to safeguard the informal spiritual culture in every school. For her, conscious of children’s individual spiritual capacity and vulnerability, the school is sacred ground. She uses the meanings of words usually found in religious contexts like spirituality, contemplation, revelation and faith to evoke parallel meanings in the everyday work of teaching and learning. In contrast to current technical discourses of instruction and performance measurement, her unabashed plea for respectful care for the individual pupil and her or his learning path is welcome indeed.

Peter Willis

University of South Australia

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