Cultivating a Culture of Learning: Contemplative Practices, Pedagogy, and Research in Education

Byrnes, Kathryn (Editor)/ Dalton, Jane (Editor)/ Dorman, Elizabeth Hope (Editor)

ISBN 10: 1475836295 / ISBN 13: 9781475836295

Published by Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc, 2017

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111 pages. 9.00x5.75x0.75 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Cultivating a Culture of Learning: Contemplative Practices, Pedagogy, and Research in Education
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1475836295
• ISBN 13: 9781475836295
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.23 kilograms

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Synopsis

Cultivating a Culture of Learning illustrates practice from a variety of teacher education programs. Authors share their first-hand experience of cultivating a culture of learning as teacher educators. The insights and challenges are shared to stimulate conversation and engender future pedagogy and research in contemplative education.

About the Author

Kathryn Byrnes, Ph.D. is the Baldwin Program Director in the Center for Learning and Teaching at Bowdoin College, and faculty at the Teachings in Mindful Education (TiME) Institute in Maine. She served as Board President of the Mindfulness in Education Network (MiEN), and taught in-person and online courses on Mindful Education at Lesley University and Bowdoin College. Her scholarship and professional development work focuses on the integration of contemplative pedagogy in educational contexts.

Jane E. Dalton, Ph.D is an assistant professor of art education at the University of North Carolina in Charlotte, teaching art education and studio art. Her scholarship focuses on contemplative pedagogy and social-emotional learning in classrooms using the arts. A textile artist, Jane’s work has been exhibited throughout the United States. She is the co-author of The Compassionate Classroom: Lessons that Nurture Empathy and Wisdom.

Elizabeth Hope Dorman, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Teacher Education at Fort Lewis College, a public liberal arts college in Durango, Colorado, where she teaches graduate and undergraduate students in secondary, K-12, and elementary education programs. Her scholarship focuses on the integration and effects of mindfulness and contemplative pedagogies on teacher development of social-emotional competence, particularly in diverse contexts and courses that address multicultural perspectives and equity issues.