The Contemplative Mind in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

Patricia Owen-Smith (Author)

9780253031778

Paperback / softback, published 11 December 2017

162 pages, 1 b&w illus - 1 Illustrations, black and white
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.254 kg

In The Contemplative Mind in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Patricia Owen-Smith considers how contemplative practices may find a place in higher education. By creating a bridge between contemplative practices and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL), Owen-Smith brings awareness of contemplative pedagogy to a larger audience of college instructors, while also offering classroom models and outlining the ongoing challenges of both defining these practices and assessing their impact in education. Ultimately, Owen-Smith asserts that such practices have the potential to deepen a student's development and understanding of the self as a learner, knower, and citizen of the world.

Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. A Historical Review
2. Contemplative Practices in Higher Education
3. Challenges and Replies to Contemplative Methods
4. Contemplative Research
5. The Contemplative Mind: A Vision of Higher Education for the 21st Century
Coda
References
Index