ABSTRACT
Providing a comprehensive overview of holistic education’s history, conceptions, practices, and research, this Handbook presents an up-to-date, global picture of the field. Organized in five sections, the Handbook lays out the field’s theoretical and historical foundations; offers examples of holistic education in practice with regard to schools, programs, and pedagogies at all levels; presents research methods used in holistic education; outlines the growing effort among holistic educators to connect holistic teaching and learning with research practice; and examines present trends and future areas of interest in program development, inquiry, and research. This volume is a must-have resource for researchers and practitioners and serves as an essential foundational text for courses in the field.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|56 pages
Foundations
part II|91 pages
Teaching–Learning–Curriculum
chapter 7|9 pages
Addressing the Needs of the Whole Child
chapter 12|10 pages
Holistic–Contemplative Pedagogy for Twenty-First Century Teacher Education
part III|70 pages
Examples of Holistic Education, Practices
part IV|75 pages
Research
chapter 27|8 pages
Conducting Narrative Inquiry Research From a Holistic Perspective
part V|49 pages
Future Directions