Exploring Spirituality and Culture in Adult and Higher Education

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John Wiley & Sons, Jun 17, 2003 - Education - 320 pages
Exploring Spirituality and Culture in Adult and Higher Education is written from the unique perspective of teacher, researcher, and author Elizabeth Tisdell who has extensive experience dealing with culture, gender, and educational equity issues in secular adult and higher education classrooms, and formerly in pastoral and religious education settings on college campuses. This important book discusses how spiritual development is informed by culture and how this knowledge is relevant to teaching and learning. For educators, an understanding of how spirituality is informed by culture, and how spirituality assists in meaning-making, can aid in their efforts to help their students' educational experiences become more transformative and culturally relevant.
 

Contents

Part II Claiming a Sacred Face Identity and Spiritual Development
89
Part III Spirituality in a Culturally Relevant and Transformative Teaching Practice
183
Epilogue Final Reflections
259
Appendix Research Methodology
263
References
271
Index
285
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About the author (2003)

Elizabeth J. Tisdell is an associate professor of adult education at Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg. Her research interests include diversity and equity issues in adult education, feminist pedagogy, and the connection of spirituality and culture in educational contexts.

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