School is Sacred
A Philosophy of Education for Our Time
Seiten
2025
|
New edition
Peter Lang International Academic Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-80374-685-2 (ISBN)
Peter Lang International Academic Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-80374-685-2 (ISBN)
Schools are epicenters of what troubles or energizes society at large. They are also sacred, not in a religious sense, but in asking that we respect, protect, and nurture them. Elevating their sacred times, places, and rites can guide in troubled times, enhancing the hallowed tasks of teaching, curriculum design, policy priorities, and resourcing.
School can be an epicenter for expressing what troubles or energizes the wider community. Taking a step back from the messiness of today’s issues and clarifying what we mean by school may provide a new or refreshed lens for viewing these institutions. Schools are sacred, not in a religious sense but in terms of their potential value. At all levels of schooling, teaching and learning are its sacred tasks. And teaching and learning are sacred because the knowledge and skills they impart can potentially open the learner’s mind to meaning-making, wisdom, and self-understanding, where values are clarified and life commitments are made. Seeing the school as sacred implies that its environs are sacred space, its schedules are sacred time, and its actions are sacred rites. They are to be respected, protected, and nurtured. This has profound implications for our demeanor and actions, teaching approaches, curriculum planning, administrative priorities, policy-making, and resourcing.
School can be an epicenter for expressing what troubles or energizes the wider community. Taking a step back from the messiness of today’s issues and clarifying what we mean by school may provide a new or refreshed lens for viewing these institutions. Schools are sacred, not in a religious sense but in terms of their potential value. At all levels of schooling, teaching and learning are its sacred tasks. And teaching and learning are sacred because the knowledge and skills they impart can potentially open the learner’s mind to meaning-making, wisdom, and self-understanding, where values are clarified and life commitments are made. Seeing the school as sacred implies that its environs are sacred space, its schedules are sacred time, and its actions are sacred rites. They are to be respected, protected, and nurtured. This has profound implications for our demeanor and actions, teaching approaches, curriculum planning, administrative priorities, policy-making, and resourcing.
Iris M. Yob, EdD, Walden University faculty emerita, has taught and held administrative posts across primary, secondary, and university level institutions in Australia and the United States. Her research interests are in philosophy of education, teacher education, symbolism, meaning-making in the curriculum, spiritual education, and teaching for social change.
Contents: Setting the Stage – Exposing the Dark – A Place for Feeling –Feelings of the Sacred – Sacred Place – Sacred Time – Rituals, Memorials, and Sacred Objects – When Sacred Cultures Collide – Reflections.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 30.12.2025 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Music and Spirituality ; 17 |
| Mitarbeit |
Herausgeber (Serie): June Boyce-Tillman |
| Verlagsort | Oxford |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 266 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Allgemeines / Lexika | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Bildungstheorie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-80374-685-8 / 1803746858 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-80374-685-2 / 9781803746852 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
| Informationen gemäß Produktsicherheitsverordnung (GPSR) | |
| Haben Sie eine Frage zum Produkt? |
Mehr entdecken
aus dem Bereich
aus dem Bereich
ihr individueller Weg: von der Themensuche zum Doktortitel
Buch | Softcover (2025)
UTB (Verlag)
CHF 26,45
Einführung in die Theorie transformatorischer Bildungsprozesse
Buch | Softcover (2023)
Kohlhammer (Verlag)
CHF 47,60
