Contemplative Practice in Higher Education: An Experiment in Teacher Development
Journal of Humanistic Psychology
Short Title:
Journal of Humanistic PsychologyContemplative Practice in Higher Education
Format:
Journal Article
Publication Date:
1994/10/01/
Pages:
53 - 69
Sources ID:
60301
Collection:
Contemplative Pedagogy in Higher Education
Visibility:
Public (group default)
Abstract:
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Higher education is being severely criticized on a number of fronts. This article argues that a major problem with the university is that it is still rooted in dualism. Contemplation is generally practiced within a nondualistic framework that allows for genuine Self Integration. This article describes the efforts of the author to bring contemplative practice into a graduate school of education. Student experiences with various forms of meditation are described, illustrated by excerpts from students' journals.