Meditation in Schools: A Practical Guide to Calmer Classrooms and Clearer Minds (Continuum Studies in Pastoral Care, Personal, and Social Development(hardcover)) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0826449778 ISBN 13: 9780826449771

Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd., 2001

Synopsis

This introduction to meditation in education is written as a resource for class teachers and educators as a practical guide. Parents will also find it valuable, though its main focus is in using meditation in schools. The purpose of the book is to inspire and to provide concise, practical and general information, and techniques that can be considered and explored before introducing primary or secondary students to meditative experience.Meditation in schools covers such topics as:o information on schools where meditation is practiced, and the perceived resultso issues and concerns involved with introducing meditation in schoolso the relationship between mediation and other relaxation quieting techniqueso experiential learning and a holistic approach to educationThis essential guide is written from the contributors' personal and professional practice experience and emphasizes how meditation can contribute to the school environment and to the curriculum, as well as developing the positive potential of students' hearts and minds. It includes a useful section on further reading.

About this title

About the Authors

Clive Erricker is Reader in the Study of Religions, University College Chichester, UK.

Jane Erricker is lecturer at King Alfred's University College, Winchester.

Edition details

• Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0826449778
• ISBN 13: 9780826449771
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 170
• Editor: Erricker Clive, Erricker Jane