Building Connections: Spiritual Dimensions of Teaching Contributor(s): Steinberg, Shirley R. (Editor), Kincheloe, Joe L. (Editor), Cunningham, Eileen M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0820448605 ISBN-13: 9780820448602 Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi OUR PRICE: $35.96 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2001 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - General - Religion - Education | Adult & Continuing Education |
Dewey: 371.102 |
LCCN: 99052778 |
Series: American University Studies. IV, English Language and Litera |
Physical Information: 124 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: One of the most significant challenges facing teachers today is their capacity to work effectively with diverse learners. Building Connections responds to the essential needs that teachers have expressed as a result of reflecting on their experiences in schools, with learners and their families, and with colleagues. Many teachers today consider teaching to be a calling, a mission that reaches out to youth. They want to be faithful to this mission, to create effective learning environments and experiences that foster successful student achievement, and to have a sense of wholeness while doing so. This book is a personal reflection on the author's experiences with diverse people. It represents Eileen M. Cunningham's attempt to transpose these experiences and her responses to them into a framework that can be used by others who want to make sense of their experiences through a spiritual perspective. |