MEDITATION IN SCHOOLS by Clive Erricker, Jane Erricker ( 9780826449764 )

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Title:

MEDITATION IN SCHOOLS
A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO CALMER CLASSROOMS AND CLEARER MINDS

By:

Clive Erricker, Jane Erricker

Format:

Paperback

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ISBN 10:

082644976X

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9780826449764

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Publisher:

BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC

Pub. date:

1 March, 2001

Series:

Cassell studies in pastoral care & personal & social education

Pages:

170

Description:

Covering both theory and practice, this work provides a guide to reflection and meditation in school, showing how to relate such principles to the curriculum as a whole.

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.

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black & white illustrations

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Imprint:

Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.

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