New Book Information Contemplative Pedagogies for Transformative Teaching, Learning, and Being Editors: Jing Lin, University of Maryland Tom Culham, City University in Canada and Sachi Edwards, University of Tokyo A volume in Transforming Education for the Future Series Editors: Jing Lin, University of Maryland, Rebecca L. Oxford, University of Maryland, and Vachel W. Miller, Appalachian State University In our current systems of education, there is a trend toward compartmentalizing knowledge, standardizing assessments of learning, and focusing primarily on quantifiable and positivist forms of inquiry. Contemplative inquiry, on the other hand, takes us on a transformative pathway toward wisdom, morality, integrity, equanimity, and joy (Zajonc, 2009). These holistic learning practices are needed as a counterbalance to the over-emphasis on positivism that we see today. In addition to learning quantifiable information, we also need to learn to be calmer, wiser, kinder, and happier. This book aims to find and share various pathways leading to these ends. This book will describe educational endeavors in various settings that use contemplative pedagogies to enable students to achieve deep learning, peace, tranquility, equanimity, and wisdom to gain new understanding about self and life, and to grow holistically. Embodiment is a central concept in this book. We hope to highlight strategies for exploring internal wisdoms through engaging ourselves beyond simply the rational mind. Contemplative pedagogies such as meditation, yoga, tai chi, dance, arts, poetry, reflective writing and movements, can help students embody what they learn by integrating their body, heart, mind, and spirit. Publication Date: 2019 CONTENTS: Introduction: Contemplative Pedagogies for Profound Transformation in Teaching, ISBNs: Learning, and Being, Jing Lin, Tom Culham, and Sachi Edwards. SECTION I: MEDITATION: WHY AND Paperback: 9781641137805 HOW CAN IT POWERFULLY TRANSFORM US? Connecting Meditation, Quantum Physics, and Hardcover: 9781641137812 Consciousness: Implication for Higher Education, Jing Lin and Roshan Parikh. Mindfulness, Meditation, E-Book: 9781641137829 and the Cultivation of Empathy: Contemplation From a 10-Day Meditation Retreat, Ayush C. Pokharel. SECTION II: PROGRAMS TRANSFORMING STUDENTS THROUGH CONTEMPLATIVE CURRICULA. Paperback: $45.99 Pedagogical Infusion of the Contemplative: SFU’s Contemplative Inquiry Master’s of Education Program Hardcover: $85.99 in Canada, Laurie Anderson, Muga Miyakawa, Meena Mangat, Charles Scott, and Heesoon Bai. Nourishing Trim Size: 6.14x 9.21 the Inner Life of the Educator, Robert London. SECTION III: MINDFULNESS FOR TEACHER EDUCATION AND TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. From the Instrumental to the Page Count: 368 Existential: An Experiential Approach to Teaching Mindfulness, Hongyu Wang. Expanding the Ripples of Peace and Thinking of New Metaphors: Employing Transformational Peace Language Activities in Subject: Contemplative Pedagogies, Teacher Education and the Schools, Rebecca L. Oxford and M. Matilde Olivero. Teaching Meditation, Mindfulness, Inner Transfor- Compassionately: Teacher Professional Development and Impact, Molly S. Dunn. SECTION IV: mation, Holistic Education, Social Justice MOVEMENTS AS MEDITATION: AIKIDO AND TAI CHI, AND LABYRINTH WALKING. Tai Chi as a and Changes Contemplative Practice and Its Impacts in Higher Education Fan Yang and Jing Lin. Contemplative Practices: Introducing Tai Chi as a Mindfulness Exercise in School Curriculums, Julie Keddell. The BIC Code: JNT Labyrinth as Contemplative Pedagogy in Higher Education, Natalie Vinski Ibrahim. The Way of the Classroom: Aikido as Transformative, Embodied Pedagogy for Self Cultivation, Michael Gordon. BISAC Codes: SECTION V: WORKING WITH YOUNG CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS, AND CHILDREN ON THE EDU009000 STREETS. Building a Mindful Classroom: The Quaker School Experiences, Yuyun Peng. Cultivating EDU046000 “Response-Ability” Through Contemplative Practices: Philosophical Underpinnings and Pedagogical EDU012000 Applications in a Hong Kong High School, Weili Zhao and Marty Schmidt. Street Family: A Global Look at Programs for Street Children and Contemplative Approaches for Restorative Justice, Cameron Busacca. SECTION VI: CULTIVATING LOVE AND VIRTUE ETHICS. Application of Meditation in Business Ethics Education: An Action Research Tom Culham and Neha Shivhare. Cultivating a Heart Space: The Role of Eros in Facilitating Campus Group Meditation, Keith Brown and John P. Miller. SECTION VII: LEARNING AND TEACHING CONTEMPLATIVELY, REFLECTIVELY, AND RELATIONALLY. The Classroom as an Interconnected, Living Space: Integrating Reflective, Contemplative Practice Into General Education, Amanda Fiore. Reflective Journaling as Contemplative Practice: Applications for a Social Justice Educator, Sachi Edwards. Using Contemplative Practice to Build and Explore Connections to Nature: A Case Study, Jennifer Byrne. About the Contributors More titles in this series can be found at: http://www.infoagepub.com/series/Transforming-Education-for-the-Future IAP– Information Age Publishing, Inc. PO BOX 79049 Charlotte, NC 28271 Phone: 704-752-9125 Fax: 704-752-9113 www.infoagepub.com Book Order Form IAP– Information Age Publishing, Inc. 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