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The Courage to Teach : exploring the inner landscape of a teacher's life / Parker J. Palmer.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: San Francisco : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., c2017.Edition: Twentieth anniversary edition. 20th edDescription: xxix, 248 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781119413042 (hardcover)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Online version:: Courage to teach.DDC classification:
  • 371.102 23 PAL
Contents:
Forward to the twentieth anniversary edition (Diana Chapman Walsh) -- Foreward to the tenth anniversary edition (Parker J. Palmer) -- Gratitudes -- Introduction: teaching from within -- The heart of a teacher: identity and integrity in teaching -- A culture of fear: education and the disconnected life -- The hidden wholeness: paradox in teaching and learning -- Knowing in community: joined by the grace of good things -- Teaching in community: a subject-centered education -- Learning in community: the conversation of colleagues -- Divided no more: teaching from a heart of hope -- Afterward: the new professional: education for transformation -- Notes -- The author -- The Center for Courage and Renewal -- About the companion media -- Index.
Summary: "Exploring the inner landscape of a teacher's life is difficult to do alone or without guidance for reflecting on what The Courage to Teach means to the reader. This guide is a welcome resource for those who wish to extend their exploration beyond just reading the book, individually or within a study group. Includes online video content featuring an interview with Parker Palmer discussing the crisis in education, the heart of a teacher, ways of knowing, the importance of relationship in teaching and learning, teacher renewal, and spirituality in education"--
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Item type Current library Call number Status Barcode
Books Hamu Mukasa Library Special Collection - Integrating Faith in Learning 371.102 PAL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 157397
Books Hamu Mukasa Library Special Collection - Integrating Faith in Learning 371.102 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 157398

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Forward to the twentieth anniversary edition (Diana Chapman Walsh) -- Foreward to the tenth anniversary edition (Parker J. Palmer) -- Gratitudes -- Introduction: teaching from within -- The heart of a teacher: identity and integrity in teaching -- A culture of fear: education and the disconnected life -- The hidden wholeness: paradox in teaching and learning -- Knowing in community: joined by the grace of good things -- Teaching in community: a subject-centered education -- Learning in community: the conversation of colleagues -- Divided no more: teaching from a heart of hope -- Afterward: the new professional: education for transformation -- Notes -- The author -- The Center for Courage and Renewal -- About the companion media -- Index.

"Exploring the inner landscape of a teacher's life is difficult to do alone or without guidance for reflecting on what The Courage to Teach means to the reader. This guide is a welcome resource for those who wish to extend their exploration beyond just reading the book, individually or within a study group. Includes online video content featuring an interview with Parker Palmer discussing the crisis in education, the heart of a teacher, ways of knowing, the importance of relationship in teaching and learning, teacher renewal, and spirituality in education"--

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