Overview
- Advances work that is marginal and undertheorized by addressing spirituality and curriculum through the lens of globalization
- Draws on the influential and significant work of curriculum theorist Dwayne Huebner
- Explores transformation of consciousness through the spiritual practices of Buddhism and the foundations of quantum physics
Part of the book series: Curriculum Studies Worldwide (CSWW)
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Significant Issues Regarding Spirituality and Education
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The Nature of Consciousness, Self, and Reality
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Consciousness Transformation
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Curriculum as an Experience of Consciousness Transformation
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Conclusion Without Conclusion
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About this book
This book addresses the issue of de-spiritualization in education through an interdisciplinary lens. It draws on curriculum scholarship of Dwayne Huebner, Martin Heidegger’s interpretation of Plato’s allegory of the cave, Buddhism, theories and philosophies of quantum physics, and philosophical hermeneutics, among others. In doing so, the author identifies the relationship between spiritual truth and education and probes the nature of consciousness, self, and reality. On this basis, she works to explore curriculum as an experience of consciousness transformation vital to the essence and purpose of education and argues for reason with faith and faith with reason as well as the imperative of curriculum imbued with spiritual wisdom and lived experiences.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Elise L. Chu holds an MA in Curriculum Studies from the University of British Columbia, Canada. Her doctoral research focuses on enriching curriculum theories with Buddhism, new biology and cognitive science, and philosophical hermeneutics. By this transdisciplinary inquiry, she hopes to scrutinize the practical aspect of consciousness transformation and articulate an understanding of curriculum as play.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Exploring Curriculum as an Experience of Consciousness Transformation
Authors: Elise L. Chu
Series Title: Curriculum Studies Worldwide
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-17701-0
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-17700-3Published: 20 September 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-17703-4Published: 20 September 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-17701-0Published: 03 September 2019
Series ISSN: 2731-6386
Series E-ISSN: 2731-6394
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXVI, 206
Topics: Curriculum Studies, Educational Philosophy, Spirituality, Religion and Education, Alternative Education