Overview
- Addresses a contemporary and practical theme - education in a post-pandemic world
- Compares the cultural and philosophical traditions in the East and West using the examples of Confucianism and Christianity
- Links theory to practice by providing illustrations, case studies and suggested activities on mindful education
Part of the book series: Encounters between East and West (EEWIP)
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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About this book
This book provides original ideas and practical recommendations for educators in a post-pandemic world. We live in a world that has been upended by the COVID-19 pandemic. Students around the globe have been besieged by disruptions that threaten not only their academic learning but also their mental, emotional, and interpersonal well-being. In the midst of pressing and mounting challenges, how can schools ensure the total wellness of all their students? Beyond reactive, piecemeal, and short-term measures, how can schools enact mindful education that pays attention to wholeness in every student?
Extending the current research on well-being and mindfulness, this book draws insights from Confucian and Christian traditions. These two traditions have been selected as they are widely seen to represent, and have impacted, Eastern and Western civilisations respectively for millennia. Informed and inspired by Confucian and Christian perspectives, this book proposes that mindfulness is an orientation towards wholeness, where one experiences he (harmony) and shalom (peace). Mindful education is realised through:
Applying ancient wisdom to contemporary settings, this book on promoting student well-being through mindful education is a useful resource for policymakers, educators, researchers, and general readers.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Charlene Tan, PhD, is a former schoolteacher with more than two decades of teaching experience. She is currently a professor at the Faculty of Education, University of Hong Kong.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Mindful Education
Book Subtitle: Insights from Confucian and Christian Traditions
Authors: Charlene Tan
Series Title: Encounters between East and West
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-1405-7
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-16-1404-0Published: 01 July 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-16-1407-1Published: 02 July 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-981-16-1405-7Published: 30 June 2021
Series ISSN: 2364-6721
Series E-ISSN: 2364-673X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIX, 197
Number of Illustrations: 10 b/w illustrations, 33 illustrations in colour
Topics: Educational Philosophy, Education, general, International and Comparative Education, Religious Studies, general