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Author: Michael Dallaire
Publisher: University Press of America
Imprint: University Press of America
Dimensions:
Width: 15.40cm
, Height: 1.00cm
, Length: 23.20cm
Weight: 0.272kg
ISBN: 9780761855538
ISBN 10: 076185553
Pages: 180
Publication Date: 25 August 2011
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Dallaire argues that spirituality is the middle ground between the secular and the religious and it is in this space that we can renew education The author calls on teachers to engage in their own spiritual practices so that their teaching comes not just from the head but the soul. I am grateful that Michael Dallaire has shared his work and sensibilities with us in this book and I hope educators seriously explore this vision in their lives and work.--John P. Miller
Dallaire argues that spirituality is the middle ground between the secular and the religious and it is in this space that we can renew education... The author calls on teachers to engage in their own spiritual practices so that their teaching comes not just from the head but the soul. I am grateful that Michael Dallaire has shared his work and sensibilities with us in this book and I hope educators seriously explore this vision in their lives and work. -- John P. Miller, professor, The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto From the Foreword Michael Dallaire has always shared his wisdom, personal experience, and rich spiritual knowing so as to open awareness and give modern voice to the universal quest for spirituality. In his latest book he shares his knowledge and experience in hopes to provide a clearer lens through which we can all recognize the value in building a strong foundation to nurture spirituality in Canadian education. -- Patricia McGarry Roberts, Ph.D., Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
Dallaire argues that spirituality is the middle ground between the secular and the religious and it is in this space that we can renew education! The author calls on teachers to engage in their own spiritual practices so that their teaching comes not just from the head but the soul. I am grateful that Michael Dallaire has shared his work and sensibilities with us in this book and I hope educators seriously explore this vision in their lives and work. -- John P. Miller Michael Dallaire has always shared his wisdom, personal experience, and rich spiritual knowing so as to open awareness and give modern voice to the universal quest for spirituality. In his latest book he shares his knowledge and experience in hopes to provide a clearer lens through which we can all recognize the value in building a strong foundation to nurture spirituality in Canadian education. -- Patricia McGarry Roberts, Ph.D.
Author Information
Michael Dallaire is an educator and writer. He is the author of Contemplation in Liberation: A Method for Spiritual Education in the Schools (2001). Dallaire holds a doctorate in the philosophy of education from the University of Toronto and a master of arts in theology from St. Paul University in Ottawa. He has lived and worked throughout Canada, served for over twenty years as a school chaplain, and currently lives in Vancouver, B.C. Canada.
