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Seducing souls : education and the experience of human well-being.
The simple premise of this book is that the purpose of education is to serve the well-being of students. Well-being might seem to be an obvious aim for education, but it has been given insufficient attention and often is poorly understood. Karl D. Hostetler asks: What does it mean for a human being...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Continuum International Pub. Group,
2011.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The simple premise of this book is that the purpose of education is to serve the well-being of students. Well-being might seem to be an obvious aim for education, but it has been given insufficient attention and often is poorly understood. Karl D. Hostetler asks: What does it mean for a human being to live a good life, to experience well-being? How, as individuals and a society, can we debate and evaluate the quality of lives? What classroom practices would be conducive to furthering the welfare of our students? Hostetler explores how teachers can seduce students' souls, guiding and provoking. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (256 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-240) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781441113986 1441113983 9781441171658 1441171657 1472541278 9781472541277 |