An Intertwining Self-Study That Reenvisions Contemplative Pedagogical Components of the Humanities

• In Event: Roundtable Session 44
  In Roundtable Session: Spirituality and Education SIG Roundtables

Abstract

This paper positions contemplative pedagogy as an applicable methodology that focuses on the education of the whole person. Through a self-study, author one and author two developed a few initial components of contemplative pedagogy for students within the Humanities. It is important to physically arrange the classroom into a circle, engage in a secular meditation, teach through contemplative dialogue, and end class with a pulse activity. The authors plan to consistently re-envision these contemplative pedagogical components as they regularly work towards improvement-aimed pedagogy.

Authors

• David Dillard-Wright, University of South Carolina - Aiken

• Sabrina D. MisirHiralall, Montclair State University