Teaching with Higher Senses: A Scholarly Personal Narrative about the Influence of Contemplative Practices on the Student-Teacher Relationship in an Elementary School Classroom

Autor/in	Nilsen, Melissa
Titel	Teaching with Higher Senses: A Scholarly Personal Narrative about the Influence of Contemplative Practices on the Student-Teacher Relationship in an Elementary School Classroom
Quelle	(2022), (215 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ph.D. Dissertation, California Institute of Integral Studies
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	979-8-3635-1713-6
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Elementary School Teachers; Elementary School Students; Teacher Student Relationship; Reflection; Educational Practices; Teaching Methods; Personal Narratives; Intuition; Sleep; Religious Factors; Psychology; Interdisciplinary Approach + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Bildungspraxis; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Erlebniserzählung; Schlaf; Psychologie; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität
Abstract	This scholarly personal narrative explores the use of contemplative practices by teachers to support the development of authentic relationships with their students. The narrative demonstrates the value of contemplative practices in education by telling the story of the author's first seven years as a Waldorf teacher and the contemplative practices cultivated to forge deeper connections with students, heal relational wounds with parents, and overcome relational challenges with colleagues. Supported by current research, the story reveals the potential of evening meditation and dream analysis, a contemplative practice known as dream incubation, to open a teacher's higher senses to insights, inspiration, and intuition about their work and their students. Through research on dream science, psychology, and the historic accounts of spiritual dreams, the narrative illuminates the complexity of dreaming and the need for many disciplinary perspectives in understanding the abundant harvest dreams offer. The findings acknowledge fears related to student-focused meditations and offer practical methods to mitigate such fears. The scholarly personal narrative concludes by encouraging teachers to courageously cultivate deeper relationships with each of their students through the practice of dream incubation. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01