Pedagogies of the Imagination [electronic resource] : Mythopoetic Curriculum in Educational Practice /
Leonard, Timothy.editor.
Willis, Peter.editor.
This book is about the practice of Imaginal Knowing in education. Imaginal knowing is not fantasy, but is linked to the way humans imagine the real world. Imaginal knowing moves the heart, holds the imagination, finds the fit between self-stories, public myths, and the content of cultural knowledge. It is deeply personal, yet open to the universe. The curriculum, as conceptualized here, is the medium through which imaginal knowing is evoked in both teachers and students. Educators from United States, Australia, the United Kingdom and Canada offer a vision of educational practice seasoned in years of reflective pedagogic engagement. They speak here of a genuine and practical alternative to overly bureaucratic educational processes that can crush learners through a closed system of arbitrary standards and mindless testing. There is hope that education at all levels from elementary to professional, graduate and post compulsory education has the capacity to break out of these artificial constraints. These authors show us ways to make this possible.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Mythopoesis and Curriculum Theorizing -- Watching with Two Eyes: The Place of the Mythopoetic in Curriculum Inquiry -- The Shadow of Hope: Reconciliation and Imaginal Pedagogies -- Myth in the Practice of Reason: The Production of Education and Productive Confusion -- Care of the Self: Mythopoetic Dimensions of Professional Preparation and Development -- Imagination and Mythopoesis in the Science Curriculum -- The Mythopoetic Body: Learning Through Creativity -- Autobiography and Poetry -- The Resilience of Soul -- Mythopoesis in Educational Practice -- Imaginal Transformation and Schooling -- Idealism and Materialism in the Culture of Teacher Education: The Mythopoetic Significance of Things -- Spiritual Grounding and Adult Education -- Ignatian Spirituality as Mythopoesis -- Mythopoetic Spaces in the (Trans)formation of Counselors and Therapists -- Critical Pedagogy and the Mythopoetic: A Case Study from Adelaide's Northern Urban Fringe -- Capacity and Currere -- Thinking, Feeling, and Willing: How Waldorf Schools Provide a Creative Pedagogy That Nurtures and Develops Imagination -- Getting a Feel for the Work: Mythopoetic Pedagogy for Adult Educators Through Phenomenological Evocation -- Conclusion: The Mythopoetic Challenge.
This book is about the practice of Imaginal Knowing in education. Imaginal knowing is not fantasy, but is linked to the way humans imagine the real world. Imaginal knowing moves the heart, holds the imagination, finds the fit between self-stories, public myths, and the content of cultural knowledge. It is deeply personal, yet open to the universe. The curriculum, as conceptualized here, is the medium through which imaginal knowing is evoked in both teachers and students. Educators from United States, Australia, the United Kingdom and Canada offer a vision of educational practice seasoned in years of reflective pedagogic engagement. They speak here of a genuine and practical alternative to overly bureaucratic educational processes that can crush learners through a closed system of arbitrary standards and mindless testing. There is hope that education at all levels from elementary to professional, graduate and post compulsory education has the capacity to break out of these artificial constraints. These authors show us ways to make this possible.
Curriculums (Courses of study).
Education-Curricula.
Education-Philosophy.
Learning.
Instruction.
Teaching.
Professional education.
Vocational education.
Curriculum Studies.
Educational Philosophy.
Learning & Instruction.
Teaching and Teacher Education.
Professional & Vocational Education.