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Holistic educational thought in K-12 education
Author: Grant, Brett Garvin
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Abstract: In this interpretive study, I raise the possibility that what American public education policy needs in
order to address present and future challenges is a "new guiding narrative, a new myth," (Jones, 2008, p. 104).
This "new guiding narrative," I argue, is to be found in holistic educational thought. Holistic educational thought
is the idea that education resides neither in the head, nor in the hands, nor in the heart, but in the aggregate of
all of these. In its modern and contemporary forms, holistic educational thought emphasizes education that is
academic and vocational - not as separate tracks - but as an integrated curriculum available to all students. At
the core, holistic educational thought articulates a vision of education that is both practical and beautiful.
Practical in the sense that education is able to satisfy the intellectual and ecological needs of civil society and
beautiful in the sense that education is designated to delight the senses and appeal to the imagination. To
articulate this relationship - that between beauty and practicality - is the crux of holistic educational thought. The
major concepts discussed in the upcoming chapters are competitive eligibility, ecological literacy, and lifelong
optimal learning.
Subject: Middle School education; Pedagogy; Education Policy; Elementary education; Secondary education;
Sustainability; Science education; Curriculum development;
Classification: 0450: Middle School education; 0456: Pedagogy; 0458: Education Policy; 0524: Elementary
education; 0533: Secondary education; 0640: Sustainability; 0714: Science education; 0727: Curriculum
development
Identifier / keyword: Social sciences, Education, Holistic education, Ecological education, Education for
sustainable development, Beauty and education, Competitive eligibility, Ecological literacy, Lifelong optimal
learning
Number of pages: 253
Publication year: 2014
Degree date: 2014
School code: 0090
Source: DAI-A 76/04(E), Oct 2015
Place of publication: Ann Arbor
Country of publication: United States
ISBN: 9781321365269
Advisor: McCarthy, Cameron
Committee member: Anderson, James D., Harris, Violet, Trent, William
University/institution: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Department: Education Policy, Organization and leadership
University location: United States -- Illinois
Degree: Ph.D.
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