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| The Interpenetration of Buddhist Practice and Classroom Teaching | ||
| 作者 | Gayner, Michael Paull (著) |
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| 出處題名 | Dissertation Abstracts International |
| 卷期 | v.61 n.1 Section A |
| 出版日期 | 1999 |
| 出版者 | ProQuest LLC |
| 出版者網址 | https://www.proquest.com/ |
| 出版地 | Ann Arbor, MI, US [安娜堡, 密西根州, 美國] |
| 資料類型 | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
| 使用語言 | 英文=English |
| 學位類別 | 博士 |
| 校院名稱 | University of Toronto |
| 指導教授 | Miller, J. |
| 畢業年度 | 1999 |
| 附註項 | 283p |
| 關鍵詞 | 心靈=Spiritual; 佛教人物=Buddhist; 修行方法=修行法門=Practice; 慈悲心=Compassion=Metta=Loving Kindness=Maitri |
| 摘要 | The central question posed in this thesis was whether there is an interpenetration of influences between the practice of Buddhism and teaching in a classroom at the elementary and high school levels; and if there is, what is the nature of that interpenetration. The question arose from the author's experience as a Buddhist practitioner and a teacher. Anecdotal evidence and what little literature exists in the field suggested that influences do exist, and that spiritual practice in general, and Buddhism in particular, can be of assistance to teachers in their professional lives. However, no research had been carried out examining in detail the actual lived experience of teacher/practitioners. As was discussed in the narratives, the benefits were not limited to teaching alone, but rather helped to dissolve the conceptual barriers that segment life experience, thereby benefiting all aspects of life. The narratives of the teacher/practitioners provided a rich and detailed description of the many ways the interpenetration manifests. The major themes included the centrality of the actual spiritual practices, along with other aspects of the teachers' life experience which served to support the practices. Community, study, facing professional challenges, and accepting and working with difficult life experiences were examples of some of the major supporting aspects. Teaching was examined as a profession particularly suited to the application of spirituality. The unique responsibility of the profession, with all of the challenges involved in helping young people to grow and mature, was seen to lend itself to the fostering of states of mind and ways of relating to environments that are resonant with spirituality. The presence of both the challenges that demand compassion, gentleness, energy and many other qualities that were also be seen to be developed through spiritual practice, and of a professional tradition that helps support teachers in their development, was seen to make of teaching a good career for a spiritual practitioner. |
| ISBN | 9780612456723 |
| 點閱次數 | 546 |
| 建檔日期 | 2008.04.25 |
| 更新日期 | 2022.04.06 |
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