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Dalton, and Leisa Stamm—experts in the field of educational leadership and policy—\u003ci\u003eEncouraging Authenticity and Spirituality in Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e shows how to encourage increased authenticity and spiritual growth among students and education professionals by offering alternative ways of knowing, being, and doing.  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEncouraging Authenticity and Spirituality in Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e includes a rich array of examples to guide the integration of authenticity and spirituality in curriculum, student affairs, community partnerships, assessment, and policy issues. Many of these illustrative examples represent specific policies and programs that have successfully been put in place at diverse institutions across the country. In addition, the authors cover the theoretical, historical, and social perspectives on religion and higher education and examine the implications for practice. They include the results of recent court cases that deal with church-state issues and offer recommendations that pose no legal barrier to implementation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword vii\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlexander W. Astin, Helen S. Astin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Authors xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One: Framing Perspectives 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Our Orientation 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eArthur W. Chickering\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Dynamics of Spirituality and the Religious Experience 37\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLiesa Stamm\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Influence of Religion and Spirituality in Shaping American Higher Education 66\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLiesa Stamm\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two: Institutional Amplification 93\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Policy Issues: Legislative and Institutional 97\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eArthur W. Chickering\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Curricular Content and Powerful Pedagogy 113\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eArthur W. Chickering\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The Place of Spirituality in the Mission and Work of College Student Affairs 145\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJon C. Dalton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Integrating Spirit and Community in Higher Education 165\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJon C. Dalton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Three: Getting There from Here 187\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Planned Change and Professional Development 189\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eArthur W. Chickering\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Assessing Ineffable Outcomes 220\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eArthur W. Chickering, with Marcia Mentkowski\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Leadership for Recovering Spirit 243\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLiesa Stamm\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Principles and Practices for Strengthening Moral and Spiritual Growth in College 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJon C. Dalton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix A: University of Missouri-Columbia Policy Statement 283\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix B: Illustrative Course Syllabi 294\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix C:Rutgers Evaluation and Dissemination Plans 310\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix D: Teacher Formation Evaluation Results 316\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix E: Inventory for Assessing the Moral and Spiritual Growth Initiatives of Colleges and Universities 318\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJon C. Dalton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 331\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eName Index 345\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubject Index 351\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE AUTHORS \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Arthur W. Chickering\u003c\/b\u003e is special assistant to the president of Goddard College. He is the author and coauthor of several books, including the Jossey-Bass best-selling classic, \u003ci\u003eEducation and Identity\u003c\/i\u003e, now in its second edition. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Jon C. Dalton\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor in educational leadership and policy studies at Florida State University in Tallahassee. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiesa Stamm\u003c\/b\u003e is a senior associate at Rutgers University Center for Children and Childhood Studies. She serves as a research and planning consultant for projects in Camden, New Jersey and for international service learning.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis groundbreaking book provides a comprehensive resource that addresses the growing movement for incorporating spirituality as an important aspect of the meaning and purpose of higher education. Written by Arthur W. Chickering, Jon C. Dalton, and Liesa Stamm—experts in the field of educational leadership and policy—\u003ci\u003eEncouraging Authenticity and Spirituality in Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e shows how to encourage increased authenticity and spiritual growth among students and education professionals by offering alternative ways of knowing, being, and doing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEncouraging Authenticity and Spirituality in Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e includes a rich array of examples to guide the integration of authenticity and spirituality in curriculum, student affairs, community partnerships, assessment, and policy issues. Many of these illustrative examples represent specific policies and programs that have successfully been put in place at diverse institutions across the country. In addition, the authors cover the theoretical, historical, and social perspectives on religion and higher education and examine the implications for practice. They include the results of recent court cases that deal with church-state issues and offer recommendations that pose no legal barrier to implementation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe authors examine the questions of institutional change and professional development and outline the special characteristics that leaders need to develop if they are to move toward authenticity and spirituality on campus. Designed to demystify the process, \u003ci\u003eEncouraging Authenticity and Spirituality in Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e offers practical recommendations for adopting the book’s suggested strategies into existing programs and policies.   \"The spirituality in education movement--which is so ably articulated, tracked, and advanced in this volume--represents a deepening of the educational enterprise, an effort to make education more responsive to the imperatives of the heart and to the needs of the world. For the large numbers of faculty and administrators who now care about such things, this book is both a reliable guide and great gift.\"\u003cbr\u003e --Parker J. Palmer, author, \u003ci\u003eThe Courage to Teach, Let Your Life Speak\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Hidden Wholeness\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eThis book provides important pathways into the reconsideration of the purposes and practices of higher education, illuminates the landscape, and will inspire the ongoing renewal of a conversation that lies at the heart of the professoriate.\"\u003cbr\u003e --Sharon Daloz Parks, author, \u003ci\u003eBig Questions, WorthyDreams: Mentoring Young Adults in Their Search for Meaning, Purpose, and Faith\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eWhat colleges and universities provide in terms of intellectual, cultural, and physical resources has little lasting value unless students integrate what they experience in meaningful, personally relevant ways. This timely, much-needed volume from three consummate educators who’ve traveled this territory is a powerful reminder of why we are here in the first place. They write as they live–with powerful conviction and purpose – and cause us to rethink what we do and why we do it.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003eGeorge D. Kuh, coauthor, \u003ci\u003eStudent Success in College\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"We should all welcome this comprehensive exploration of the meaning and purpose underlying the education of our students.\"\u003cbr\u003e --Graham Spanier, president, Pennsylvania State University\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eEncouraging Authenticity and Spirituality in Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e is a thorough and insightful book on spirituality and education that provides a rare blend of research, theoretical scope, and application. Careful to make the distinction between religion and spirituality that includes religious and nonreligious paths to meanings, \u003ci\u003eEncouraging Authenticity\u003c\/i\u003e argues for the urgency of educating the whole student without indoctrination and through the enhancement of existing academic values and programs.\"\u003cbr\u003e --Larry D. Shinn, president, Berea College\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989128659173,"sku":"NP9780787974435","price":47.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780787974435.jpg?v=1761782912","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/encouraging-authenticity-and-spirituality-in-higher-education-isbn-9780787974435","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}