Family Life and Education
Paths to Quaker Parenting Using Quaker Beliefs, Testimonies and Practices edited by Harriet Heath
Parents ask questions: How should I respond to my three-year-old’s whining for a cookie at 5:30? Should my nine-year-old have both an iPod and a cell phone, or neither? How do I deal with my anger when my teenager rolls his eyes and doesn’t move after I’ve asked him to take out the trash? Quaker parents look to their faith for guidance. How does my belief, that there is a Way, impact my parenting? How will I parent according to the Peace Testimony especially when I am angry? This book emerges from the reflections of a group of parents who struggled with concerns such as these, looked to their Quaker faith, and found there strength and guidance.
Conrow Publishing House, 2009, 122 pp., paperback $14.95
God Raising Us Parenting as a Spiritual Practice by Eileen Flanagan
In telling her own story—the challenges faced, the lessons learned— Flanagan calls on Friends to recognize parenthood as a phase of spiritual development with special gifts and needs, and suggests ways that we may begin to support the faith lives of parents and help our meetings be more fully multigenerational. Discussion questions included.
Pendle Hill Pamphlet, 2008, 31 pp., paperback $6.50 Education
The Heart of Higher Education A Call to Renewal by Parker Palmer and Arthur Zajonc
The Heart of Higher Education proposes an approach to teaching and learning that honors the whole human being (mind, heart, and spirit), an essential integration if we hope to address the complex issues of our time. The book offers a rich interplay of analysis, theory, and proposals for action from two educators and writers who have contributed to the developing field of integrative education over the past few decades. The book will appeal to those who are new to the field of holistic education, all who want to deepen their understanding of its challenges, and all who want to practice and promote this vital approach to teaching and learning.
Jossey Bass, 2010, 237 pp., hardcover $24.95
Facilitating Group Learning Strategies for Success with Diverse Adult Learners by George Lakey
“This book is a must-read for people who teach adults of any age, no matter what the subject, and care about doing it in ways that yield deep and abiding learning. Wonderfully well-written and rich with psycho- logical and spiritual insights as well as practical strategies, it repre- sents the fruits of a lifetime of transformational teaching and learning by one of the foremost adult educators of our time.” — Parker J. Palmer
Jossey-Bass, 2010, 304 pp., cloth $34.20 (reduced from suggested retail price of $38.00)
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