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Education for Making Meaning
Author(s) -
Nash Robert J.,
Jang Jennifer J. J.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
new directions for higher education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1536-0741
pISSN - 0271-0560
DOI - 10.1002/he.20099
Subject(s) - meaning (existential) , meaning making , higher education , pedagogy , sociology , psychology , epistemology , political science , philosophy , psychotherapist , law
This chapter explains the meaning of meaning‐making for the quarterlife generation. It describes what is called the meaning‐quest—consisting of nine core meaning‐making questions—and offers two examples of the pedagogy that the authors use in working with students.