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Birthing Internal Images: Employing the Cajita Project as a Contemplative Activity in a College Classroom
Author(s) -
Kanagala Vijay,
Rendón Laura I.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
new directions for teaching and learning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.192
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1536-0768
pISSN - 0271-0633
DOI - 10.1002/tl.20053
Subject(s) - contemplation , pedagogy , psychology , student affairs , mathematics education , sociology , higher education , epistemology , philosophy , political science , law
This chapter addresses the growing interest in employing contemplative teaching and learning practices in college classrooms. The authors introduce the cajita project, a contemplative activity, which they have employed in their classrooms to help students become reflective, socially conscious scholar–practitioners in student affairs.