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Learning about obligation, compassion, and global justice: The place of contemplative pedagogy
Author(s) -
Kahane David
Publication year - 2009
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.352
Subject(s) - contemplation , compassion , meditation , obligation , economic justice , pedagogy , psychology , global justice , cognition , sociology , social psychology , epistemology , political science , philosophy , theology , law , neuroscience
Contemplative techniques like meditation can help students to go beyond a merely cognitive understanding of their responsibilities as global citizens, and to find an authentic motivation to serve.