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The spirit moves where there is a need in higher education
Author(s) -
Fong Mary
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.380
Subject(s) - mentorship , spirituality , faith , pedagogy , higher education , sociology , psychology , mathematics education , epistemology , medical education , philosophy , medicine , political science , alternative medicine , pathology , law
A Chinese American female professor discusses her teaching challenges and how her Christian faith influenced the educational methods she created to have students introspectively look within their humanness and spirituality as part of their assignments. Her approach to spiritual mentorship is also addressed.