Spirituality of Adult Education and Training (The Professional Practices in Adult Education and Human Resource Development Series) Review

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(More customer reviews)Leona English is the leading academic researcher in the professional practice of applying spirituality to adult education, training, and human resource development. Her co-authors, Tara Fenwick and Jim Parsons, contribute to this seminal professional work that provides "how-to's" for facilitating the experience of spirituality in education and at work.
In one section of the book, they cite sound research that identifies nine numinous dimensions in life that are indicative of operationalized spirituality. For example, three of the nine dimensions that suggest lived spirituality are when an individual is aware of a "transcendent dimension, ... some higher power," when an individual is aware of or is seeking "meaning and purpose in life," and when an individual is aware of or is seeking his or her "mission in life" and feels responsible to fulfill that mission. It is my opinion that these three dimensions are fundamental hallmarks of the journey and experience of spirituality. Human beings are by nature spiritual beings. English, Fenwick, and Parsons present spirituality in a manner with which most self-aware humans can identify. The authors have demonstrated that dialogue about spirituality can be appropriate and is likely as necessary as any other subject that arises in education or in the workplace.
Caution should be exercised by those individuals whose conceptualization of spirituality tends to be narrow and rigid. Individuals who tend to judge themselves, others, and the world according to a limited philosophy of the human experience may not be ready for the reality of spirituality presented in this work.


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This book acknowledges that spirituality is an integral part of adult learning and development.Building on the history of adult education and training, which is laced with spiritual themes and motivations, the authors suggest that the profession needs to recover some of its early concerns for holistic, spiritually informed, and socially responsible practice. Adult educators and trainers need this text which addresses all facets of spirituality and assists them in making pedagogical choices. The authors challenge readers to examine their own spirituality before and while they are nurturing the spirituality of learners.Here educators and trainers can explore new ways to make sense of their own spiritual lives and those of their students.

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