Article: Instructional Practices
A Brief History of Contemplative Education
Journal of Transformative Education
Dorothe’s
Recommendation
Why contemplative pedagogy now? I recommend this brief history of contemplative education to help you locate your personal interest within the larger context. It also provides a concise introduction to the early pioneers in the contemporary contemplative pedagogy world. For a deeper dive, I recommend Oren Ergas’ 2018 article “A contemplative turn in education: Charting a curricular pedagogical countermovement."
This contemporary and ancient history traces the continuing presence of the contemplative in education to counter suggestions that contemplative education may be a fleeting trend. Rather, it indicates that contemplative practice, which grounds this approach in education, is an essential aspect of who we are and how we learn.