Theories and Practices of Integral Education and Integral Drama Based Pedagogy presents studies exploring the deep connections among theories and practices of integral education; and it introduces Integral Drama Based Pedagogy, a new integration of educational, therapeutic, artistic, and social theories and practices.
An international group of scholars, teachers, professors, and practitioners have contributed studies that draw upon theories of integral education from various times and cultures as well as practices that exemplify and encourage fresh integrations. The essays are especially relevant because of the current global evolution of education at all levels, from primary school to the university and into the community. This evolution has been inspiring teachers and professors to move beyond their traditional disciplinary boundaries, to engage in transdisciplinary educational models that embody multiple ways of knowing, and to recognize the student as a whole person.
Integral Education is not limited to a particular theory or practice: it is expansive. It integrates many models of teaching and learning, for example, Integral Drama Based Pedagogy integrates drama and other expressive arts. It also includes multiple ways of knowing; it embodies teaching and learning through action; and it values the intellectual, physical, and spiritual dimensions of being human.
Liwen Ma, Ph.D. (2005), Beijing Normal University, is Associate Professor of Education and Founder and Director of Applied Drama and Expressive Arts Education and Research Center at that university. She created Integral Drama Based Pedagogy and publishes extensively on education.
Joseph L. Subbiondo is President Emeritus of the California Institute of Integral Studies. His career in higher education includes serving as faculty member and academic administrator. He publishes extensively on the history of linguistics, integral education, and higher education.
Notes on Original Publications
List of Figures
Introduction
âLiwen Ma and Joseph L. Subbiondo
PART 1: Deep Connections and New Integrations for Education
1 Integral Drama Based Pedagogy as a Practice of Integral Education: Facilitating the Journey of Personal Transformation
âLiwen Ma and Joseph L. Subbiondo
PART 2: Theory
2 A Review of Drama Education (UK) and Integral Drama Based Pedagogy (China), Western and Eastern Perspectives and Influences
âClive Holmwood
3 Awakening the Intuitive Mind: Self-Cultivation in the Practical Philosophies of Wang Yangming and Sri Aurobindo
âRichard Hartz
4 The Foundations of Hiroshi Motoyamaâs Integral Education
âThomas Brophy
5 On Becoming a Person: Perspectives from Carl Rogers, Huineng, Wang Yangming, and Ken Wilber
âCaifang Zhu and Hongyu Liu
PART 3: Practice
6 Integrating Conflict Management Learning into the Curriculum
âJohn OâToole
7 Participatory Drama: A Pedagogy for Integrating Language Learning and Moral Development
âJoe Winston
8 Experiencing and Learning through Story and Educational Drama: A Workshop Example
âStig A. Eriksson
9 Applying the Role Drama Approaches of die in Teaching English Famous Play: Taking âThe Cop and the Anthemâ in a High School as an Example
âHsiao-hua Chang and Shan Jing
10 Vivescer: An Online Integral Teacher Development Platform: An Integral Education Case Study from Brazil
âSean Esbjörn-Hargens
11 Growing Drama: A New Integral Paradigm through Childrenâs Drama Experience Construction in Early Childhood
âJinmei Zhang
PART 4: Community Service
12 Family Tradition Theater
âLiao Xiaoyi
Professionals interested in educational theory and practice, Integral Education, Integral Drama Based Pedagogy, drama education, and history of education. Faculty, art therapists, university students, school-counsellors, social workers, psychologists, and education administrators at all levels.