International Handbook of Holistic Education

<p>Providing a comprehensive overview of holistic education’s history conceptions practices and research this Handbook presents an up-to-date global picture of the field. Organized in five sections the Handbook lays out the field’s theoretical and historical foundations; offers examples of holistic education in practice with regard to schools programs and pedagogies at all levels; presents research methods used in holistic education; outlines the growing effort among holistic educators to connect holistic teaching and learning with research practice; and examines present trends and future areas of interest in program development inquiry and research. This volume is a must-have resource for researchers and practitioners and serves as an essential foundational text for courses in the field. </p>