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ERIC Number: EJ577246
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1784
Evoking the Spirit in Public Education.
Palmer, Parker J.
Educational Leadership, v56 n4 p6-11 Dec-Jan 1998-1999
A Quaker who rejects the imposition of religion in public education advocates ways to explore the spiritual dimension of teaching, learning, and living. Spiritual questions are embedded in every discipline. Spiritual mentoring helps students find questions worth asking. Teachers may gather to discuss the deepest questions of their teaching lives. (MLH)
Descriptors: Alienation, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Holistic Approach, Mentors, Public Education, Religious Factors, School Prayer, Spirituality, State Church Separation, Teacher Collaboration
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Quakers