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ERIC Number: EJ1287594
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 12
Abstractor: ERIC
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ISSN: ISSN-0160-7561
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Education for Life-Work: Integrating Hand, Head, and Heart
Almond, Devon
Philosophical Studies in Education, v51 p158-169 2020
Education optimally fulfills a significant role in creating a life worth living--"and living well." This education properly integrates the realms of hand, head, and heart to reveal a hidden wholeness that is amplified through the eudaimonia of personal meaning as reflected in one's work in the world. However, overly instrumental educational orientations often miss this bigger picture that congruently connects education, life, and work. These conventional forms of education appear to favor developing the exterior of the self at the expense of the interior of the self. Consequently, the realms of hand, head, and heart are divorced from a larger, more encompassing hidden wholeness. In this article Devon Almond describes the different educational orientations to lifework. The first orientation is "Taking Jobs," a job orientation "informed by the competency of the hands." The second is "Picking Careers," a career orientation "influenced by the challenge of the head." The third is "Calling Vocations," a calling orientation "inspired by the courage of the heart." A fourth integrative orientation, which "integrates with the character of wholeness," is presented near the conclusion of the article.
Ohio Valley Philosophy of Education Society. Web site: http://ovpes.org/?page_id=51
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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