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Agape: Love as the Foundation of Pedagogy and Curriculum
Author Info
Spooner, Holly S.
ORCID® Identifier
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2864-7776
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http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1524236286626882
Abstract Details
Year and Degree
2018, MA, Kent State University, College of the Arts / School of Art.
Abstract
This qualitative research study utilized narrative inquiry and action research methods to systematically investigate specific ways an ethic of love manifests in my teaching practices and art curriculum; to nurture a heightened degree of student engagement and inspire creative exploration. Based on the principles of agape, love is put into action through an interplay of care, commitment, knowledge, responsibility, respect, and trust. In broader contexts, transformative learning and holistic education models, born of critical pedagogy, set the theoretical framework for an approach that strengthens the case for love as a vital component of critical education.
Committee
Koon-Hwee Kan, PhD. (Advisor)
Linda Hoeptner-Poling, PhD. (Committee Member)
Robin Vande Zande, PhD. (Committee Member)
Pages
137 p.
Subject Headings
Art Education
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Education
;
Education Philosophy
Keywords
agape, ethic of love, critical education, transformative learning, holistic education, qualitative research, narrative inquiry, action research
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Spooner, H. S. (2018).
Agape: Love as the Foundation of Pedagogy and Curriculum
[Master's thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1524236286626882
APA Style (7th edition)
Spooner, Holly.
Agape: Love as the Foundation of Pedagogy and Curriculum.
2018. Kent State University, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1524236286626882.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Spooner, Holly. "Agape: Love as the Foundation of Pedagogy and Curriculum." Master's thesis, Kent State University, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1524236286626882
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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