The fields of social work and education have been grappling separately with definitions of spirituality, with ways to integrate spirituality into the classroom, and with rendering spirituality a meaningful concept for practitioners, students, and researchers. However, social work and education have many commonalities in areas of engagement with children, families, and communities. And this is the first book to reflect that synchrony. This volume brings together these two professional disciplines for interdisciplinary discussions that advance our knowledge in the broad area of spirituality.The book's three sections reflect broad topic areas created to facilitate dialogue between the contributors. The first section of the book explores the historical and theoretical underpinnings of spirituality in education and social work. An examination of their respective heritages uncovers the religious roots of the two professions and revels an understanding of spirituality that calls for active engagement in challenging oppression and working toward social justice. The second section shifts the focus to the pedagogical implications of incorporating spirituality into higher-education classrooms. The differing levels of acceptance and the tensions that come from including spirituality, implicitly or explicitly, in the programs and coursework in the two faculties are illuminated by authors in both professions. The final section explores issues related to practicing and teaching in the field from a spiritually sensitive perspective.
The fields of social work and education have been grappling separately with definitions of spirituality, with ways to integrate spirituality into the classroom, and with rendering spirituality a meaningful concept for practitioners, students, and researchers. However, social work and education have many commonalities in areas of engagement with children, families, and communities. And this is the first book to reflect that synchrony. This volume brings together these two professional disciplines for interdisciplinary discussions that advance our knowledge in the broad area of spirituality.The book's three sections reflect broad topic areas created to facilitate dialogue between the contributors. The first section of the book explores the historical and theoretical underpinnings of spirituality in education and social work. An examination of their respective heritages uncovers the religious roots of the two professions and revels an understanding of spirituality that calls for active engagement in challenging oppression and working toward social justice. The second section shifts the focus to the pedagogical implications of incorporating spirituality into higher-education classrooms. The differing levels of acceptance and the tensions that come from including spirituality, implicitly or explicitly, in the programs and coursework in the two faculties are illuminated by authors in both professions. The final section explores issues related to practicing and teaching in the field from a spiritually sensitive perspective.
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