Holistic education

Holistic education is a movement in education that seeks to engage all aspects of the learner, including mind, body, and spirit.[1] Its philosophy, which is also identified as holistic learning theory,[2] is based on the premise that each person finds identity, meaning, and purpose in life through connections to their local community, to the natural world, and to humanitarian values such as compassion and peace.

Holistic education aims to call forth from people an intrinsic reverence for life and a passionate love of learning,[3] gives attention to experiential learning, and places significance on "relationships and primary human values within the learning environment".[4] The term "holistic education" is often used to refer to a type of alternative education, as opposed to mainstream educational research and evidence-based education.

  1. ^ Huang, Ronghuai; Kinshuk; Spector, J. Michael (2012). Reshaping Learning: Frontiers of Learning in a Global technology Context. Heidelberg: Springer Science & Business Media. p. 367. ISBN 978-3-642-32300-3.
  2. ^ Johnson, Andrew P. (2019). Essential Learning Theories: Applications to Authentic Teaching Situations. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 120. ISBN 978-1-4758-5269-1.
  3. ^ Ron Miller, Holistic Education: An Introduction
  4. ^ Robin Ann Martin, Alternatives in Education: An Exploration of Learner-Centered, Progressive, and Holistic Education. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (New Orleans, LA, April 1–5, 2002).