Albert Schweitzer's Legacy for Education Reverence for Life

by Rud, A. G.

• ISBN13: 9780230108561
• ISBN10: 0230108563
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-12-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

Albert Schweitzer's Legacy for Educationis the first book devoted to the study of the thought and deeds of Albert Schweitzer in relation to education. Schweitzer's life and work offer both inspiration and timely insights for educational thought and practice in the twenty-first century. Focusing on Schweitzer's central thought, "Reverence for Life," Rud assesses Schweitzer as a prophet for social and educational change. He develops the concept of practical reverence in education and describes the impact of Schweitzer's thought upon curriculum development and the moral dimensions of teaching and learning in today's schools.

Author Biography

A. G. Rud is Head of the Department of Educational Studies and a faculty affiliate of American Studies at Purdue University. He holds a BA in Religion from Dartmouth College and an MA and PhD in Rhilosophy from Northwestern University. Rud researches the moral dimensions of teaching, learning, and leading in both P-12 and higher education, and has collaborated in funded research with colleagues in veterinary medicine regarding empirical and conceptual inquiry on the human-animal bond. He is a co-principal investigator on a grant from the National Science Foundation on computational thinking for high-school teachers with colleagues in Education and Computer Science at Purdue. Rud is lead editor of John Dewey at 150: Reflections for a New Century with Jim Garrison and Lynda Stone (2009) and is editing a forthcoming book on reverence and teaching with Jim Garrison.

Table of Contents

Part I: SCHWEITZER’S LIFE, INFLUENCES, AND CONVICTIONS * A Brief Biography of Early Influences * Schweitzer’s Philosophical and Religious Heritage * An Evolving Relationship: Albert and Hélène * To Africa: From Thought to Conviction and Action * Reverence for Life * PART II: SCHWEITZER AND EDUCATION * Practical Reverence and Education * Schweitzer and Moral Education * Icon, Scoundrel, Prophet, Paradigm: A Recovery Project for the Schools * Conclusion: Is the School the Way?