Education and Imagination: Post-Jungian Perspectives

by Jones; Raya A.

• ISBN13: 9780415432580
• ISBN10: 0415432588
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2008-08-22
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

How can Jungian psychology be applied to the educational setting? Education and Imagination explores the application of Jungian perspectives in educational settings, establishing the creative imagination as a critical and necessary feature of learning throughout the lifespan. The book identifies various facets of applying contemporary Jungian thought to the issue at hand, in chapters that range from scholarly critiques to practical project reports. This straightforward and accessible resource addresses issues at the interface of education and imagination and the possible contribution of insights from Jungian psychology, in a practical, theoretical and imaginative way. Topics include: a synthesis of Jung and Vygotsky learning difficulties storytelling, socialisation, and individuation. Contributed to by authors professionally involved in education and training on the one side, and actively engaged with Jungian studies on the other, Education and Imagination will make essential reading for those involved ineducational and training contexts, as well as the wider public of teachers, trainers, and students.

Table of Contents

Notes on contributors	p. vii
Introduction: a debt to Jung	p. 1
Education and imagination: a synthesis of Jung and Vygotsky	p. 15
Learning difficulties: shadow of our education system?	p. 38
Rousseau, childhood and the ego: a (post-)Jungian reading of Emile	p. 52
Education and imagination: a contradiction in terms? Experiences from mythodramatic crisis intervention in schools	p. 64
Storytelling, socialization and individuation	p. 78
Literary individuation: a Jungian approach to creative writing education	p. 96
The dialectical mind: on educating the creative imagination in elementary school	p. 118
The symbol as teacher: reflective practices and methodology in transformative education	p. 142
Arts-informed learning in manager-leader development	p. 160
Learning assistants for adults	p. 178
Chasing the shadow	p. 194
Index	p. 213
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