Kevin Hood Gary (Indiana Valparaiso University)

Why Boredom Matters

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In spite of pedagogical 'innovations,' students continue to find school boring. Drawing on contemporary and historical sources, this book analyzes the dynamics of student boredom and offers theoretical insights and practical advice on how to help students overcome and transform their boredom.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 158
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juli 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 214g
• ISBN-13: 9781108813921
• ISBN-10: 1108813925
• Artikelnr.: 63979963

Autorenporträt

Kevin Hood Gary is a Professor of Education at Valparaiso University. His primary areas of interest include philosophy of education, ethics, and moral formation. He is co-founder of the North American Association for Philosophy of Education (https://www.naape.org/), which provides a hospitable space for scholars working at the intersection of philosophy and educational thought. Kevin recently completed a four-year term as the Richard P. Baepler Distinguished Professorship in the Humanities at Valparaiso University. He is currently a Pedagogy Fellow with the Pedagogy of Christ & Being Human project, sponsored by the Yale Center for Faith and Culture.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. The morality of boredom and a brief history of leisure
2. The problem of boredom
3. Despair: The source of boredom
4. Leisure: A cure for boredom
5. The art of leisure
6. Cultivating leisure
Epilogue: Coda on the self at leisure
Bibliography.