Palmer, Parker J. <br/><br/>
The Courage to Teach : Guide for Reflection and Renewal / 
Parker J. Palmer with Megan Scribner. 
 - 10th anniversary ed. 
 - San Francisco :  Jossey-Bass,  2007. 
 - ix, 176 p. ;  ill. :  23 cm.   + DVD. 
<br/><br/> DVD included.  Includes index. 
<br/><br/>SUMMARY: "The Courage to Teach Guide for Reflection and Renewal, 10th-anniversary edition, is a superb resource for those who wish to extend their exploration of the ideas and the courage to teach, as individuals or as part of a study group. The guide has been thoroughly updated and expanded to help readers reflect on their teaching and renew their sense of vocation. The guide proposes practical ways to create ''safe space'' for honest reflection and probing conversation, and offers chapter-by-chapter questions and exercises to explore the many insights in the courage to teach." (Book Cover)<br/> CONTENTS: Foreword <br/> Introduction  PART ONE: Guidelines for Individual and Group Study<br/> Individual Study<br/> Group Study<br/>  Membership and Leadership<br/>  Physical Space<br/>  Intellectual Space<br/>  Emotional Space<br/>  Spiritual Space<br/>  Six Paradoxes of Space<br/>  The Clearness Committee<br/>  Touchstones for Creating Safe Spaces A Word of Encouragement<br/> PART TWO: Questions and Activities for Each Chapter<br/> I. The Heart of a Teacher: Identity and Integrity in Teaching<br/> II. A Culture of Fear: Education and the Disconnected Life<br/> III. The Hidden Wholeness: Paradox in Teaching and Learning<br/> IV. Knowing in Community: Joined by the Grace of Great Things<br/> V. Teaching in Community: A Subject-Centered Education<br/> VI. Learning in Community: The Conversation of Colleagues<br/> VII. Divided No More: Teaching from a Heart of Hope<br/> Afterword to the Tenth Anniversary Edition<br/> The New Professional: Education for Transformation APPENDICES<br/> A. Suggestions for Organizing a Courage to Teach Book Discussion Group / David Leo Nyquist  Sample Invitation Letter for a Courage to Teach <br/>  Book Discussion Group<br/>  Sample Follow Up Letter for a Courage to Teach <br/>  Book Discussion Group B. The Heart of a Teacher: Identity and Integrity in Teaching (an essay from Change magazine that summarizes The Courage to Teach) C. The Clearness Committee: A Communal Approach to Discernment<br/> D. About the Center for Courage & Renewal<br/> E. The Courage to Teach: A Retreat Program for Personal Renewal and Institutional Transformation / Parker J. Palmer<br/> F. Resources for Courage to Teach Discussion Groups<br/> The Authors<br/> About the DVD 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780787996871 (pbk) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2007020648 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA743319  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Teachers.<br/>Teaching.<br/>Learning.