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ISBN-13: 9780739184080
Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
Imprint: LEXINGTON BOOKS
By Tanya Storch
Price: AUD $220.00
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Local release date: 14/07/2015
Format: Hardback 136 pages Weight: 0g
Categories: Buddhism [HRE]

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Google Preview: Buddhist-Based Universities in the United States: Searching for a New Model in Higher Education investigates in depth four American Buddhist universities, namely, the Dharma Realm Buddhist University, the University of the West, the Soka University of America, and the Naropa University, all of which offer degrees in liberal arts and professional fields, and at the same time educate their students in the philosophy and practices of Buddhism. Buddhist universities in the United States are unique because there are no comparable universities based on the philosophy and practices of other Asian religions also popular in the United States, such as Hinduism, Confucianism, or Sikhism. Even the Jewish community has created only two universities in which professional skills and liberal arts are taught from the position of the moral-philosophical principles of Judaism. This book presents the institutional history and academic programs of four Buddhist universities in America and analyzes Buddhist-based pedagogical principles, as well as teaching and learning techniques, which can be very useful for other colleges and universities in the United States.; Chapter One: University of the West Chapter Two: The Dharma Realm Buddhist University Chapter Three: Naropa University Chapter Four: Soka University of America Chapter Five: Buddhist Pedagogy Conclusion: Conversation; Google Preview content