Teaching for the recovery of meaning: An imagination-centered pedagogical approach for today's college students

In the face of a mounting mental health crisis among college students, professors have an opportunity and responsibility to respond to their students' psychological distress. Psychological and historical scholarship suggests that the proliferation of modern media and breakdown in traditional so...

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Auteur principal: Manning, Patrick R. (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Wiley-Blackwell [2017]
Dans: Teaching theology and religion
Année: 2017, Volume: 20, Numéro: 4, Pages: 327-339
Classifications IxTheo:FB Formation théologique
ZD Psychologie
ZF Pédagogie
Sujets non-standardisés:B Intégration
B Pedagogy
B Imagination
B Cognition
B Mental Health
B Meaning
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Résumé:In the face of a mounting mental health crisis among college students, professors have an opportunity and responsibility to respond to their students' psychological distress. Psychological and historical scholarship suggests that the proliferation of modern media and breakdown in traditional sources of existential meaning like religion are significant factors in young adults' declining mental health. In response to this crisis, this article examines the crucial role of the imagination in constructing meaning and proposes an imagination-centered pedagogical process by means of which teachers can assist students in recovering meaning and integration in their lives.
ISSN:1467-9647
Contient:Enthalten in: Teaching theology and religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/teth.12403