RT Article
T1 Spirituality and subjectivity in Waldorf (Steiner) education: a postmodern Bildung perspective
JF International journal of children's spirituality
VO 26
IS 1/2
SP 24
OP 43
A1 Rawson, Martyn
LA English
PB Taylor & Francis
YR 2021
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1756546746
AB Against a general background of education policies based on standard curricula with prescribed and measurable outcomes, this article explores how Waldorf (Steiner) education creates spaces for spirituality and explains the epistemology informing this approach. It seeks to understand this process from the perspective of Gert Biesta’s notion of subjectivity. The article locates this discussion within contemporary Bildung theory, which offers a view of self-formation as transformative learning, and links this to notions of emergent spirituality. The article then draws on Roland Benedikter’s account of postmodern spirituality and on postformal perspectives on education, which promote a holistic and integral approach conducive to the cultivation of spirituality in schools. It concludes by suggesting some guidelines for enabling spirituality in education.
K1 postmodern Bildung
K1 Subjectivity
K1 Spirituality
K1 Waldorf/Steiner education
DO 10.1080/1364436X.2020.1854190