Edited by Carol Flake

Catalog Number 4014, 1993, Electronic Book on CD-ROM. $15.50

Holistic Education: Principles, Perspectives, and Practices traces its roots to a remarkable meeting of holistic educators in Chicago in 1990, where the current state of American education was examined and a united call for action, "The Chicago Statement," was adopted. This statement led to the establishment of GATE (the Global Alliance for Transforming Education) and a 1991 conference in Colorado that produced Education 2000: A Holistic Perspective. An eloquent statement of what education could -- and should -- be, Education 2000 also sketched some of the linkages and applications implicit in holistic theory.

This book is a continuation and expansion of the vital work of educational renewal. Itself a collaborative effort of scores of holistic practitioners, Holistic Education builds on Education 2000 and explores in greater depth the theoretical foundations of its ten principles. It offers a host of real-world applications that creative teachers can use as stimuli in developing curricula that meet the needs of their own students as they face an ever-changing, ever-challenging world.

The ten principles explored in this volume are:

• Educating for Human Development
• Honoring Students as Individuals
• The Central Role of Experience
• Holistic Education
• New Role of Educators
• Freedom of Choice
• Educating for a Participatory Democracy
• Educating for Cultural Diversity and Global Citizenship
• Educating for Earth Literacy
• Spirituality and Education