Teaching to Inspire Vocation

Timothy C. Hohn is a retired faculty member and Chair of the Horticulture Department at Edmonds College, where he taught horticulture for 22 years. He received a Masters degree in Public Garden Management from the University of Delaware’s Longwood Program in 1986 and is the author of Curatorial Practices for Botanical Gardens, also by Rowman & Littlefield.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Preface

Introduction Answering Mary’s Question

Chapter 1Vocation in the History of Education

Chapter 2Vocation in Context

Cognition and Vocation

Spirituality and Personal Knowledge

Liberal Learning and Vocation

Vocational Vocabulary and Narrative

Vocation and Community Service

Vocation and Calling

Conclusion

Chapter 3Authenticity, Mentoring, and Learning Community Elements

Authenticity

Mentoring

Learning Communities

Chapter 4Contemplative Practice Element

Vocation and Cognition

Vocation and Attention

Vocation and Contemplative Practice

Mindfulness

Reflection

Contemplative Reading, Writing, Listening, Seeing

Contemplative Movement

Conclusion

Chapter 5Vocational Narrative Element

Framing

Narrative

Language and vocabulary

Craft, Practice, and Quality

Chapter 6Experiential Learning Element

Service-Learning

Planning and Organizing

Contemplative Practice in Service-Learning

Chapter 7Teaching for Vocation

Using Vocabulary

Using Contemplative Practice

Mindfulness practice: Breathing

Mindfulness practice: Listening

Mindfulness practice: Reading

Mindfulness practice: Writing

Mindfulness practice: Contemplative Movement

Mindfulness practice: Information Technology

Using Service-learning

Planning and Organization

Student Assessment

Service-Learning Project Examples

Program Assessment

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index

About the Author