Abstract
This paper introduces and discusses a consciousness-centered, integrated education model, implemented at the College for Creative Studies. Consciousness, Creativity, and Identity, a liberal-arts course offering, is designed to offer students a greater understanding of human connectivity and empowerment through empathy for themselves and others. This result is achieved in part through the inclusion of meditation training as a core component of the course. By integrating the skills of introspection, silence, and reflection with intellectual engagement, consciousness-centered education initiatives encourage the relationship between compassion, connectivity, inclusion, and wellness as key pedagogic themes in art and design curriculum. This paper offers evidence that this curriculum encourages art and design students to understand the ways compassionate action in creative practice advances social justice and develops a sense of global citizenship.
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(2023)
"Consciousness-Centered Education: An Innovative Approach to Art and Design Curriculum,"
Journal of Conscious Evolution: Vol. 19, Article 7.
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https://digitalcommons.ciis.edu/cejournal/vol19/iss19/7
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