Integrating Contemplative and Student-centered Education: A Synergistic Approach to Deep Learning

Given the wide diversity of higher education institutions, it is neither practical nor necessarily advisable to incorporate a spiritual/contemplative dimension into every program and institution. The research findings in this dissertation indicate, however, that higher education practitioners who are seeking ways to promote deep student learning should consider exploring the option of integrating spiritual/contemplative and student-centered educational approaches.

... concept and a practice, CIIS has been able to focus community attention on its
"essential values and character, its distinctive elements, its place in the higher
education community, and its relationship to society at large" (WASC Standard 1).