Ignatian Pedagogy: Future Orientations (DS9409J)

Content

This unit will explore the implications of the Ignatian Pedagogical Paradigm for future orientations in Jesuit education. The defining elements of Ignatian Pedagogy (Reflection and Action) will be examined through the concept of Refractive Learning – that is, learning to ‘bend’ content so that it is appropriated for one’s own unique experience and context as well as learning from the best practice of other Jesuit schools throughout the world. The proposed model is Learner-Centered, Reflection-Driven, and Action-Oriented. The unit will enable practitioners to reflect on, and wrestle with, Jesuit pedagogical concepts and theories so that Jesuit schools can offer a genuinely transformative and holistic education that is relevant to the twenty-first century and capable of being adapted for future paradigm shifts.

Learning outcomes

Unit sequence

This unit is related (but not sequential) to the unit: Ignatian Pedagogy: A Contemporary Vision.

Pedagogy

All lectures will be filmed. There will be some opportunity for online participation. Each session will consist of: (i) online resources (including recorded lecture), (ii) guided reading, and (iii) facilitated interaction in an online forum

Indicative Bibliography

• Duminuco, Vincent, Ed. The Jesuit Ratio Studiorum of 1599: 400th Anniversary Perspectives. New York: Fordham University Press, 2000.
• Groome, Thomas H. Educating for Life: A Spiritual Vision for Every Teacher and Parent. Allen, TX: Thomas More, 1998.
• Groome, Thomas H. and Harold Daly Horell, edits. Horizons & Hopes: The Future of Religious Education. New York: Paulist Press, 2003.
• Ignatian Pedagogy – Letter from Father General Kovenbach SJ. (Jesuit Institute) https://www.educatemagis.org/documents/ignatian-pedagogy-letter-from-father-general-kolvenbach-sj/
• Ignatian Pedagogy: A Practical Approach. The International Centre for Jesuit Education in Rome, 1993. http://jesuitinstitute.org/Pages/IgnatianPedagogy.htm
• Jesuits. *The Ratio studiorum: the official plan for Jesuit education (translated and annotated by Claude Pavur). St. Louis: Institute of Jesuit Sources, 2005.
• Kolvenbach, Peter-Hans. The Characteristics of Jesuit Education. Anand, Gujarat: Gujarat Sahitya Prakash, 1987
• Mesa, José, ed. Ignatian Pedagogy: Classic and Contemporary Texts on Jesuit Education from St. Ignatius to Today. Chicago Ill: Loyola Press, 2017.
• Morris, Andrew B. Catholic Education: Universal Principles, Locally Applied. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. 2017
• O'Malley, John W. The First Jesuits. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press, 1993.
• Palmer, Parker J. The Courage to Teach: Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher's Life. 1st ed. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 1998.
• Traub, George, Ed. A Jesuit Education Reader: contemporary Writings on the Jesuit Mission in Edcuation, Principles, the Issue of Catholic Identity, Practical Applications of the Ignatian Way and More. Chicago Ill: Loyola Press, 2017.

Assessment