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Spirituality for Sustainable, Inclusive, and Equitable Education

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Quality Education

Part of the book series: Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals ((ENUNSDG))

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Development; Education; Equitable; Inclusive; Interpersonal relationships; Self-understanding; Spirituality; Sustainable; Transcendence

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While many specific religions and spiritualities promote education, some traditions can at times restrict educational opportunities for some members and promote discord and show little concern for promoting the health of the individual, the wider society or the natural environment (Estanek 2006). More generalized approaches to spirituality can promote a more equitable and inclusive education as they describe a universal capacity within humans to reflect on one’s inner life, connections to others, and existential concerns. Fisher (2001) uses the term spirituality in this way to describe “the fundamental dimension of people’s overall health and well-being, permeating and integrating all ...dimensions of health (i.e. the physical, mental, emotional, social and vocational)” (p. 100). Spirituality is particularly useful in education for...

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  1. CHC Higher Education, Brisbane/Carindale, QLD, Australia

    Sam Hey

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  1. European School of Sustainability, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

    Walter Leal Filho

  2. Center for Neuroscience & Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

    Anabela Marisa Azul

  3. Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Passo Fundo University Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Passo Fundo, Brazil

    Luciana Brandli

  4. Istinye University, Istanbul, Turkey

    Pinar Gökcin Özuyar

  5. International Centre for Thriving, University of Chester, Chester, UK

    Tony Wall

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    Petra Molthan-Hill

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Hey, S. (2020). Spirituality for Sustainable, Inclusive, and Equitable Education. In: Leal Filho, W., Azul, A., Brandli, L., Özuyar, P., Wall, T. (eds) Quality Education. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69902-8_31-1

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