Sentipensante Pedagogy
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June 25, 2021
Sentipensante (Sensing/Thinking) Pedagogy: Educating for Wholeness, Social Justice and Liberation
S entipensante (sensing/thinking) Pedagogy was formally introduced in 2009 with the publication of Rendón’s book, Sentipensante (Sensing/Thinking) Pedagogy: Educating for Wholeness, Social Justice and Liberation (Stylus, 2009) and can be described as
“REPRESENTING THE UNION AND COEXISTENCE OF TWO SEEMINGLY OPPOSITE CONCEPTS: THE SENTIR OF INTUITION, INTROSPECTION, AND THE INNER LIFE AND THE PENSAR OF INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT.”
At the time of publication, Sentipensante Pedagogy earned well-received reviews from the Hispanic Outlook and the Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning.
Recent scholarship explores the harmonic, integrative blend of sentir y pensar (feeling and thinking) aspects of sentipensante pedagogy as a deep learning experience that includes rigorous academics and contemplative practices. This pedagogic model also includes a social justice emphasis and points out the importance of attending to culturally diverse learning communities. Please click on the titles to explore:
Embracing Contemplative Pedagogy in a Culturally Diverse Classroom, co-authored with Vijay Kanagala
Academics of the Heart: Maintaining Body, Soul, and Spirit
Cultivating Una Persona Educada: A Sentipensante (Sensing/Thinking) Vision of Education
Birthing Internal Images: Employing the Cajita Project as a Contemplative Activity in a College Classroom, co-authored with Vijay Kanagala
A long feature focus on Sentipensante Pedagogy in The National Teaching & Learning Forum
