Time for Educational Poetics: Why Does the Future Need Educational Poetics?

In Time for Educational Poetics the author addresses a discussion in the context of today’s philosophy of education and educational research. Conceptually, educational poetics is not limited to a theoretical construction, but rather focuses on the creative, imaginative and poetic experience, to being recreated in the teaching-learning process.

Educational poetics is rooted in the philosophical and aesthetic thought of South Asia, specifically in how contemplative and creative practices re-introduced by Rabindranath Tagore. Educational poetics is the convergence of research in creative contemplation and poetic creation, practices of conscious attention and mindfulness, and practices of peace education and philosophy of non-violence. This book leads to a perspective in thinking about the risks that jeopardize the future of young generations.

Xicoténcatl Martínez Ruiz, Ph.D., Lancaster University, is Editor in Chief of the Journal Innovación Educativa at Instituto Politécnico Nacional, and a researcher focused on Philosophy of Education, Indian Philosophy, peace and non-violence. He has published articles, translations of Sanskrit and edited books.