Illness Dwelling in Curreré: Fleshing through Education, Pragmatism, and Spirituality

<p>The purpose of this dissertation is to create a merging of illness, education, pragmatism and spirituality. The dissertation argues the pragmatist views of the lived experience propose a need for spiritual awareness when facing adversities such as illness. Currer and creation spirituality are woven together as a means of discovering a path to recovery. Perceptions of reality and education are approached, and an educational malignancy is suggested whereas unforeseen occurrences and entities are breaking down the current educational system. Finally, death is approached not as an end, but rather as a beginning. Education, spirituality, pragmatism and illness are united by fleshing through pathographies, literature, and pragmatic views to shed light onto the lived experience of life in the ill body.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Education in Curriculum Studies (Ed.D.)

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation (open access)

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Department of Curriculum, Foundations, and Reading

Year dc:date.available

2007

Author dc:creator

• Medders, Leigh Rogers

Contributors dc:contributor

• William Reynolds
• John Weaver
• Delese Wear

• ETD
• Cancer
• Creation spirituality
• Curreré
• Death
• Education
• Spirituality
• Pragmatism
• Illness

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/etd/581

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu:etd-1581