The Path of Science in Future Tibetan Buddhist Education

The Emory-Tibet Science Initiative (ETSI) allowed western science teachers to work with monastically educated Buddhist monks to further their science education. The challenges included teaching through translators, using best practices for teaching within a religious community, and thinking about ho...

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Published inFrontiers in communication Vol. 6
Main Authors Woodward, Denise, Ricks, Ernest, Bjorkman, Pamela J., Tsoulfas, Pantelis, Johnson, Jane E., Westmoreland, Galen, Wilkie, Thomas M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Frontiers Media S.A 27.10.2021
Subjects
cross-cultural education
emory-tibet science initiative
lecture and lab practicals
monastic education
science education
student engagement
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Summary:The Emory-Tibet Science Initiative (ETSI) allowed western science teachers to work with monastically educated Buddhist monks to further their science education. The challenges included teaching through translators, using best practices for teaching within a religious community, and thinking about how to integrate what we learned from teaching in this context to our classrooms back home. In this article, we, a diverse group of western college-level educators and scientists, share our personal experiences and thoughts about teaching in this unique context in several themes. These themes are the challenges of translation and the development of new Tibetan science dictionary, the importance of hands-on learning opportunities as an example of using best teaching practices, using technology and online resources to connect our communities through both space and time, and the imperative of future plans to continue these important cross-cultural efforts.
ISSN:2297-900X
2297-900X
DOI:10.3389/fcomm.2021.731604