Memorias del saco de Roma

Changes in society and technology have brought about new learning and teaching techniques. More importantly, they have developed new ways of thinking that have had a deep impact on our universities. While the ultimate aim of education in Ancient Greece was the achievement of a series of civic, moral, and intellectual qualities, today it encompasses such concepts as learning to know, learning to do, and learning to live together. An indispensable reference tool on experiential education, this timely book looks at the ways in which education has adjusted to the new values and quests of a new...

Cutting-edge and tried-and-true study techniques for effective and efficient studying are included in this guide designed for use by both students and teachers. Productive study methods for both high school and college students are presented, as are habits that students can intentionally develop to make studying a more pleasurable and less stressful experience. Recommendations that professors can give their students to further encourage positive study habits are also included, as are techniques to increase student appreciation of, and attention to, their class time.

La obra The Idea of a University es considerada un clásico y referente ineludible en el tema de la educación superior. La colección de discursos escritos por el cardenal John Henry Newman en 1852 con ocasión de la fundación de la Universidad de Dublín, trazan con maestría los propósitos y objetivos que deben sustentar una universidad y conservan plena vigencia hasta hoy. El destacado humanista y académico de la universidad de Oxford aborda temas que fueron polémicos en sus días y que continúan encendiendo el debate, como el desarrollo del pensamiento y la cultura de los...

El camino de la atención total El tema central de este libro es la armonía interior y las acciones que todos debemos tomar —los deseos intensos que debemos detener, las aversiones que debemos olvidar, las opiniones sesgadas que debemos soltar— para permitir la aparición espontánea de la armonía interior en nuestras vidas.