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Ignatian Pedagogy - A Practical Approach

This document was produced in 1993 for the Jesuit schools of the worlwide Society of Jesus. It sets out an approach to teaching and learning based on the dynamics and principles of the Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius. This version (2013) has been produced by the Jesuit Institute with enhanced footnotes.

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Ignatian Pedagogy - An Abridged Version of the Document on Teaching and Learning in a Jesuit School

This is an abridged version of the Ignatian Pedagogy document (2014). It may be useful as an introduction and for those beginning to teach in Jesuit and Ignatian schools. It was prepared as part of the resources for the Shared Vision programme in the British Jesuit schools.

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Printed copies of this document are available from the Jesuit Institute.

An Introduction to the Ignatian Pedagogical Paradigm

Fr Vincent Duminuco SJ introduces the model of teaching and learning in the Jesuit tradition: the Ignatian Pedagogical Paradigm.

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The Five Components of the Ignatian Pedagogical Paradigm

Fr Vincent Duminuco SJ explores in greater detail the five elements of the Ignatian Pedagogical Paradigm (experience, reflection, action, context, evaluation).

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