Prelims

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Spirituality in Education

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Spirituality in Education: Professional Accounts of the Impact of Spirituality on Education

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Aidan Gillespie

Northumbria University, UK

United Kingdom – North America – Japan – India – Malaysia – China

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First edition 2021

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To Lucy, always yours. Thank you for everything.

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About the Author

Prior to joining the Social Work, Education and Community Wellbeing team at Northumbria University, Aidan Gillespie was Senior Lecturer in Primary Education at Canterbury Christ Church University in Kent. He came to Initial Teacher Education having had a successful career as a primary schoolteacher, teaching in Lincoln, Italy, London and Kent. Now as Initial Teacher Education subject lead for Religious Education at Northumbria University, he designs and teaches modules focussed on the role of religion in state education in the United Kingdom and the way in which religion, society and values intersect. With a research focus on spirituality, he is deeply interested in the intersection between spirituality and professional identity. Alongside his work in Initial Teacher Education, he also teaches on master’s and postgraduate programmes in Education as well as working alongside new university colleagues in developing their practice in teaching and learning.