This handbook is the first comprehensive overview of research and practice in the emerging field of transpersonal education, featuring contributions from leading scholars and educators on the application of transpersonal psychology in educational settings.


The volume explores how transpersonal psychology has been developed, in theory and practice, into a whole-person approach to learning aimed at expanding and developing learners' consciousness. Addressing critical themes in learning theory and pedagogy, it shows how transpersonal education can cultivate an integrated sense of being, uniting the individual's domains of the body, mind, heart, and spirit through a diverse range of learning strategies spanning the spectrum of education.


Chapters in the collection focus on aspects of transpersonal psychology in education at all levels and in contexts within and outside formal education including prison education, special needs education and adult education. It sets out the theoretical foundations of the transpersonal approach, and puts it in the context of related fields of humanistic psychology and holistic education. Subsequent sections cover early and elementary years, adolescent education, higher education, inclusive education and vulnerable groups, wider venues within education, and future directions for transpersonal education. Chapters include practical suggestions any instructor can apply to transform educational practices to meet the demands of the 21st century.


The handbook will be ideal for those teaching and researching in the areas of transformational education, holistic education, and social psychology.

Heidi Fraser Hageman is Director at the Center for Writing and Scholarship, California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco, California, USA.
Scott Buckler is Adjunct Faculty at the Alef Trust at Liverpool John Moores University, UK.
Jenny Wade is Professor of Integral and Transpersonal Psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco, California, USA.