In this sequel to his internationally acclaimed classic, The Call to Teach, David Hansen
revisits the idea of teaching as a calling in light of contemporary expectations in education …

Self-cultivation—taking pedagogical action to educate oneself—is an integral part of non-
formal adult education. Ever since Greek antiquity, it has been a central ingredient in the …

Objective What are the motivational underpinnings of solitude? We know from self‐report
studies that increases in solitude are associated with drops in approach motivation and rises …

The slippery and unstable psychological landscapes and emotional geographies of
relationships in adolescence involve an ambiguous mixture of talking and listening with …

The direct reference point for these analyses is the process of making moral decisions, but a
particular point of interest is the difficulty associated with making decisions when acting …

This paper argues that whilst silence and solitude in schools are beneficial and therefore
have therapeutic spirit in their health and healing potential, they are not enough. The paper …

This paper attempts to analyse the role of solitude and selflessness in promoting
consideration for the person and the possibilities offered by liberal and religious education …

The aim of this article is to examine patterns in Swedish children's existential questions and
worldviews in 2020 in relation to patterns from 1970 and 1987, but also to point towards a …

Following the conference, this special Issue is born out of the collaboration between the
International Society for Research on Solitude and the Journal of Silence Studies in …

If a person's life is characterized by the ebb and flow of togetherness (as described in
Chapter 1), then this is not experienced passively. People actively learn from all the positive …