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John P. Miller (educator)
John Miller is a Canadian educator, Professor of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning at Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) at University of Toronto.
Miller's work is focused on holistic education, curriculum and spirituality. He is an author of over 20 books including, Whole Child Education, Education and Soul and Educating for Wisdom and Compassion, and a lead editor of the book, International Handbook of Holistic Education. Miller's work has been translated into eight languages.
In 2009, Miller was one of 24 educators invited to Bhutan for the orientation of Bhutan's educational system towards the goal of Gross National Happiness. His book The Holistic Curriculum has been used as a basis for curriculum framework for the Whole Child School in Toronto.
Miller completed his bachelor's degree in economics from University of Missouri in 1965 and his Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) degree in education from Harvard University in 1967. He moved to Canada and completed his Doctoral studies in Curriculum from University of Toronto in 1971.
In 1965, Miller became a History teacher at New York a High School. During his Bachelors and Masters studies, he had brief stints as Resident Advisor at Grinnell College and as instructor in education at the University of Missouri at Kansas City. After moving to Canada, he was a Graduate Assistant of Curriculum at OISE during his Doctoral studies. At the institute, he was promoted to assistant professor in 1972 and to associate professor in 1978, and in 1986, Professor.
At OISE he was appointed as Head of Northwestern Centre from 1978 until 1983. From 1983 to 1986, he headed the Niagara Centre, and also served as the Division Head of Field Centers and Coordinator Off-Campus Programming. From 1996 to 2003, he was head of its Southern Centre and in 2007, head of its Centre for Teacher Development. He has taught as visiting faculty at Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto, Education University of Hong Kong, and Kobe Shinwa Women's University.
His books, Whole Child Education, Teaching from the Thinking Heart: The Practice of Holistic Education and The Holistic Curriculum, represent his work on holistic education. Miller is also a co-editor of a book series with Information Age Publishing, Current Perspectives in Holistic Education.
In 1990, Miller published his curriculum series Holistic Learning: A Teacher's Guide to Integrated Studies which provided strategies for applying transformational approaches to the integration of human processes and themes in curriculum. It explained the key elements for improving the academic ability and performance of children as well as for using holistic learning to educate the whole child, highlighting concepts of balance, inclusion and connection. He conducted research on holistic curriculum and discussed its key instances as alternatives to national curriculum published in the Oxford Encyclopedia of Education In the mid-2010s, he conducted a qualitative study of Equinox Holistic Alternative School and interviewed various stakeholders of the school, finding that the school was successful in achieving its goal of whole child education.
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John P. Miller (educator)
John Miller is a Canadian educator, Professor of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning at Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) at University of Toronto.
Miller's work is focused on holistic education, curriculum and spirituality. He is an author of over 20 books including, Whole Child Education, Education and Soul and Educating for Wisdom and Compassion, and a lead editor of the book, International Handbook of Holistic Education. Miller's work has been translated into eight languages.
In 2009, Miller was one of 24 educators invited to Bhutan for the orientation of Bhutan's educational system towards the goal of Gross National Happiness. His book The Holistic Curriculum has been used as a basis for curriculum framework for the Whole Child School in Toronto.
Miller completed his bachelor's degree in economics from University of Missouri in 1965 and his Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) degree in education from Harvard University in 1967. He moved to Canada and completed his Doctoral studies in Curriculum from University of Toronto in 1971.
In 1965, Miller became a History teacher at New York a High School. During his Bachelors and Masters studies, he had brief stints as Resident Advisor at Grinnell College and as instructor in education at the University of Missouri at Kansas City. After moving to Canada, he was a Graduate Assistant of Curriculum at OISE during his Doctoral studies. At the institute, he was promoted to assistant professor in 1972 and to associate professor in 1978, and in 1986, Professor.
At OISE he was appointed as Head of Northwestern Centre from 1978 until 1983. From 1983 to 1986, he headed the Niagara Centre, and also served as the Division Head of Field Centers and Coordinator Off-Campus Programming. From 1996 to 2003, he was head of its Southern Centre and in 2007, head of its Centre for Teacher Development. He has taught as visiting faculty at Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto, Education University of Hong Kong, and Kobe Shinwa Women's University.
His books, Whole Child Education, Teaching from the Thinking Heart: The Practice of Holistic Education and The Holistic Curriculum, represent his work on holistic education. Miller is also a co-editor of a book series with Information Age Publishing, Current Perspectives in Holistic Education.
In 1990, Miller published his curriculum series Holistic Learning: A Teacher's Guide to Integrated Studies which provided strategies for applying transformational approaches to the integration of human processes and themes in curriculum. It explained the key elements for improving the academic ability and performance of children as well as for using holistic learning to educate the whole child, highlighting concepts of balance, inclusion and connection. He conducted research on holistic curriculum and discussed its key instances as alternatives to national curriculum published in the Oxford Encyclopedia of Education In the mid-2010s, he conducted a qualitative study of Equinox Holistic Alternative School and interviewed various stakeholders of the school, finding that the school was successful in achieving its goal of whole child education.