Spirituality in education has been widely researched in the past few decades. Even more recently, a fourth domain of learning, the spiritual, has been proposed by researchers to serve the holistic growth of learners. The sense of spirituality increases in adulthood, a phase during which an individual experiences changes in perspectives and priorities. In this light, this paper proposes a taxonomy of the spiritual domain of learning for andragogy, i.e., the art or science of adult learning. From the foundational taxon of self-awareness, a progression of learning in the spiritual domain is built through self-value, sense of connectedness, sense of empowerment, sense of service, self-actualization, self-surrender, and finally, self-transcendence. Along with this proposed taxonomy are suggested learning outcomes and verbs that can be found useful in identifying what adult learners are expected to accomplish at each level. Recommendations for further research on this topic are also included in this paper.

Authors:
Nelson Tantoco, University of Santo Tomas - Manila, Philippines

About the Presenter(s)
Dr. Nelson C. Tantoco is a graduate school assistant professorial lecturer in University of Santo Tomas - Manila, Philippines. He is also the academic consultant of Vinea Domini Institute, Inc. in Paranaque City, National Capital Region. He has focused full-time on education (both higher and basic education) since 2013. Prior to this, he was a performing arts director for over a decade, and a choir conductor for almost three decades. He plans to resume research work on Educational Leadership, having presented his most recent research on Shared Strategic Leadership in late 2022.

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