"Integral education" with Shelly McNeal

The transition between the 20th and 21st centuries may have occurred chronologically, but social, cultural, and institutional worldviews and leadership behaviors are still in transition. The Identification and development of leadership qualities in children is more important now than ever. Participants will engage in active dialogue comparing the western mainstream student leadership competencies and Sri Aurobindo and the Mother’s “true leadership” competencies. Participants will engage in hands-on simulations for integrating leadership identification and assessment practices in integral education–based curriculums.

About Shelly McNeal

Shelly McNeal is a doctorate student at Fielding Graduate University studying education for leadership and change with an emphasis on human organizational development. Her research explores a 21st century leadership paradigm based upon the teachings of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother. From an educational leadership and change perspective, her dissertation research is focused upon Sri Aurobindo and the Mother’s integral education model as a natural extension of leadership development for 21st century students. The purpose of this research is to support the movement toward and creation of the human unity many people around the world seek through exposure to iIntegral education.