The phenomenological heart of teaching and learning : theory, research, and practice in higher education / by Katherine H. Greeberg, Brian K. Sohn, Neil B. Greenberg, Howard R. Pollio, Sandra P. Thomas, and John T. Smith.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The lifeworld of the classroom -- Getting deep : the integrative biology of teaching and learning -- Preparation for teaching : "what can they experience in class?" -- Teaching as improvisational jazz : "to go somewhere to answer a big question" -- Free to learn : a radical aspect of our approach -- Student experiences of other students : "all together in this space" -- Transcending the classroom : student reports of personal and professional change -- Messing up and messing about : student needs and teachers' adaptation of our phenomenological approach -- The contribution of our existential phenomenological approach to higher education pedagogy : implications for theory, research, and practice.