Publications

Formative Education Online:
Teaching the Whole Person during the Global COVID-19 Pandemic

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When courses moved online, could professors still teach the whole person?听This study highlights best practices from faculty recognized for their formative education work. Through empathy, reflection, and听 adaptability, these professors showed how online classrooms can nurture students鈥� growth, well-being, and holistic development鈥攐ffering insights readers can learn from.

Kim, D., Wortham, S., Borowiec, K., Yatsu, D.鈥疜., Ha, S., Carroll, S., Wang, L., & Kim, J. (2021). Formative education online: Teaching the whole person during the global COVID鈥�19 pandemic.听AERA Open, 7,听1-16.听https://doi.org/10.1177/23328584211015229

Formative Education Online:
Cultivating Wholeness, Purpose, and Community in Virtual Environments

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A companion piece to the study on Formative Education Online.This practice guide brings professors鈥� voices and practices to life through vignettes, practical suggestions, and reflection questions. It expands on the research by showing how faculty cultivate wholeness, purpose, and community in virtual classrooms.

Kim, D., Wortham, S., Borowiec, K., Yatsu, D. K., Ha, S., Carroll, S., Wang, L., & Kim, J. (2021). Formative education online: Cultivating wholeness, purpose, and community in virtual environments. Lynch School of Education and Human Development.听

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Educating for Comprehensive Well-Being

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Buzzwords like 鈥渨ell-being鈥� and 鈥渢he whole child鈥� are gaining traction in education circles鈥攂ut behind them lie distinct visions of human development. This article maps 11 approaches and distills four essential questions every framework beyond academics should address, offering clarity amid growing enthusiasm and debate.

Wortham, S., Love-Jones, R., Peters, W., Morris, S., & Garc铆a-Huidobro, J. C. (2020). Educating for comprehensive well-being.听ECNU Review of Education, 3(3), 406-436.听https://doi.org/10.1177/2096531120928448

Publications by Affiliated Scholars

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    Borowiec, K., Wortham, S., Kim, D., & Barsotti, E., (2025)
  • Higgins, C (2024)

  • Wortham, S., Borowiec, K., & Kim, D. (2023).

  • Borowiec K., Kim, D., Wang, L., Kim, J., & Wortham, S. (2021)

  • Wortham, S., Ha, S. & Alexander, J. (2021).

  • Seider, S., Clark, S., & Graves, D. (2020)
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