The Holistic Education Research Unit conducts academic research into many areas of holistic education, working in coordination with others in this field.

The Unit completed its first full length study of 72 schools and programs across the United States and Canada in 2004. We collected information about unique K-12 schools and programs that call themselves "holistic" or that have core elements which could be described as "holistic." The discipline of Discourse Analysis was then employed to develop a better understanding of the varying complexities and expressions of Holistic Education as it now exists. A 26-page report this research project can be downloaded from:

www.Holistic-Education.net/articles/research.04.pdf

Please contact us with any questions or inquiries about this or other projects in the field of holistic education.

Our practice and research has built on the work of Dr. Scott H. Forbes whose doctoral dissertation in Holistic Education was completed at The University of Oxford. This research provides an analysis of the intellectual and sociological precedents for Holistic Education, and offers guidance and grounding for framing research projects in this field. A summary of Forbes's work is now available through his book Holistic Education: An Analysis of Its Ideas and Nature.

Holistic Education, Inc., invites the participation of all people regardless of race, gender, cultural background, or other differences.

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Contact Information: tel. 503-794-2880. Portland, Oregon, USA.