dc.contributor.author	Magness, Jacqueline B.	en
dc.contributor.committeechair	Boucouvalas, Marcie	en
dc.contributor.committeemember	Stubblefield, Harold W.	en
dc.contributor.committeemember	McKeen, Ronald L.	en
dc.contributor.committeemember	White, Orion F. Jr.	en
dc.contributor.committeemember	Schnittman, Suzanne	en
dc.contributor.department	Human Development	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-14T20:10:16Z	en
dc.date.adate	1999-04-24	en
dc.date.available	2014-03-14T20:10:16Z	en
dc.date.issued	1999-04-07	en
dc.date.rdate	2000-04-24	en
dc.date.sdate	1999-04-20	en
dc.description.abstract	This historical study examines events, institutions, experiences, and relationships in Pinkerton's life for educational significance in developing her extraordinary commitment to the common good. Data are viewed through the Deweyan lens of education as continuous, participative, and experiential. Additionally, the study illuminates from Pinkerton's speeches examples of her education of others regarding the need for the common good. Components of the common good found in the philosophical literature and ego transcendence stemming from a wisdom deep within oneself found in the literature of transpersonal psychology form the conceptual framework upon which this study builds. The chapters are thematic in scope with the content of each chapter presented chronologically to illuminate a continuous education. The study revealed an integral interaction of education, spirituality, and history in the development and educative embodiment of Pinkerton's transpersonal commitment to the common good. Pinkerton lived a uniquely structured life as a member of the Congregation of Saint Joseph religious community. Emphasis on theological reflection, critical reflection, dialogue, and action for change fostered a perspective transformation regarding the role of women religious in the Roman Catholic Church and led to an analysis of systems that bring oppression of other groups and of planet earth. This awareness eventually led Pinkerton to educate and lobby the U.S. Congress for inclusion of all in the common good. The study concludes with a metaphor of Pinkerton's life as a whole cloth or seamless garment being constructed from threads of the past, present, and envisioned future. A dialogical shuttle weaves the threads into vibrant, ever-changing, richly hued designs. The design increases in complexity and richness guided by radical, responsible freedom. Such freedom arises from a relationship with a divine wisdom deep within Pinkerton-a relationship through which developed an understanding of the interconnectedness of all things in the common good. Pinkerton's championship of the common good evolved historically through continuous, participative, experiential engagement with learning.	en
dc.description.degree	Ph. D.	en
dc.identifier.other	etd-042099-225243	en
dc.identifier.sourceurl	http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-042099-225243/	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10919/27076	en
dc.publisher	Virginia Tech	en
dc.relation.haspart	chapter6a.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	chapter2a.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	chapter5a.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	chapter3a.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	appendixaa2a.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	vitajm.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	chapter4a.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	chapter1d.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	referencesaamen.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	frontmattera.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	ADDENDUM.PDF	en
dc.rights	In Copyright	en
dc.rights.uri	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/	en
dc.subject	adult education	en
dc.subject	common good	en
dc.subject	social justice	en
dc.subject	transpersonal psychology	en
dc.subject	spirituality	en
dc.title	The Genesis and Gestation of a Justice Journey: Catherine Pinkerton, CSJ, Champion of and Educator for the Common Good	en
dc.type	Dissertation	en
thesis.degree.discipline	Human Development	en
thesis.degree.grantor	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	en
thesis.degree.level	doctoral	en
thesis.degree.name	Ph. D.	en

The Genesis and Gestation of a Justice Journey: Catherine Pinkerton, CSJ, Champion of and Educator for the Common Good

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