Analysing loneliness and solitude in schools and exploring how to deal with them is a vital task. How do schools help people overcome loneliness? And how do they create opportunities for healthy solitude? The objective of this book is to help us understand loneliness and solitude and reinvigorate debate on personal, character and values education.

Julian Stern is Professor of Education and Religion and Dean of Education and Theology at York St John University. Previously, he was a school teacher for fourteen years and employed at various universities for sixteen years. He has published eleven books and numerous articles, including (2009), (second edition, 2009), (2007) and (2006).

Contents: Introduction: Why Study Loneliness and Solitude in Education? – People Who Need People: Valuing the Personal in Education – The Science of Loneliness and Solitude: Psychological and Evolutionary Accounts – The Poetics of Loneliness and Solitude: Philosophical and Theological Accounts – Action Philosophy: The Point, However, Is To Change – Alone I Wandered: The Literature and Music of Aloneness – Solitude is for Geeks: Science, Technology, and Counting Up to One – Humanity Alone: Travels in Time and Space – Religious Traditions of Solitude and Alienation – Into Great Silence – Working Together and Apart: Schools, Homes, and Communities – Conclusion: Valuing Aloneness in Schools: From Inclusion to Enstasy.