Parker palmer wikipedia
Parker palmer wikipedia
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Parker Palmer
American author, educator, and activist (born 1939)
Parker J. Palmer is an American author, educator, and activist who focuses on issues in education, community, leadership, spirituality and social change.
He has published ten books and numerous essays and poems, and is founder and Senior Partner Emeritus of the Center for Courage and Renewal.[1] His work has been recognized with major foundation grants, several national awards, and fourteen honorary doctorates.
Life and career
Palmer was born in Chicago on February 28, 1939, and grew up in Wilmette and Kenilworth, Illinois.[2][3] He studied philosophy and sociology at Carleton College, where he graduated in 1961 before going on to complete a Doctor of Philosophy degree in sociology at the University of California, Berkeley.[3] After moving to the East Coast for a job as a community organizer and a teaching position at Georgetown University, Palmer became involved with