Life-oriented education: A 30-year empirical research program in Cambodia by Lee Frgusson,Publication Date: 2022
Fergusson, l., Bonshek, A., Muon, V., Hun, M., & Sambo, H (Eds.) 2022. Life-oriented education: A 30-year empirical research program in Cambodia. Maharishi Vedic Research Institute Press.
From 1993 to 2008, Maharishi Vedic University (MVU) delivered consciousness-based technologies and programs in Cambodia, paralleling its educational efforts with scientific evaluation. This book documents MVU's research, highlighting the positive social and economic impacts during this period. Studies showed increases in nonverbal intelligence, self-esteem, and general health, along with reductions in depression and anxiety. Additional case studies at MVU and the University of Management and Economics confirmed these benefits, noting strengthened moral character, perseverance, and creativity. The research also linked group practice of MVU’s programs to a decline in socio-political violence.