This pioneering volume provides a thorough understanding of children’s spirituality from a holistic development perspective and explores the ways early childhood educators can nurture spirituality in the secular classroom.
This pioneering volume provides a thorough understanding of children’s spirituality from a holistic development perspective and explores the ways early childhood educators can nurture spirituality in the secular classroom. Making a critical distinction between spirituality and religion, this book draws on conceptual and empirical research, as well as authentic classroom vignettes to explore how theory translates into practice. Inviting readers to examine how their beliefs inform their practices, Children’s Spirituality in Early Childhood Education offers a purposeful window into supporting children’s learning and development with a focus on their souls, making it important reading for teachers, teacher candidates, researchers, and teacher educators in the field of early childhood education.
List of Figures Acknowledgments Forward by John Hochheimer Preface
Introduction Section I What is Childrens Spirituality?
Chapter 1 -
Defining Spirituality and Differentiating it from Religion
Chapter 2 -
Understanding Childrens Spirituality in the Literature and Research Section
II Spirituality in the Classroom - What do the Teachers say?
Chapter 3 -
Looking into Early Childhood Teachers Perceptions of Nurturing Spirituality
Chapter 4 - How Ms. Escarfullers Spirituality Informs Her Pedagogy
Chapter 5
- Spiritual Vignettes from Ms. Escarfullers Classroom Section III Tying it
All Together
Chapter 6 - How can we nurture childrens spirituality in
secular settings?
Chapter 7 - Spirituality as the North Star for Early
Childhood Education: Where do we go from here?
Jennifer Mata-McMahon is Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education and Director of the Sherman Center for Early Learning in Urban Communities at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA.
Patricia Escarfuller holds a certification as an AMI Montessori Elementary Teacher and as a K-12 Art Teacher. She currently teaches second-grade Social Studies and Science in Spanish and in English at Lakeland Elementary Middle School, USA.
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