RT Article
T1 Sharing my journey and opening spaces: spirituality in the classroom
JF International journal of children's spirituality
VO 19
IS 2
SP 112
OP 122
A1 Mata, Jennifer
LA English
PB Taylor & Francis
YR 2014
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1779673965
AB Drawing on past experiences and understandings of children’s spirituality, as well as research regarding in-service teacher’s views on facilitating spirituality in the classroom, this article explores teacher candidates’ thoughts on spirituality, their position as it having a place or not in the classroom and how, if so, would they incorporate it to facilitate spirituality for the children they teach. Methods for gathering data include exposing teacher candidates to definitions of spirituality, theory, research and different views on children’s spirituality, as well as using prompt questions to facilitate an online discussion on perceptions of spirituality in the classroom. The findings gathered show teacher candidates deem spirituality as important, and as having a place in early childhood education. Appreciation of nature, reflection and pondering, meditation practices and yoga were the suggested strategies made by teacher candidates, in order to incorporate and nourish children’s spirituality in the classroom.
K1 Early childhood education
K1 Teachers
K1 Children
K1 Spirituality
DO 10.1080/1364436X.2014.922464