An investigation into the effects of meditation with children in a Catholic primary school

This article reports on some findings of a small research project that examined the role of meditation in enhancing the relational lives of children, in particular, their relationship with God. It begins by discussing the literature on relevant research studies that investigate different aspects of...

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Authors: Souza, Marian de (Author) ; Hyde, Brendan (Author) ; Kehoe, Tanya (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis 2014
In: International journal of children's spirituality
Year: 2014, Volume: 19, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 197-212
Further subjects:B Spirituality
B catholic primary
B Christian meditation
B children’s meditation
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Summary:This article reports on some findings of a small research project that examined the role of meditation in enhancing the relational lives of children, in particular, their relationship with God. It begins by discussing the literature on relevant research studies that investigate different aspects of meditation. The research method in the project was a case study that involved one Catholic primary school in the Melbourne Archdiocese. Different data collecting strategies were utilised, and this article presents and discusses the analysis and findings from one data source – the analysis and interpretation of a drawing activity which was designed to follow one of the weekly meditation exercises that had been observed by the researchers. Finally, the implications of the findings for education and, in particular, religious education are presented.
ISSN:1469-8455
Contains:Enthalten in: International journal of children's spirituality
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/1364436X.2014.960914