Creating Relational Spaces: Everyday Spirituality in Early Childhood Settings

Autor/in	Bone, Jane
Titel	Creating Relational Spaces: Everyday Spirituality in Early Childhood Settings
Quelle	In: European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 16 (2008) 3, S.343-356 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1350-293X
Schlagwörter	Holistic Approach; Young Children; Religious Factors; Teaching Methods; Spiritual Development; Montessori Schools; Kindergarten; Preschool Children; Poetry; Case Studies; Observation; Focus Groups; Interviews + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Holistischer Ansatz; Frühe Kindheit; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Montessori-Schule; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Lyrik; Poesie; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Beobachtung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik
Abstract	This research addressed the question of how the spiritual experience of young children might be supported in early childhood educational settings. Qualitative case study research took place in three different contexts: a Montessori casa, a Rudolf Steiner kindergarten and a private preschool. Children aged 2 1/2-6 years, their parents and teachers participated in this multi-method study. Thematic analysis was supported by the use of writing as a means of discovery. This paper introduces the concept of spiritual withness. Evidence from the data includes a video and a poem that supports interpretations of intersubjectivity and understandings of the self/Other and I/Thou. The research showed that certain educational communities construct spaces for relationships that support shared understandings of spirituality as part of a holistic approach to education. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10