Spiritual Experiences in Early Childhood Education: Four Kindergarteners, One Classroom

by Jennifer Mata

Spirituality is frequently avoided in the public school classroom in an attempt to prevent controversy. However, by ignoring, preventing, or discounting spirituality, educators can also inhibit children's spiritual development. Based on qualitative research and interactions with both children and adults, Jennifer Mata argues that educators should be responsible for addressing children's spirituality in the classroom and for re-introducing these...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415834708
• ISBN13: 9780415834704
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"