Investigation into New Zealand early childhood teachers’ perspectives on spirituality and wairua in teaching

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2018-04-17 DOI:10.1080/1364436X.2018.1460333

C. Greenfield

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Abstract

Abstract The New Zealand early childhood Te Whāriki Curriculum’s vision statement draws attention to the responsibility teachers have to create environments in which children can develop holistically; including spiritually. This paper outlines the findings from a small qualitative research project that explored teachers’ perspectives on their understanding of spirituality and ‘wairua’ and the role they have in fostering these aspects in children’s development. Participants were in agreement that the concept of wairua and spiritualty are interwoven with both being about the spirit, soul, inner being, heart, the sum of who you are. Participants were in agreement that fostering this aspect of a child’s development was part of a teacher’s responsibility. All respondents identified implications for their practice which included having environments that were inviting, stress free, engaging and filled with natural resources. The study highlighted that their initial teacher education programmes failed to cover these aspects in spirituality in any depth.

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新西兰幼儿教师在教学中的灵性观与怀鲁瓦观调查

新西兰早期儿童课程Whāriki的愿景声明强调教师有责任创造儿童能够全面发展的环境;包括精神上的。本文概述了一项小型定性研究项目的结果，该项目探讨了教师对灵性和“wairua”的理解，以及他们在促进儿童发展中这些方面的作用。与会者一致认为，wairua和灵性的概念是交织在一起的，两者都是关于精神，灵魂，内在存在，内心，你是谁的总和。与会者一致认为，促进儿童这方面的发展是教师责任的一部分。所有受访者都确定了对他们实践的影响，包括拥有吸引人、无压力、有吸引力和充满自然资源的环境。该研究强调，他们最初的教师教育方案未能深入地涵盖这些方面的灵性。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

自引率

1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

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