{"title":"Comparison of impact of religious and secular education on young children’s factuality judgments","authors":"Hüseyin Kotaman","doi":"10.1080/1364436X.2018.1511521","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1364436X.2018.1511521","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of religious education on Turkish children’s factuality judgments and reasoning processes. The participants consist of 55 young children, 25 of whom are enrolled in a public kindergarten that provides secular education and 30 in a private kindergarten that provides religious education in addition to a secular curriculum. During the study, teachers recite to each child the story about the Prophet Moses in which Moses performs a miraculous act. Following the story, the children respond to various questions designed to assess their judgments regarding the factuality of the events and the characters featured in the story and the reasoning behind their responses. The responses reveal that the majority of the children from the religious education group accept the miraculous act as a fact and explain it using religious reasoning. The study concludes that religious education effects children’s factuality judgments for religious texts.","PeriodicalId":45218,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Childrens Spirituality","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2018-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/1364436X.2018.1511521","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48221615","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Contributions of religious beliefs on the development of university students’ spiritual well-being","authors":"Hok-Ko Pong","doi":"10.1080/1364436X.2018.1502164","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1364436X.2018.1502164","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This qualitative study aims to explore the impact of religious beliefs in terms of religiosity, including (1) religious background, (2) religious practices and (3) participation in religious activities, on the development of spiritual well-being of Chinese students. Thereafter, this research further discussed how and what religiosity has contributed to the development of the university students’ spiritual well-being. 27 individual in-depth interviews with university students were conducted. Findings contribute to the exploration of how the spiritual well-being of students could be influenced by their religious beliefs. Their religious doctrines, activities and practices may likewise be integrated in their daily lives. Moreover, religious doctrines, participation in religious activities and prayers or meditation positively contribute to the development of the university students’ spiritual well-being in specific domains (i.e., personal, communal, environmental and transcendental). Happiness, love, harmony, and devotion are affirmed as possible reasons and effects from their religious beliefs in the specific domains.","PeriodicalId":45218,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Childrens Spirituality","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2018-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/1364436X.2018.1502164","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"60087244","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"It is time for a general comment on children’s spiritual development","authors":"H. M. Haugen","doi":"10.1080/1364436X.2018.1487833","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1364436X.2018.1487833","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Reviewing the general comments by the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and the state reports to the CRC reveal a mixed picture. How could a general comment by CRC on the right to spiritual development assist states in their policies and programmes? First, current understandings of spiritual well-being – one’s relationship to oneself, others, nature and the transcendent – encompass all relevant dimensions of meaning-making, enhanced awareness and connectedness. Second, the CRC has elaborated on spiritual development in 16 of its 21 general comments, providing sources from which a comprehensive elaboration can be done. Third, the understanding of the term spiritual is diverse among states. Fourth, a general comment will clarify the term spiritual development and inspire and guide relevant policies and programmes.","PeriodicalId":45218,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Childrens Spirituality","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2018-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/1364436X.2018.1487833","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48363815","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Spiritual development: understanding and importance in schools: an analysis based on statements made by school directors from Valparaíso, Chile","authors":"Francisco Vargas-Herrera, Loreto Moya-Marchant","doi":"10.1080/1364436X.2018.1488680","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1364436X.2018.1488680","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Chile’s General Law of Education states that one of the purposes of education is the spiritual development of all its schooled population. Furthermore, guidelines in Chile’s education system place school directors as key players in student’s learning. This article presents the results of a research involving school directors from Valparaíso, Chile. The aim of this research was to identify how directors of secular and religious schools understand their students’ spiritual development. We studied this aspect in particular through semi-structured interviews conducted with 20 participants. Results show that directors understand spirituality as a typically human ability that can be strengthened in schools and, thus, they believe it to be highly important in schools. In addition, they see a strong relation between spiritual development and ethical and moral development. This study also shows differences in how secular and religious schools’ directors understand this relation. This opens the way for more in-depth analysis regarding spiritual development in Chile’s education system, especially considering that directors generally believe it to be a part of a holistic and quality education.","PeriodicalId":45218,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Childrens Spirituality","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2018-06-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/1364436X.2018.1488680","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48436109","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Love and compassion: exploring their role in education","authors":"Marian De Souza","doi":"10.1080/1364436x.2018.1490058","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1364436x.2018.1490058","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45218,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Childrens Spirituality","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2018-06-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/1364436x.2018.1490058","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"60087128","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The influence of teacher-student relationships and feedback on students’ engagement with learning","authors":"Mark Plater","doi":"10.1080/1364436X.2018.1490061","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1364436X.2018.1490061","url":null,"abstract":"In studying spirituality much of our concern is focussed on aspects of the self in relationship: relating to ourselves, to others, to the ‘other’ and to the environment, being the four-way construc...","PeriodicalId":45218,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Childrens Spirituality","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2018-06-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/1364436X.2018.1490061","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47670434","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Investigation into New Zealand early childhood teachers’ perspectives on spirituality and wairua in teaching","authors":"C. Greenfield","doi":"10.1080/1364436X.2018.1460333","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1364436X.2018.1460333","url":null,"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.","PeriodicalId":45218,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Childrens Spirituality","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2018-04-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/1364436X.2018.1460333","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46069255","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Retracted article: Lived and Expressed Spirituality of Children: Insights from a Kindergarten Setting","authors":"T. Mumuni","doi":"10.1080/1364436X.2018.1462150","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1364436X.2018.1462150","url":null,"abstract":"Children’s spirituality is often neglected in scholarly literature. To address this gap in literature, a qualitative study into how four kindergarten children lived and expressed their spirituality was carried over a six-month period in a kindergarten classroom in Tata school. This study sought to find out how children lived and expressed their spirituality; and what evokes spiritual experiences within the classroom. The sources of data comprised semi-structured individual activity, semi-structured-group activity, informal conversation and focused observation. From, a grounded theoretical standpoint, the study suggests that spirituality of a child is any experience that is either inwardly or outwardly activated. Which invariably makes a child experience joy and wonder. The study’s findings unearthed diversity among the children regarding how they lived and expressed their spirituality. Their lived spirituality was expressed through movement, relating to others and imaginative play.","PeriodicalId":45218,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Childrens Spirituality","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2018-04-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/1364436X.2018.1462150","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48286750","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Issues in spiritual formation in early lifespan contexts","authors":"Martin Ubani, Sari Murtonen","doi":"10.1080/1364436X.2018.1452557","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1364436X.2018.1452557","url":null,"abstract":"Past decades have witnessed a strong expansion of research on spirituality and spiritual education. From examining the volumes from International Journal of Children’s Spirituality alone it can be ...","PeriodicalId":45218,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Childrens Spirituality","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2018-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/1364436X.2018.1452557","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47594994","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The only mind worth having: Thomas Merton and the child mind","authors":"John Pridmore","doi":"10.1080/1364436X.2018.1453582","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1364436X.2018.1453582","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45218,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Childrens Spirituality","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2018-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/1364436X.2018.1453582","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49526786","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}