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dc.contributor.authorFraser, Deborah
dc.contributor.authorGrootenboer, Peter
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T15:28:03Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T15:28:03Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.date.modified2010-03-03T06:40:11Z
dc.identifier.issn1364436X
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/1364436042000292211
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/29004
dc.description.abstractSince 1999 the New Zealand secular school curriculum has included a statement on fostering children's spirituality in classrooms. This statement defines spirituality in a broad fashion and includes reference to Maori (indigenous New Zealander) views on spirituality. The implications of this for classroom teachers have not been researched in this country and therefore this paper reports on a study that examined teachers' views on spirituality and the implications for the children they teach. The methodology focused on the experiences of nine teachers in two multicultural secular primary schools. The classroom experiences of a spiritual nature that the teachers recounted, while many and varied, revealed some common themes that related to the climate of the classrooms. Such classrooms were characterized as being non-judgemental and non-self-conscious and as places where a community of spiritual discourse was encouraged and where deeply meaningful activities and events occurred. The findings suggest that while teachers cannot plan and predict precisely what will foster spirituality in classrooms, teachers can cultivate a climate that enhances children's spirituality.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis
dc.publisher.placeUK
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom307
dc.relation.ispartofpageto320
dc.relation.ispartofissue3
dc.relation.ispartofjournalInternational Journal of Children's Spirituality
dc.relation.ispartofvolume9
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCurriculum and Pedagogy not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCurriculum and Pedagogy
dc.subject.fieldofresearchReligion and Religious Studies
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode130299
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1302
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode2204
dc.titleNurturing spirituality in secular classrooms
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.date.issued2004
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorGrootenboer, Peter J.


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