Kathleen I Harris
Biographic Data
| ID | 9339751 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kathleen I Harris |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kathleen I |
| FAMILY NAME | Harris |
| SIGNATURE | HARRIS K I |
| AFFILIATIONS | Seton Hill University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9490-5780 |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Intentional spiritual care for sick children
Every family who enters a hospital is on a personal journey. The awareness of that particular journey allows us to make more intentional and purposeful choices about how health and medical professionals want to be spiritually involved with each child and family. Spiritual care for sick children raises an important concern for health and medical professionals. The purpose of this article is to introduce the role of children’s spirituality in admin…
Fred Rogers and children’s spirituality
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood was a safe haven advocating kindness, empathy, and caring for all children. Making everyone feel loved, Fred Rogers captured the attention and curiosity of young children across America with his compassionate manner, intentional listening skills, and respect for all individuals by encouraging children to feel good about themselves. This article explores the ministry of Fred Rogers and how his approach to children's spi…
The personae of the spiritual child
What does the spiritual child look like? The spiritual child begins life exploring the world, learning through sensory experiences and new discoveries. A protagonist and a collaborator, the spiritual child is a communicator who engages in social interactions, constructing his or her own learning, curious about the world. The purpose of this article is to explore several personae the spiritual child typically assumes, including the dramatist, natu…
Let’s play at the park! family pathways promoting spiritual resources to inspire nature, pretend play, storytelling, intergenerational play and celebrations
Contemporary interest from scholars examining spirituality have suggested that young children have an innately rich spiritual dimension that can be nurtured when they are given opportunities to express it or when such expressions are recognised. Based on direct observations in natural settings, this article addresses the importance of children’s spirituality and how outdoor play spaces, especially community parks, can contribute to a child’s spir…
Children’s spirituality and inclusion
The vision of inclusion speaks to the minds, hearts and spirits of children with disabilities. A meaningful inclusive atmosphere exists when children with and without disabilities are physically engaged and interact with one another as a community in a variety of activities. Spirituality for children with disabilities within an inclusive early childhood classroom requires an education that is intellectual, emotional, social, moral and spiritual. …
Teacher, I had a dream
Children’s dreams have the potential to awaken feelings, question attitudes and inspire new learning experiences to deepen awareness of spiritual development. Both guidance and spiritual environments created by nurturing educators and parents foster dreams that captivate and motivate children to increase their spiritual self-awareness, leading them to ask open-ended questions about what is real and what is make-believe. This paper offers a discus…
Re‐conceptualizing spirituality in the light of educating young children
What is meant by spirituality in relation to a young child? Palmer (2003 Palmer, P. J. 2003. “The heart of a teacher: identity and integrity”. In The Jossey‐Bass Reader on Teaching, Edited by: Lieberman, A. 3–25. San Francisco: Jossey‐Bass. [Google Scholar]) asserted that spirituality is an elusive word with a variety of definitions—some compelling, some witty, some downright dangerous. The spirituality of a young child involves actively living b…
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Re‐conceptualizing spirituality in the light of educating young children
What is meant by spirituality in relation to a young child? Palmer (2003 Palmer, P. J. 2003. “The heart of a teacher: identity and integrity”. In The Jossey‐Bass Reader on Teaching, Edited by: Lieberman, A. 3–25. San Francisco: Jossey‐Bass. [Google Scholar]) asserted that spirituality is an elusive word with a variety of definitions—some compelling, some witty, some downright dangerous. The spirituality of a young child involves actively living b…
Teacher, I had a dream
Children’s dreams have the potential to awaken feelings, question attitudes and inspire new learning experiences to deepen awareness of spiritual development. Both guidance and spiritual environments created by nurturing educators and parents foster dreams that captivate and motivate children to increase their spiritual self-awareness, leading them to ask open-ended questions about what is real and what is make-believe. This paper offers a discus…
Children’s spirituality and inclusion
The vision of inclusion speaks to the minds, hearts and spirits of children with disabilities. A meaningful inclusive atmosphere exists when children with and without disabilities are physically engaged and interact with one another as a community in a variety of activities. Spirituality for children with disabilities within an inclusive early childhood classroom requires an education that is intellectual, emotional, social, moral and spiritual. …
Let’s play at the park! family pathways promoting spiritual resources to inspire nature, pretend play, storytelling, intergenerational play and celebrations
Contemporary interest from scholars examining spirituality have suggested that young children have an innately rich spiritual dimension that can be nurtured when they are given opportunities to express it or when such expressions are recognised. Based on direct observations in natural settings, this article addresses the importance of children’s spirituality and how outdoor play spaces, especially community parks, can contribute to a child’s spir…
The personae of the spiritual child
What does the spiritual child look like? The spiritual child begins life exploring the world, learning through sensory experiences and new discoveries. A protagonist and a collaborator, the spiritual child is a communicator who engages in social interactions, constructing his or her own learning, curious about the world. The purpose of this article is to explore several personae the spiritual child typically assumes, including the dramatist, natu…
Fred Rogers and children’s spirituality
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood was a safe haven advocating kindness, empathy, and caring for all children. Making everyone feel loved, Fred Rogers captured the attention and curiosity of young children across America with his compassionate manner, intentional listening skills, and respect for all individuals by encouraging children to feel good about themselves. This article explores the ministry of Fred Rogers and how his approach to children's spi…
Intentional spiritual care for sick children
Every family who enters a hospital is on a personal journey. The awareness of that particular journey allows us to make more intentional and purposeful choices about how health and medical professionals want to be spiritually involved with each child and family. Spiritual care for sick children raises an important concern for health and medical professionals. The purpose of this article is to introduce the role of children’s spirituality in admin…
Psychology (7 works) · Spirituality (7 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Diverse Education Studies and Reforms (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Pedagogy (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Spiritual development (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Art (2 works)