The identification of four characteristics of children’s spirituality in Australian Catholic primary schools
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20504733 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Brendan Hyde (0000-0003-3633-5366, Australian Catholic University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 117-127 |
| Publication date | 2008-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Children s Spirituality (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1364-436X • E-ISSN: 1469-8455 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13644360801965925 |
| OpenAlex | W2007517172 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 16 |
| References cited | 12 |
In taking its theoretical impetus from hermeneutic phenomenology, the qualitative research reported in this paper aimed to identify characteristics of children’s spirituality in Australian Catholic primary schools. The videotaped life expressions of two groups of six children in each of three Australian Catholic primary schools formed the texts of this study. A reflection upon the texts, guided by van Manen’s lifeworld existentials, resulted in the identification of four characteristics of these children’s spirituality – the felt sense, integrating awareness, weaving the threads of meaning, and spiritual questing. In the light of these findings, some pedagogical implications for nurturing spirituality through the primary religious education curriculum in Catholic schools are proposed
Curriculum · Epistemology · Lifeworld · Pedagogy · Psychotherapist · Qualitative research · Religious education · Social science · Sociology · Spirituality · Gender Studies · Medicine · Philosophy · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Religious Education and Schools · Values and Moral Education
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| Unique citing works | 16 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1.14 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2026 (15) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |