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Author:   Jennifer Mata (DePaul University, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.385kg
ISBN:  

9780415834704

ISBN 10:   0415834708
Pages:   160
Publication Date:   25 June 2014
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction Part I: Making the Case for Spirituality Chapter One: Why Spirituality? Chapter Two: What is Spirituality? Chapter Three: Spirituality – How can it be nourished? Part II: Through the Spiritual Experiences of Children Chapter Four: Studying Children’s Spirituality Chapter Five: Ellen: “I can spell your name!” Chapter Six: Anna: “You can’t do that! Can I help?” Chapter Seven: Mark: “Uhm, uhm, uhm, dance to the music.” Chapter Eight: Matt: “I don’t know.” Chapter Nine: Looking for Commonalities and Differences in Children’s Spirituality Part III: What does this mean for Early Childhood Education? Chapter Ten: Answering Guiding Questions and tying it back to Theory and Research Chapter Eleven: What needs to be done by Teachers and Early Childhood Education Programs? References Appendix A Semi-Structured Individual Activity Protocol Appendix B Photographs Presented in the Individual Activity Appendix C Semi-Structured Group Activity Protocol Appendix D Questions Guiding Informal Conversations

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Jennifer Mata's book is an important addition to the literature on spirituality in early childhood education. It strongly blends research literature with her own observations of four young children. These observations help the reader see how children's spirituality expresses itself in the daily life of the classroom and also how it can be nourished by the teacher. -- Jack Miller, Professor of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning, the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto With her rich descriptions of young children's spiritual experiences, Jennifer Mata takes us into the ordinary of their lives. Her carefully crafted research methodology provides a lens for others wanting to explore a dimension of development often overlooked or feared by those seeking insight into the whole child. The author invites us to open eyes, ears, hearts and minds to the lived experiences of young children wherever we meet them. --Barbara Kimes Myers, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois

Jennifer Mata's book is an important addition to the literature on spirituality in early childhood education. It strongly blends research literature with her own observations of four young children. These observations help the reader see how children's spirituality expresses itself in the daily life of the classroom and also how it can be nourished by the teacher. -- Jack Miller, Professor of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning, the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto

Author Information

Jennifer Mata, Ed.D., is Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Education at the College of Education, DePaul University, USA. She received a doctorate in early childhood education from Teachers College, Columbia University, and has worked in the field of early childhood education since 1995. Dr. Mata has been an infant and toddler, preschool, and kindergarten teacher in both monolingual and bilingual settings in the U.S. and abroad, and was formerly Associate Professor at Universidad Metropolitana in Caracas, Venezuela. Her research interests stem from children’s spirituality and teacher preparation to moral development and bilingual and bicultural education.

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