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Gersch, Irvine, Dowling, Fiona, Panagiotaki, Georgia 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2975-1196 and Potton, Anita
(2008)
Listening to children's views of spiritual and metaphysical concepts: A new dimension to educational psychology practice.
Educational Psychology in Practice, 24 (3).
pp. 225-236.
ISSN 1469-5839
Abstract
Educational psychologists (EPs) have for many years been developing techniques for listening to children. The aim of the present research was to investigate ways of listening to the “spiritual” views of children in order to develop questions that educational psychologists might use as part of the assessment repertoire. The study explored children’s spiritual concepts such as their purpose for “being on the planet” and the “meaning of their life”. The findings suggest that primary and secondary school children from mixed religious backgrounds can respond to spiritual questions in a clear way. In addition, most children believed that spiritual views influence how children behave. Further research is required to explore whether children’s views of spiritual concepts are linked to learning and progress in school and in life.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Mental Health Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Research Groups > UEA Experimental Philosophy Group |
| Depositing User: | EPrints Services |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Nov 2010 11:09 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Jun 2023 10:30 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/12645 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/02667360802256782 |
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