International Handbook of Education for Spirituality, Care and Wellbeing

Front Matter....Pages i-xxvii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
General Introduction....Pages 1-5
Front Matter....Pages 7-13
Ways of Studying the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality....Pages 15-31
Measuring Religiousness and Spirituality: Issues, Existing Measures, and the Implications for Education and Wellbeing....Pages 33-50
Examining Religious and Spiritual Development During Childhood and Adolescence....Pages 51-67
Understanding and Assessing Spiritual Health....Pages 69-88
The Contribution of Religiousness and Spirituality to Subjective Wellbeing and Satisfaction with Life....Pages 89-105
Culture, Religion and Spirituality in Relation to Psychiatric Illness....Pages 107-123
Psychological Type Theory and Religious and Spiritual Experiences....Pages 125-145
Understanding the Attitudinal Dimensions of Religion and Spirituality....Pages 147-167
Social, Religious and Spiritual Capitals: A Psychological Perspective....Pages 169-187
Mystical, Religious, and Spiritual Experiences....Pages 189-207
The Spiritual Dimension of Coping: Theoretical and Practical Considerations....Pages 209-230
The Psychology of Faith Development....Pages 231-245
The Psychology of Prayer: A Review of Empirical Research....Pages 247-267
Front Matter....Pages 269-274
Spirituality and Mental Health: The Mystery of Healing....Pages 275-290
The Dynamics of Spiritual Development....Pages 291-309
Does Positive Psychology Have a Soul for Adolescence?....Pages 311-327
Voices of Global Youth on Spirituality and Spiritual Development: Preliminary Findings from a Grounded Theory Study....Pages 329-348
Moment to Moment Spirituality in Early Childhood Education....Pages 349-363
Children’s Spiritual Intelligence....Pages 365-380
Front Matter....Pages 269-274
In Search of the Spiritual: Adolescent Transitions as Portals to the Spirit Self....Pages 381-396
Reflection for Spiritual Development in Adolescents....Pages 397-413
Developing Contemplative Capacities in Childhood and Adolescence: A Rationale and Overview....Pages 415-432
The Contribution of Spirituality to “Becoming a Self” in Child and Youth Services....Pages 433-451
Coming of Age as a Spiritual Task in Adolescence....Pages 453-467
Youthful Peak Experiences in Cross-Cultural Perspective: Implications for Educators and Counselors....Pages 469-489
Peak Experiences Explored Through Literature....Pages 491-506
Developing Spiritual Identity: Retrospective Accounts From Muslim, Jewish, and Christian Exemplars....Pages 507-523
Front Matter....Pages 525-532
Educating for Evolving Consciousness: Voicing the Emergency for Love, Life and Wisdom....Pages 553-561
A Quest for the Realm of Spirituality....Pages 563-579
Education and Eros....Pages 581-592
Awareness and Compassion for the Education of Enlightenment....Pages 593-609
Towards a Reclaimed Framework of “Knowing” in Spirituality and Education for the Promotion of Holistic Learning and Wellbeing – Kataphatic and Apophatic Ways of Knowing....Pages 611-629
Whence Wisdom? Human Development as a Mythic Search for Meaning....Pages 631-651
Reconnecting with Earth: Ecospirituality as the Missing Dimension in Spirituality and Sustainability Education....Pages 653-675
Promoting Wholeness and Wellbeing in Education: Exploring Aspects of the Spiritual Dimension....Pages 677-692
How Then Shall We Teach?....Pages 693-713
Cultivation of Mindfulness: Promoting Holistic Learning and Wellbeing in Education....Pages 715-737
The Importance of Happiness to Children’s Education and Wellbeing....Pages 739-752
Holistic Education and Teacher Training....Pages 753-770
Front Matter....Pages 525-532
Metaphors for Wellbeing: Enhancing Students’ Learning and Teaching Perceptions Within a Pre-service Education Course....Pages 771-791
Relating to the Spiritual in the Classroom....Pages 793-808
Seeking the Spiritual: The Complexities of Spiritual Development in the Classroom....Pages 809-819
Responding to Difference: Spiritual Development and the Search for Truth....Pages 821-838
Reaching Out: The Subversive Nature of Touch in the Kindergarten Schoolroom....Pages 839-854
Spiritually Intelligent Kids: Children Using SQ to Enhance Holistic Learning and Wellbeing....Pages 855-871
Narratives of Everyday Spirituality: Pedagogical Perspectives from Three Early Childhood Settings in Aotearoa New Zealand....Pages 873-890
Grappling with Spirituality in the Classroom....Pages 891-905
Spiritual Confidence and Its Contribution to Wellbeing: Implications for Education....Pages 907-920
Youth Work, Informal Education, and Spirituality....Pages 921-936
Front Matter....Pages 937-941
Ethical Leadership in an Age of Evaluation: Implications for Whole School Wellbeing....Pages 943-960
Wounding the Body in the Hope of Healing the Spirit: Responding to Adolescents Who Self-Injure....Pages 961-976
Spirituality, Meaning and Counselling Young People....Pages 977-989
Facing Up to Workplace Bullying in the Context of Schools and Teaching....Pages 991-1010
Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning in Secondary Schools: The Use of Circle Time....Pages 1011-1027
The Effect of Background Music on Learning....Pages 1029-1039
The Aspiration to Care and Its Frustration: A Literary Exploration....Pages 1041-1055
Children in Kenya: The Role of Play Therapy in Recovery from Abuse....Pages 1057-1073
Healthy Development for Healthy Spirituality: Social Transformations Among Chilean Youth in the New Millennium....Pages 1075-1086
The Development of a School-Based Curriculum to Enhance Wellbeing Among Somali Immigrant Children in the United States....Pages 1087-1099
Front Matter....Pages 937-941
Violence and Conflict in Schools: Negotiating Pathways to Wellbeing....Pages 1101-1113
Teaching a Theology of Suffering Through Story....Pages 1115-1126
Encountering Different Spiritual Traditions in the Classroom: The Contribution of ICT....Pages 1127-1139
Building Trust with Gay and Lesbian Students in Universities....Pages 1141-1156
Educating for Spirituality and Wellbeing Through Learning Sacred Texts in the Jewish Primary School....Pages 1157-1171
Liberation Through Story: Children’s Literature and the Spirit of the Child....Pages 1173-1188
Enhancing Children’s Wellbeing: The Role of Sex and Relationships Education—A Case Study from Greece....Pages 1189-1206
Back Matter....Pages 1207-1238