The WOW Factor: spiritual development through science
Title:
The WOW Factor: spiritual development through science
Author:
Blain, Mary Eady, Sandra
Appeared in:
International journal of research and method in education
Paging:
Volume 25 (2002) nr. 2 pages 125-135
Year:
2002
Contents:
This paper is a summary of work undertaken with Year 2 children, over a period of six weeks in a Kent County Infant School. The study focuses on the notion of spiritual development in young children and gives consideration to how science may assist the teacher in enhancing this area of a child's development. Some attention is given to Government documentation related to these areas. Young children's explanations of their world are a mixture of religion, God/gods, science, fantasy and magic. We suggest that science allows, in both a physical and spiritual sense, all of these areas to be explored. We have identified this as the 'WOW' factor ('Wonder Of the World') through which children may develop conceptual skills that will not only enhance their learning, but also their awareness of self, relationship with others, and their place in the world.
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