Canadian Children's Perceptions of Spirituality: Diverse Voices

Autor/inn/en	Moore, Kelsey; Talwar, Victoria; Bosacki, Sandra
Titel	Canadian Children's Perceptions of Spirituality: Diverse Voices
Quelle	In: International Journal of Children's Spirituality, 17 (2012) 3, S.217-234 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1364-436X
DOI	10.1080/1364436X.2012.742040
Schlagwörter	Student Attitudes; Foreign Countries; Religious Factors; Spiritual Development; Cultural Background; Religion; Beliefs; Psychological Patterns; Ethnicity; Family Income; Childhood Attitudes; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; Ausland; Belief; Glaube; Ethnizität; Familieneinkommen; Kanada
Abstract	Few researchers have explored children's understandings of spirituality. Thus, Canadian children from different religious, spiritual and cultural backgrounds were asked open-ended questions concerning their spiritual thoughts, beliefs and experiences. Parents of participants completed a demographic questionnaire and reported children's religious affiliation. Regardless of children's religious background, six prominent themes emerged: (1) Positive feelings when praying or thinking about God, (2) God's location, (3) God helps, (4) God as a listener, (5) Soul and spirit and (6) God is a comforter. Despite diverse faith orientations, children's responses reflected similar conceptualisations of God as a listener and helper, and conversations with God served as a source of comfort and elicited feelings of happiness. Discussion involves educational implications of children's spirituality for diverse learning contexts. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10