1st Edition
Nature, Spirituality, and Early Childhood Education Fostering Children’s Awareness and Responsibility through Outdoor Learning
By Ruth Wills
Copyright 2025
102 Pages
by
Routledge
102 Pages
by
Routledge
102 Pages
by
Routledge
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This novel volume delves into a specific and crucial aspect of early years pedagogy – the intersection between early childhood education and spirituality, offering tips on nurturing spirituality and a sense of connectedness with nature through outdoor learning.
With experience both as a scholar and a teacher, the author delves into the ontological and epistemological issues related to outdoor... Read more
Preamble. Children’s spirituality in the outdoor space: seven vignettes.
Chapter One. Children’s spirituality, nature and Early Childhood policy.
Chapter Two. Children’s spirituality, nature and frameworks of understanding.
Chapter Three. Children’s spirituality, nature and Early Childhood foundations.
Chapter Four. Children’s spirituality, nature and Early Childhood practice.
Chapter Five. Children’s spirituality, nature and pedagogy.
Chapter Six. Children’s spirituality and nature: recommendations for policy and practice.
Biography
Ruth Wills is a Lecturer in Early Childhood in the School of Education, Liverpool Hope University, UK, and a part-time teacher in a Primary School.
