International Handbook of Education for Spirituality, Care and Wellbeing

<P>Author Biographies.- General Introduction.- SECTION 1: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY: IMPLICATIONS FOR EDUCATION AND WELLBEING; LESLIE J. FRANCIS.- Introduction; Leslie J. Francis.- 1. Ways of studying the psychology of religion and spirituality; Ralph W. Hood.- 2. Measuring religiousness and spirituality: Issues, existing measures, and the implications for education and wellbeing; Peter C. Hill &amp; Lauren E. Maltby.- 3. Examining religious and spiritual development during childhood and adolescence; Chris J. Boyatzis.- 4. Understanding and assessing spiritual health; John Fisher.- 5. The contribution of religiousness and spirituality to subjective wellbeing and satisfaction with life; Ralph L. Piedmont.- 6. Culture, religion and spirituality in relation to psychiatric illness; Kate M. Loewenthal.- 7. Psychological type theory and religious and spiritual experience; Leslie J. Francis.- 8. Understanding the attitudinal dimensions of religion and spirituality; Leslie J. Francis.- 9. Social, religious and spiritual capitals: A psychological perspective; Christopher Baker.- 10. Mystical, religious and spiritual experiences; Ralph W. Hood.- 11. The spiritual dimensions of coping: Theoretical and practical considerations; Kenneth I. Pargament.- 12. The psychology of faith development; Jeff Astley.- 13. The psychology of prayer: A review of empirical research; Tania ap Siôn &amp; Leslie J. Francis.- SECTION 2: THE ROLE OF SPIRITUALITY IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND IDENTITY; DANIEL SCOTT.- Introduction; Daniel Scott.- 14. Spirituality and mental health: the mystery of healing; David Tacey.- 15. The dynamics of spiritual development; C. Glenn Cupit.- 16. Does positive psychology have a soul for adolescence; Paul King.- 17. Voices of global youth on spirituality and spiritual development: Preliminary findings from a grounded theory study; Elisabeth M. Kimball, Marc Mannes &amp; Angela Hackel.- 18. Moment to moment spirituality in early childhood education; Mindy Upton.- 19. Childrens’ spiritual intelligence; Mollie Painton.- 20. In search of the spiritual: Adolescent transitions as portals to the spirit self; Peter J. Perkins.- 21. Reflections for spiritual development in adolescents; Charlene Tan.- 22. Developing contemplative capacities in childhood and adolescence: A rationale and overview; Aoestre Johnson.- 23. The contribution of spirituality to "becoming a self" in child and youth services; Douglas Magnuson.- 24. Coming of age as a spiritual task in adolescence; Daniel Scott.- 25. Youthful peak-experiences in cross cultural perspective: Implications for educators and counsellors; Edward Hoffman &amp; Fernando Ortiz.- 26. Peak experiences explored through literature; Ann M. Trousdale.- 27. Developing spiritual identity: retrospective accounts from muslim, jewish, and christian exemplars; Kevin Reimer, Alvin Dueck, Lauren Adelchanow &amp; Joseph Muto.- SECTION 3: THE SPIRITUAL DIMENSION IN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND ENVIRONMENTS TO PROMOTE HOLISTIC LEARNING AND WELLBEING; MARIAN DE SOUZA.- Introduction; Marian de Souza.- 28. Educating for evolving consciousness: Voicing the emergency for love life and wisdom; Jennifer Gidley.- 29. A quest for the realm of spirituality; Zehavit Gross.- 30. Education and eros; John P. Miller.- 31. Awareness and compassion for the education of enlightenment; Yoshiharu Nakagawa.- 32. Towards a reclaimed framework of ‘knowing’ in spirituality and education for the promotion of holistic learning and wellbeing – kataphatic and apophatic ways of knowing; Peter Mudge.- 33. Whence wisdom? Human development as a mythic search for meaning; Inna Semetsky.- 34. Reconnecting with earth: Ecospirituality as the missing dimension in spirituality and sustainability education; Caroline Smith.- 35. Promoting wholeness and wellbeing in education: Exploring aspects of the spiritual dimension; Marian de Souza.- 36. How then shall we teach?; Joyce E Belllous.- 37. Cultivation of mindfulness: Promoting holistic learning and wellbeing in education; Lau Ngar Sze.- 38. The importance of happiness to children’s education and wellbeing; Jane Erricker.- 39. Holistic education and teacher training; Peter Schreiner.- 40. Metaphors for wellbeing: Enhancing students’ learning and teaching perceptions within a pre-service education course; Mary Nuttall.- 41. Relating to the spiritual in the classroom; Roz Sunley.- 42. Seeking the spiritual: The complexities of spiritual development in the classroom; Kate Adams.- 43. Responding to the difference: Spiritual development in search of truth; Jacqueline Watson.- 44. Reaching out: The subversive nature of touch in the kindergarten schoolroom; Sheri Leafgren.- 45. Spiritually intelligent kids: Children using SQ to enhance holistic learning and wellbeing; Brendan Hyde.- 46. Narratives of everyday spirituality: Pedagogical perspectives from three early childhood settings in Aotearoa New Zealand; Jane Bone.- 47. Grappling with spirituality in the classroom; Anne Kennedy.- 48. Spiritual confidence and its contribution to wellbeing: Implications for education; Philip Hughes.- 49. Youth work, informal education and spirituality; Sally Nash.- SECTION 4: INTEGRATING SPIRITUALITY, CARE AND WELLBEING IN EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS. AN INTRODUCTION; JAMES O’HIGGINS-NORMAN.- Introduction; James O’Higgins-Norman.- 50. Ethical leadership in an age of evaluation: Implications for whole-school wellbeing; Gerry McNamara &amp; Joe O’Hara.- 51. Wounding the body in the hope of healing the spirit: Responding to adolescents who self-injure; Amelio A D’Onofrio &amp; Julie Balzano.- 52. Spirituality, meaning-making and counselling young people; Ciarán G. Dalton.- 53. Facing up to workplace bullying in the context of schools and teaching; Jacinta M. Kitt.- 54. Social and emotional aspects of learning in second level schools: The use of circle time; Marilyn Tew.- 55.&nbsp;The effect of background music on learning; Anne Savan.- 56. Aspiration to care and its frustration: A literary exploration; Kevin Williams.- 57. Children in Kenya: The role of play therapy in recovery from abuse; Kathryn Hunt.- 58. Healthy development for healthy spirituality: Social transformations among Chilean youth in the new millennium; Klaus Püschel &amp; Gabriela Cassigoli.- 59. The development of a school-based curriculum to enhance wellbeing among Somali immigrant children in the United States; Sorie Koroma &amp; John C. Carey.- 60. Violence and conflict in schools: Negotiating pathways to wellbeing; James O’Higgins-Norman &amp; Edward J. Hall. 61. Teaching a spirituality of suffering through story; Caroline Renehan.- 62. Encountering different spiritual traditions in the classroom: The contribution of ICT; Fiona Williams.- 63. Building trust with gay and lesbian students in universities: Perspectives of a Catholic chaplain; Michael M. Maher.- 64. Educating for spirituality and wellbeing through learning sacred texts in the Jewish primary school; Deena Sigel.- 65. Liberation through story: Children’s literature and the spirit of the child; Robert Hurley.- 66. Enhancing children’s wellbeing: The role of sex and relationships education. A case study from Greece; Margarita Gerouki.- Author Index.- Subject Index.</P>
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