Developmental Psychology and Young Childrens Religious Educa... - 9780367436193

Taylor & Francis

Developmental Psychology and Young Childrens Religious EducationAuthor(s): Olivera Petrovich\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367436193, 978-0367436193\nSynopsis\nDevelopmental Psychology and Young Childrens Religious Education sets out to identify the conceptual pre-requisites for young childrens religious education learning and clearly highlights the challenges that children and their teachers encounter in the RE educational process. \n\nBased on a study with 431 children aged 5 to 7 years from different schools, faith and non-faith, and 47 teachers from the same schools as the children, this book offers an insightful look into younger childrens religious education, providing statistical evidence to dismantle the belief that young children lack the ability to conceptualise God in abstract terms. The information obtained from these children and their teachers reveals a major discrepancy between the teachers perc.