Construction of Place: Creating a Religious Built Environment to Optimally Support a Child’s Entrance into Flow

There is significant research on the built environment’s support for children’s optimal learning in educational settings. While faith itself is transmitted through conversation with God, the process of conversation, as well as a child’s interaction and growth within their community, is affected by t...

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Published in:Religious education
Main Author: Vice, Elizabeth (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2023
In: Religious education
Further subjects:B Christian Education
B children’s facilities
B creating community
B Built environment
B classrooms
B children’s optimal learning
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Summary:There is significant research on the built environment’s support for children’s optimal learning in educational settings. While faith itself is transmitted through conversation with God, the process of conversation, as well as a child’s interaction and growth within their community, is affected by the physically built environment of the classroom. By filtering data through a lens of God’s gift of place, we can see what is often taken for granted or measured by adult standards. When place is viewed as the third teacher, best practices can help children enter a flow state of learning which supports their spiritual development.
ISSN:1547-3201
Contains:Enthalten in: Religious education
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/00344087.2023.2268463