Learning for Wisdom in Early Childhood and Primary School Education: Children’s Perspectives and Pathways (Routledge Research in Early Childhood Education)

This book explores how wisdom can be cultivated through learning in the early years and primary schooling.It brings together diverse traditions and practices, showing how children’s encounters with nature, stories, and community can nurture curiosity, resilience, and ethical awareness, resonating across cultures and generations. The chapters weave together case studies and approaches that highlight the richness of learning for wisdom.Philosophical inquiry into wisdom can develop a child’s social, imaginative, cogitative, cognitive, intellectual, moral, emotional and spiritual skills - helping to bring their sense (and sensitivity) of wisdom to life in practice.Forest-based education demonstrates how outdoor environments foster imagination and ecological responsibility.Bibliotherapy illustrates the power of stories to support emotional growth and empathy.Social-emotional learning and whole school initiatives show how communities can embed wisdom into everyday practice.Perspectives from