Teaching for Wisdom in Early Childhood and Primary School Education: Educators’ Practices and Pedagogies (Routledge Research in Early Childhood Education)

Teaching for wisdom in the early years and primary schooling is both a timeless aspiration and a pressing contemporary need.This book brings together international voices to show how educators can nurture children's curiosity, ethical reflection, and resilience, moving beyond narrow measures of achievement toward deeper forms of learning. Across three parts, the volume explores cultural wisdoms, teacher formation, and curricular traditions.Case studies range from Indigenous rights-based praxis in Australia and Latin America to Japanese teachers’ professional wisdom and Russian strategies for elementary schooling.Teacher formation is examined through emotional intelligence, relational pedagogy, and the role of joy and presence in classrooms, with insights from educators whose work spans the planet.Curricular pathways highlight Daoist approaches to intercultural competence in China, Buddhist pedagogy in Australia, and Samoan communal traditions, alongside chapters on the arts and poetic