The Role of Metaphor and Symbol in Motivating Primary School Children

Auteur

Elizabeth Ashton became Lecturer in Religious and Moral Education at School of Education, Durham University, UK, following a teaching career in primary school classrooms of over nineteen years. She is now retired.

Texte du rabat

This book provides a fresh approach to motivation in primary school children by exploring the role of metaphor and symbol in language and art as a means of expressing insights developed through learning.

Contenu

Part 1: THEORETICAL BACKGROUND 1. Theories of Child Development 2. Education: Perceptions of Purpose and their Results 3. Who Are the Children in Primary Schools? 4. The Role of Metaphor in Deepening Reflection 5. Learning Foundations: Symbols, Brain Hemispheres and Archetypal Images Part 2: CLASSROOM WORK 6. People via Symbols and Metaphors 7. Treasure Seeking and Shepherds 8. Images: Rocks and Stones 9. More Metaphors and Biblical Symbols: Drama and Drawings 10. Education From Past and Present to the Future?