The purpose of this paper is to identify implications of a holistic approach to early childhood curriculum. For that purpose, this paper investigated the definition of holism and the holistic trends in major countires such as the U.S., Canada, Austral...
The purpose of this paper is to identify implications of a holistic approach to early childhood curriculum. For that purpose, this paper investigated the definition of holism and the holistic trends in major countires such as the U.S., Canada, Australia, Japan and Korea. This study also compared the traditional world view represened by Descartes with the holistic world view. Based on these backgrounds, the concepts of holistic education and curriculum were discussed by adopting John Miller's three basic "orientations." Based on that, an example of image work through meditation was presented by applying to kindergarten. In conclusion, the directions and problems of holistic education and curriculum were suggested for further study.