Journal of Gemilang
Vol. 2 No. 3 (2025): NOVEMBER-JOG

Holistic Learning Strategies in Early Childhood Education: Developing Children's Emotional Intelligence and Creativity

Laila Nursafitri (STAI Darussalam Lampung)



Article Info

Publish Date
29 Nov 2025

Abstract

Holistic learning has gained increasing prominence in early childhood education due to its capacity to integrate emotional, social, sensory, and cognitive experiences into meaningful developmental pathways. This study investigates how holistic learning strategies foster emotional intelligence and creativity in young children through a systematic literature review of 35 peer reviewed studies published in the last decade. The findings indicate that arts-based learning, nature-based experiential learning, digital and interactive mediation, and social-cooperative learning consistently strengthen emotional awareness, empathy, self-regulation, curiosity, imagination, and divergent thinking. Sustainability, however, requires strong curriculum policy alignment, teacher readiness, parental collaboration, cultural value support, and leadership commitment to holistic pedagogy. This study contributes by synthesizing a conceptual framework that identifies the core components and institutional supports necessary for holistic programs to effectively develop emotional intelligence and creativity in early childhood

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JOG

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Education Other

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Journal of Gemilang is a journal that publishes the results of studies and research related to early childhood education from a multidisciplinary perspective. This journal aims to expand and create innovative concepts, theories, paradigms, perspectives and methodologies in developing early childhood ...