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Showing 1 to 20 of 55 for “"Spiritual Development"”.
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Religion, spirituality & spiritual development of undergraduate students
<p>Spirituality is a topic of growing interest for college students and scholars and yet personal accounts of spiritual development among college students remains limited. This study investigated the spiritual development of seven traditional-aged, University of the Pacific students in their senior …
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Primary School Assembly Perspectives And Practices: Implications For Pupils' Spiritual Development.
Since 1988 the spiritual development of pupils has been a stated aim of the whole school curriculum. By 1994, OFSTEDs report into religious education and collective worship had identified the failure of collective worship in primary schools (more usually known as ‘assembly’) to contribute …
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The Stories We Tell: Narratives of Spiritual Development of Black Undergraduates
THE STORIES WE TELL: NARRATIVES OF SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT AMONG BLACK UNDERGRADUATES Keon M. McGuire Shaun R. Harper John L. Jackson, Jr. Discourse surrounding religion in the American public sphere, especially as it relates to young adults, primarily exists within church decline narratives; or the …
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Examining spiritual development in collegiate athletes participating in individual and team sports
… this explanatory study was to examine levels of spirituality self-reported by collegiate student-athletes participating in individual and team sports. Student-athletes’ levels of spirituality were measured using Astin’s (2004) College Students’ Beliefs and Values Survey (CSBV). Conceptually, this …
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A Tale of Two Schools: The Spiritual Development of Leaders in Protestant Seminaries
… and practitioners increasingly consider the spiritual development of leaders to be essential, not only for individual well-being, but that of the culture at large. This is particularly important for clergy, a profession centered on spiritual leadership. While the institutions in which most …
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The relationship between ministry praxis and spiritual development milestones in the lives of children
… an agreed upon definition and understanding of spirituality and the need for a sound and practical approach to helping children develop spiritually was the catalyst behind this research. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between ministry praxis and spiritual development …
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The experience of students who identify as Jewish and Greek : influences on spiritual development
… learning pertaining to this context is students' spiritual development, yet this is a vital part of a student's life throughout college and critical to whole student learning (Love & Talbot, 2005). Students report a high level of interest in spiritual activities while struggling with existential …
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Bereavement and moral and spiritual development : an exploration of the experiences of children and young people
… in two parts, attempts to interpret in moral and spiritual terms those responses to bereavement that are often described as psychological. In part one human development is considered comparing religious, philosophical, scientific and psychological theories and a model of the 'core self is proposed …
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A 17-year Longitudinal Study of Spiritual Development and Psychological Correlates in a Sample of College Students
… to better understand the process of religious development and the relationship between religiosity and mental health. This study analyzes that data by examining the stability of two different religious development styles that were identified in 1984, the stability of religious motivations over …
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A Delphi Study of the Biblical/Doctrinal Knowledge That Ministers of Christian Churches/Churches of Christ Consider Essential for Spiritual Development
… . The primary role of the minister is to spiritually lead others and facilitate their spiritual growth. Traditionally, biblical and doctrinal teachings have played an essential role in this process. Sadly, two recent trends have worked against this pastoral role. First, research indicates …
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The aims and presuppositions of religious education in Catholic and secular traditions : a comparison, with reference to spiritual development and religious education
… (3) to explore some of the issues relating to spiritual development as they arise in religious education in Catholic and secular traditions. It is the underlying thesis of this study that it is in comparing the approaches of each tradition to understanding religious education that it becomes …
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The relationship between pupils’ spiritual development and school ethos: a survey of 10-11 year old children from a sample of primary schools in Northern Ireland
… explores how school ethos is associated with the spiritual development of pupils. An ‘ethos scale’ is devised by mapping together theoretical models of school culture and spirituality. This new scale and an existing scale of spiritual well-being (used as a measure of spiritual development) are …
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Toward Christian-Identity Response Theory : Exploring Identity, Spirituality, and Response to Adversity Among African American Males Placed at Risk
<p>Problem: A lack of research integrating spiritual development as a central component of human development does not reflect an understanding of the whole person across multiple contexts throughout the life span. Such a limited-capacity view of African American males disproportionately …
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Educational and theological aspects of university chaplaincy work
… in the university's central concern with human development. A study of the factors involved in student development reveals its holistic nature. Spiritual development has its own particular place in the developmental process. The pattern of spiritual development has many parallels with other …
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The Role of Residential Learning Communities in the Faith Development of First Year College Students
Although student development theories have recognized the complex processes of identity development, they have not adequately addressed the development of the spiritual self. Rather than given separate consideration, spiritual development is often discussed in the context of other aspects of …
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The Influence of In-Home Family Discipleship and Youth Ministry on Young Adult Disciple Making
… in disciple making and their childhood spiritual development at home and in youth ministry. He utilized qualitative methods using open ended questions to explore the best practices of parents, youth ministry programs, and other influential factors. Chapter 2 reviews the pertinent …
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