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Showing 1 to 20 of 43 for “"Spiritual Dimension"”.
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The Cinema and its Spectatorship: The Spiritual Dimension of the 'Human Apparatus'
… to the emerging cinema and its so-called spiritual dimension. Instead of an ontology of the image, or a cultural (metaphorical) analysis of spirits, phantoms or spectres as immaterial manifestations, this thesis proposes an ontology of the spectators' perception through which the spiritual …
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How do New Zealand nurses consider a spiritual dimension in their work?
… nurses as to where we are in the discussion of spirituality and holistic practice in relation to overseas colleagues. This study is an initial description of what nurses in a provincial area of New Zealand consider in relation to a spiritual dimension in clinical work. Ten nurses working in …
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Rethinking the Spiritual Dimension of Art Education: Exploring a Quaker Alternative Setting
… support of the premise regarding rethinking the spiritual dimension of art education, this qualitative study explored Scattergood Quaker high school at West Branch, Iowa, over a two-year period, 1998 to 2000. The main focus of the thesis addressed the following questions surrounding alternative …
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The Spiritual Dimension Of Social Work Practice In And Through Research, Education, And Life Experience
… has been an effort to reintroduce religion and spirituality as tangible constructs into social work education and practice in an effort to incorporate all aspects of the client's system (biological, psychological, social, spiritual) and to understand and appreciate the client's diversity and …
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Training for the whole person : an exploration of possibilities for enhancing the spiritual dimension of police training
… soul of its employees. He argued that people's spiritual needs were often the element that was overlooked in this although there now appeared to be a growing international trend that focused on this area at work.This research took place in Centrex; the centre of excellence for policing, and the …
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The Spiritual Superintendent: An Exploratory Inquiry Into the Existence of a Spiritual Dimension in Selected Superintendents' Leadership
… to determine to what extent the notion of a spiritual dimension existed in the leadership style of the subjects. The study findings showed that a spiritual dimension did exist in the leadership style of the subjects studied and that such a dimension had a significant impact upon their …
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The spiritual life of young children
The spiritual dimension is central to well-being as it is thought to be the domain of development that helps to weave everything together. That explains why, in the last decade, there has been a greater focus on the spiritual dimension of children’s lives and a surge of interest in holistic …
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‘Divine love’ in the philosophical works of Luce Irigaray: a critical quest of a Korean woman seeking women’s spirituality
… the concept of ‘divine love.’ Nevertheless, the spiritual dimension of Luce Irigaray’s philosophical works deserves serious consideration. The third chapter seeks to the insights gained to spiritual dimension in feminist theology. In search for women’s spirituality and identity, the synthesis of …
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BIINDGOOSHNAME SHKODE TEMGOOG (We Are Coming to Where the Fire is) Orienting a Secular School to Humanity's Original Instructions
… from a reduction of Gikendassowin -which has a spiritual origin- to humanist terms. My research looks at how a non-indigenous school is affected by Indigenous spiritual influences. The conceptual framework rests on Gikendaasowin, alongside what has been called “perennial philosophy”, which …
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Spirituality in psychotherapy : a hidden dimension : an exploratory study
Many in the caring professions consider spirituality to be a fundamental dimension of human experience and identity. Consequently, some claim that this dimension cannot be ignored in disciplines such as psychotherapy that deals with the human being and with human experience. Moreover, the increase …
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An analysis of the impact of and the relationship between team ministry and members' spiritual maturity
… being a part of a ministry team and its pastors' spiritual maturity. The study examined the correlation between being a part of an effective team ministry and team members' spiritual maturity as well as the correlation between being a part of an ineffective team and team members' spiritual …
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A study of the experience of dramatic performance for drama students
… philosophical, aesthetic, emotional and spiritual aspects. This study argues that the spiritual dimension of the psyche is overlooked in the research into education. Spirituality in education is not easily addressed in secular settings and needs exploration and explication. The thesis …
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An Exploration of the Relationship between Contemporary Spirituality, the Physically Active Rural Tourist and the Geography of Place: a case study of the Lake District
It is well documented that the search for spirituality or spiritual transcendence is a defining characteristic of contemporary society. Paralleling this theme, it has also been argued that tourism, as a pervasive social activity, may be considered a modern sacred experience, a search for spiritual …
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The Implications of an Evangelical Theology of the Body for Christocentric Spiritual Formation
Christocentric spiritual formation approaches that incorporate the physical body are lacking in the literature base. The physical body plays a crucial role in spiritual formation; failure to recognize the significance of human embodiment in this way neglects a fundamental aspect of the imago Dei. …
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‘Being-in-the-world’ as a mother - hermeneutic-phenomenological exploration of lived experiences of eight new mothers’ transition to motherhood - within the theoretical frame of ‘four dimensions of existence’
… as an ontological journey involving all Four Dimensions of Existence (van Deurzen, 1997). The aim of this study was therefore to phenomenologically explore, through semi-structured interviews, the lived experiences of eight first-time mothers’ (postnatal) transition to motherhood. Van Manen’s …
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Spirituality in psychodynamic counselling: An exploration of counsellors' understandings of and engagement with spirituality in practice
There is a continuing interest in spirituality, a fact that seems to fly in the face of claims that UK society is becoming more secularized. Although there has been increased interest and research in spirituality in counselling, there is little specifically concerned with psychodynamic counselling. …
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The role of prayer in Shakespeare's plays
… obscured. I contribute to this recovery of the spiritual dimension of Shakespeare's work by tackling the question of what prayer does in his plays. I place these performed prayers in their historical and theological contexts, as well as analyse their roles dramatically and thematically within …
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Passages : a hospice for New York City
… the hard work of dying, the psychological and spiritual dimension of the process. While the philosophical concept of hospice developed in the United States during the 1970's the questions surrounding the appropriate hospice environment have not yet been answered successfully This thesis …
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Islamic Repose Center Johor Baharu, Malaysia
… of awakening the physical, emotional, and spiritual dimension of life with representations of humanity and nature. This is an architecture of celebrating life, which is fully active, fully awake and fully aware. Symbolically, it is a place for resting body, heart and mind. This place is …
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Young children's expressions of spirituality : an ethnographic case study
Historically the fostering of children's spirituality or spiritual development has been embedded in English education legislation. The underpinning principles of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework (DC SF, 2008), for children from birth to five years, made explicit reference to a …
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