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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
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Have They Arrived at Galilee? The Insights of Emerging Leaders in a Long-Term Spiritual and Faith Formation Programme
Chris Hackett1; Shane Lavery2; Margaret Scharf1
International Studies in Catholic Education, v17 n1 p131-144 2025
This study explored the perceptions of ongoing participants in the Galilee Spiritual and Faith Formation programme on the development of their personal and faith formation. The study used a constructivist paradigm, specifically that of interpretivism and employed a symbolic interactionist perspective to explore participant perceptions. The methodology for the study was an instrumental case study. Data were collected through a focus group interview with six participants and written responses from other two participants unable to attend the focus group. The results firstly indicated that continued involvement with the Galilee Spiritual and Faith Formation programme had made a positive impact on participants' personal efficacy and confidence in their own spirituality and faith. Secondly, continued involvement in the Galilee programme had enhanced participants' professional efficacy or confidence to lead others in deepening their spirituality and faith.
Descriptors: Religious Education, Spiritual Development, Self Efficacy, Self Esteem, Constructivism (Learning), Catholics, Catholic Educators, Teacher Attitudes, Faculty Development, Program Descriptions, Outcomes of Education, Foreign Countries
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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Author Affiliations: 1Catholic Institute of Western Australia, Perth, Australia; 2The School of Education, The University of Notre Dame, Fremantle, Australia