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Spirituality and Social Networks of People with Intellectual and Developmental Disability
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Sango, Precious N.; Forrester-Jones, Rachel – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2018
Background: Researchers contend that religious and spiritual communities may provide a conduit to friendship for people with IDD. This research explored the interface between social networks and spirituality for individuals with IDD living in either a faith or non-faith based service. Method: A mixed-methods approach was used including…
Descriptors: Spiritual Development, Social Networks, Intellectual Disability, Friendship
Enhancing High Schoolers' Creative Thinking and Complex Problem-Solving Abilities: Examining the Effectiveness of Spirituality
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Pandya, Samta P. – Psychology in the Schools, 2022
High schoolers' creative thinking and complex problem-solving abilities are important for determining achievement. There is a need to investigate whether spiritual training delivered via a microblogging social networking platform would be effective. This article reports a study that examines the impact of Twitter-based spiritual posts on high…
Descriptors: High School Students, Creative Thinking, Problem Solving, Spiritual Development
#Digitalfaith: Using Social Media for Professional Development
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Manson, Sable A.; Cordovés, Janett I. – Journal of College and Character, 2018
There is a need to identify and create spaces for professionals in higher education to engage religion, secularism, and spirituality in meaningful ways. #DigitalFaith resources are the digital platforms and communities supporting religious, secular, and spiritual development, and they offer potential avenues for professional development. This…
Descriptors: Social Media, Higher Education, Professional Development, Feedback (Response)
Stressing the Journey: Using Life Stories to Study Medical Student Wellbeing
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Jenkins, Tania M.; Kim, Jenny; Hu, Chelsea; Hickernell, John C.; Watanaskul, Sarah; Yoon, John D. – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2018
While previous studies have considered medical student burnout and resilience at discrete points in students' training, few studies examine how stressors and resilience-building factors can emerge before, and during, medical school. Our study focuses on students' life stories to comprehensively identify factors contributing to student wellbeing.…
Descriptors: Medical Students, Well Being, Burnout, Stress Variables
Accumulating Cosmopolitan and Ethnic Identity Capital through International Student Mobility
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Bamberger, Annette – Studies in Higher Education, 2020
International student mobility (ISM), particularly degree-mobility, has been primarily portrayed as the rational pursuit of economic advantage in an increasingly competitive and stratified global hierarchy of nations, academic institutions and qualifications. This focus on what has been portrayed as the pursuit of 'cosmopolitan capital', has led…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Social Capital, Cultural Capital, Ethnicity
Leading Dual Language Immersion in Catholic Elementary Schools
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Fuller, Carrie – ProQuest LLC, 2018
While the academic and social success of two-way immersion programs in the public school sector is widely documented, little research has been conducted on how US Catholic school leaders have managed this whole school reform. Through an exploratory case study, the motivations and perceptions of 28 Catholic school administrators and change…
Descriptors: Immersion Programs, Catholic Schools, Change Agents, Administrator Attitudes