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Freeman, Shannon; Garcia, John; Marston, Hannah R. – Educational Gerontology, 2013
Pathways healthy and physically functional centenarians take to achieve advanced old age have fascinated mankind for centuries. This hermeneutic phenomenological study documents characteristics perceived by centenarians as important and central to their attainment of advanced longevity. Secondary data including written transcripts and audio and…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Hermeneutics, Phenomenology, Older Adults
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LeBlanc, Patty; Slaughter, Patty – Journal of School Choice, 2012
This investigation compared the influence of public and Christian high schools on the spiritual formation and academic achievement of college students. Recent high school graduates who attend a private, liberal arts university in the southeastern United States responded to an online survey and interview questions related to the influence of one's…
Descriptors: High Schools, Christianity, Academic Achievement, High School Graduates
Payne Gold, Shaunna – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Spiritual development and nonheterosexual identity development are both slippery topics that are individually complex and multifaceted. Scholars from various disciplines have called for a deeper understanding of the intersection of spirituality and nonheterosexual identity (Buchanan, Dzelme, Harris & Hecker, 2001; Love, Bock Jannarone, &…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Spiritual Development, Homosexuality, Sexual Identity