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Lee, Ya-Hui – Educational Gerontology, 2016
In Taiwan, older adults over the age of 65 made up 12.51% of the population in 2015, causing the government to promote older adult education to help achieve active aging. As a result, more elderly people have attended learning activities and applied new skills to volunteering. The researcher conducted focus group interviews with 93 older adults…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, Foreign Countries, Spiritual Development, Older Adults
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Niehaus, Elizabeth; Rivera, Mark – Journal of College Student Development, 2016
The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between students' religiousness and participation in alternative breaks (ABs) using both survey and interview data from the National Survey of Alternative Breaks. Findings from this mixed methods study demonstrate the potential for ABs to facilitate religiousness and help students connect…
Descriptors: Religion, Religious Factors, Surveys, Interviews
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Decker, Allyn; Hawkins, Greg – Christian Higher Education, 2016
The purpose of this research was to better understand the variety of student and faculty global learning and development programs by member institutions of the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU), and what motivated the creation of these types of programs. Although various forms of global engagement programming were examined,…
Descriptors: Universities, Christianity, Church Related Colleges, Interviews
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Webber, Ruth – Youth Studies Australia, 2011
Ninety-three young Australians were interviewed about volunteering as part of a larger three-stage study on youth spirituality and social concern. The results indicate that young people who were older, better educated and had access to networks and mentoring were more likely to be engaged in social-cause service than those without these resources.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Volunteers, Foreign Countries, Interviews