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Stenger, Lou – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 2004
The author discusses the relationship of spirituality, leadership, and the values-centered mission of Regis University in the context of an online course within the master's in nonprofit management (MNM) degree program. Rest and reflection, personal shadow aspects, and discernment practices are among the elements of the course structure designed…
Descriptors: Spiritual Development, Religion, Leadership Training, Online Courses
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Shapiro, Stewart B.; Fitzgerald, Louise F. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1989
A 40-item Likert scale, Transpersonal Orientation to Learning, was developed to investigate transpersonal (spiritual or mystical) orientation. The scale was validated via administration to 166 graduate students in education to determine their beliefs about the development of spiritual potential in learning environments. Satisfactory reliability…
Descriptors: Education Majors, Graduate Students, Higher Education, Humanistic Education
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Perrin, Karen M.; Dorman, Karen A. – Journal of School Nursing, 2003
The purpose of this study was to explore the personal life stories of women who became mothers while still in their teen years. The focus was on themes that evolved as important in the lives of these women, including family support, partner support, mentor support, economic opportunity, resiliency, optimism, and spirituality. Each of the 22 women…
Descriptors: Mothers, Family (Sociological Unit), Social Support Groups, School Nurses
Shelton-Colangelo, Sharon, Ed.; Mancuso, Carolina, Ed.; Duvall, Mimi, Ed. – Altamira Press, 2006
This edited collection addresses the growing need for ideas and methods conducive to holistic educational practices and aims to encourage more personal growth in students too often distracted by the background noise of war, violence, racism, and environmental deterioration. The contributors are working teachers and professors who have integrated a…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Personal Narratives, Field Studies, Educational Practices
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Lili, Tian; Shenghua, Jin – Frontiers of Education in China, 2006
Objective: To explore the characteristics of the spiritual beliefs among junior high school students. Method: 431 junior high school students are measured by Students' Basic Information Questionnaire (SBIQ) and Middle School Students' Spiritual Beliefs Questionnaire (MSSSBQ). Results: (1) The overall characteristics of the spiritual beliefs among…
Descriptors: Grade 9, Grade 8, Grade 7, Junior High School Students
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Doll, William – JCT: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1995
Introduces this issue on the Loyola Spirituality Conference, in which participants experienced the process of being educated as a consequence of encountering something strange and different. Participants journeyed into a world of understanding that was unfamiliar to them by experiencing a day of communal sharing and celebratory activities (eating,…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Conferences, Consciousness Raising, Cultural Awareness
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Eke, Richard; Lee, John; Clough, Nick – British Journal of Religious Education, 2005
The UK Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) documents for religious education indicate two distinct areas for study that may be characterised as teaching about the main faith traditions and tackling puzzling problems. This paper presents a detailed analysis of whole-class interactive teaching and learning in one session in each of four…
Descriptors: Topography, Classroom Communication, Religious Education, Protocol Materials
Center for Religious Freedom, 2006
This appendix is a companion document to "Saudi Arabia's Curriculum of Intolerance with Excerpts from Saudi Ministry of Education Textbooks for Islamic Studies." The appendix includes selected excerpts in Arabic with English translations for currently-used textbooks in grades 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12. These excerpts support the…
Descriptors: Semitic Languages, Muslims, Ideology, Foreign Countries
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Kuh, George D.; Gonyea, Robert M. – Liberal Education, 2006
One of the more intriguing trends at the turn of the twenty-first century is the ascendant influence of religion in various aspects of American life. The renewed interest in religion and spirituality is not just a function of aging baby boomers acknowledging their mortality. The University of Pennsylvania reported that 86 percent of those between…
Descriptors: Religious Factors, Religion, Spiritual Development, Higher Education
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O'Grady, Kevin – International Journal of Children's Spirituality, 2006
Remarks on current educational language precede discussions of: pupils' educational development; pupil voice; adolescence and action research. There follows a report of an innovation in religious education pedagogy, designed to address concerns that pupils should be helped to understand the emergence of their own beliefs and values over time. This…
Descriptors: Student Development, Action Research, Early Adolescents, Religious Education
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Trokan, John – Catholic Education: A Journal of Inquiry and Practice, 2005
The Religious Pastoral Studies and Behavioral Sciences Departments of a Midwestern college have collaborated in offering academic courses in theology and anthropology that include service immersion experiences with people of diverse cultures in South Dakota, North Carolina, New Mexico, Kentucky, and Honduras. This paper explores the incarnational…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Philosophy, Curriculum Design, Anthropology
Bauldry, Shawn; Hartmann, Tracey A. – Public/Private Ventures, 2004
This report, the third derived from research out of the National Faith-Based Initiative (NFBI), examines how faith-based organizations designed and implemented mentoring programs for high-risk youth. Focusing on four NFBI sites (in the Bronx and Brooklyn, NY; Baton Rouge, LA; and Philadelphia, PA), the report takes up three key questions: How were…
Descriptors: Mentors, Volunteers, Youth Opportunities, Youth Problems
Lowery, John Wesley – College Student Affairs Journal, 2004
When considering the issues associated with addressing faith, spirituality, and religion on campus, it is important for student affairs professionals, especially those at public colleges and universities, to be cognizant of the associated legal issues. The Constitution protects the freedom of religious exercise and against the establishment of…
Descriptors: Legal Problems, Religious Cultural Groups, Public Colleges, Religion
Davis, Janice K.; Dunn, Merrily S.; Davis, J. Shay – College Student Affairs Journal, 2004
This qualitative study compared and contrasted the perceptions of roles, support, and mission of campus ministers at a large public and a small private institution in the southeastern United States. Semi-structured interviews of campus ministers, representing a variety of faith traditions, were conducted and analyzed.
Descriptors: Clergy, Interviews, Institutional Mission, Church Role
Pope, Myron L.; Moore, Cynthia – College Student Affairs Journal, 2004
For African American students, matriculation at a predominantly White institution of higher education can be quite intimidating. Religion is important in providing comfort and encouragement for many of these students. This article describes the Afro-American gospel choir at the University of Alabama and its role in providing a more positive campus…
Descriptors: African American Students, Singing, Music Activities, Religious Cultural Groups
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