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Tirrell, Jonathan M.; Geldhof, G. John; King, Pamela Ebstyne; Dowling, Elizabeth M.; Sim, Alistair T. R.; Williams, Kate; Iraheta, Guillermo; Lerner, Jacqueline V.; Lerner, Richard M. – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2019
Background: The more than one billion children living in poverty worldwide are often marginalized from the resources needed for health and well-being, a situation that may create feelings of hopelessness and diminish chances for thriving. Compassion International (CI), a faith-based child-sponsorship organization committed to alleviating child…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Poverty, Religion, Program Effectiveness
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Pearce, Jo – British Journal of Religious Education, 2019
It has been suggested common schools might have something to learn from spiritual education in Steiner schools. This arguably assumes practice in Steiner schools to be compatible with the aims of spiritual education in common schools. I question this by considering whether the former is confessional, as the latter should not be. I begin by…
Descriptors: Spiritual Development, Religious Education, Teaching Methods, Religious Factors
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Thoilliez, Bianca – Ethics and Education, 2019
The article investigates which epistemological considerations justify how religious life fits into the school life, and examines the debate on the participation of religiosity in the education system. I do this, first, by addressing the pedagogical implications of the distinction between public and private as maintained by Richard Rorty and,…
Descriptors: Religion, Religious Factors, Public Schools, Private Schools
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Carr-Chellman, Davin J. – New Horizons in Adult Education & Human Resource Development, 2019
This paper reports the results of a study of adult ethical development in Christian congregations. Using an empirical hermeneutic phenomenological methodology, this study examined how five pastors understand and encourage ethical development, creating an in-depth analysis and interpretation of their perceptions of the phenomenon of adult ethical…
Descriptors: Ethics, Phenomenology, Clergy, Christianity
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Kielkiewicz, Krzysztof; Ó'Mathúna, Ciarán; McLaughlin, Christopher; Boduszek, Daniel – Journal of Beliefs & Values, 2019
Spirituality is a phenomenon which continues to attract much interest in the Western culture. Throughout the years, it has changed in form and developed in understanding. It has become unprecedentedly broad and embraced by many people, even those who do not consider themselves to be religious. Indeed, spirituality is a subject of debate within…
Descriptors: Postmodernism, Spiritual Development, Self Concept, Foreign Countries
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Reese, Ryan F.; Hadeed, Sabrina; Craig, Hannah; Beyer, Alia; Gosling, Marjorie – Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 2019
Wilderness Therapy (WT) programming has been criticized for underutilizing nature as an active co-facilitator in treatment. Although some concept models in the field take into account nature's contributions in WT, an abundance of multidisciplinary research suggests that nature contact and connection could be of greater emphasis. The purpose of…
Descriptors: Physical Environment, Outdoor Education, Wellness, Therapy
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Hallman, Heidi – International Studies in Catholic Education, 2022
The question: 'Education: Commodity or Public Good?' (Grace, G. 1989. "Education: Commodity or Public Good?" "British Journal of Educational Studies" 37 (3): 207-221. doi:10.1080/00071005.1989.9973812) is more prescient than ever, and this paper probes the ways in which Catholic school teachers experience market-oriented…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Catholic Educators, Educational Change, Neoliberalism
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Khalili, Samaneh; Kallioniemi, Arto; Bagheri Noaparast, Khosrow – British Journal of Religious Education, 2022
This article aims to identify and compare the characteristics of human agency in liberal and Islamic religious education, comparing Iran as a religious context influenced by Islamic state ideology with Finland as a liberal context and a secular state ideology. This comparison will be accomplished by document analysis of the national curricula for…
Descriptors: National Curriculum, Comparative Education, Religious Education, Islamic Culture
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Counts, Dena; Dodd, Carley; Wallace, J. D.; Cardot, Joe – Christian Higher Education, 2022
Christian higher education has been experiencing frequent transformational organizational change (e.g., downsizing, elimination of departments, technological innovations, addition of majors, etc.). These changes are significantly impacting faculty members. In other contexts, researchers have asserted that organizational change correlates with…
Descriptors: Organizational Change, Christianity, College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes
Novel Priyatna – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This study aimed to explore how participation in small-group discipleship fosters a transformative learning experience among undergraduate students in a selected Christian university in Indonesia. Seven semi-structured focus group interviews were conducted with 20 undergraduate students and nine very recent graduates from various schools, males…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, Learning Experience, Small Group Instruction, Religious Factors
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McLure, Felicity; Aldridge, Jill – International Journal of Christianity & Education, 2023
Understanding students' perceptions of Christian education is essential for schools seeking to make changes that enhance opportunities for students to understand and engage with Christian faith. This study introduces and describes the validation of an accessible survey that probes students' perceptions of the Christian culture of their school and…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Christianity, Religious Education, School Culture
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William R. Driscoll – Journal of Catholic Education, 2024
This article examines silent reflection within the context of Augustinian Catholic schools. Tracing the rich lineage of Augustinian spirituality, it explores how cultivating interiority serves as a transformative practice that fosters spiritual growth, nourishes a deeper understanding of self and others, and compliments academic inquiry. Through a…
Descriptors: Spiritual Development, Transformative Learning, Religious Education, Self Concept
Alan Cafferkey – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This qualitative study explores how five Jesuit universities in the United States maintain their mission and identity when partnering with online program managers (OPMs) to develop and support online degree programs. Focusing on the history of online learning and Ignatian spirituality and pedagogy, and using cultural reproduction theory as a lens,…
Descriptors: Institutional Mission, Catholics, Religious Colleges, Institutional Characteristics
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Chhikara, Alankrita – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2021
In this autoethnographic study, I negotiate my identity as a mixed-caste South Asian woman, drawing on a Buddhist-humanist spiritual approach to examine the development of global citizen identity. The non-Western perspective of global citizenship discussed in the paper, challenges the mono-epistemological version of research produced in the…
Descriptors: Buddhism, Humanism, Global Approach, Citizenship Education
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Holmes, Gillian; Pratt-Adams, Simon – Journal of Research on Christian Education, 2021
This article considers how the head teacher's value system influences the ethos of the Church of England (C of E) Voluntary Controlled (VC) primary school. The findings were generated from a case study of six head teachers of rural primary schools in the East of England. The role of a head teacher in any school is a huge responsibility. Leading a…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Rural Schools, Christianity, Leadership Role
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