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Flannery, Mary Kathleen. "Embracing diversity in campus life the formation of multicultural faith communities /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1999. http://www.tren.com.
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Thesis (D. Min.)--Catholic Theological Union at Chicago, 1999.Abstract and vita. "The goal of this thesis-project is to assist campus ministers in the initial stages of the formation of multicultural faith communities ..."--Introd. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 177-187).
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Winslow, Richard Priess Gallos Joan V. "Ethos and its influences on religious identity an undergraduate articulation of campus ethos from denominational perspectives /." Diss., UMK access, 2006.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--School of Education. University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2006."A dissertation in urban leadership policy studies in education and education." Advisor: Joan V. Gallos. Typescript. Vita. Title from "catalog record" of the print edition Description based on contents viewed Jan. 29, 2007. Includes bibliographical references (leaves [266]-276 ). Online version of the print edition.
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Bell, Nathan T. "An analysis of religious faith in NCAA Division III student-athletes and non student-athletes." Virtual Press, 2007. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1371684.
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The purpose of this study was to assess the strength of religious faith in student-athletes and non student-athletes attending a religiously-practicing and a non religiously-practicing NCAA Division III institution. Participants were recruited from two NCAA Division III institutions in the Midwest (N = 375). Specifically, participants attended either Institution A (n = 201), a religiously-practicing, or Institution B (n = 174), a non religiously-practicing, NCAA Division III institution. Each participant completed a demographic assessment and the Santa Clara Strength of Religious Faith Questionnaire.A 2 X 2 X 2 (Gender X Current Athletic Participation X Institution Attended) ANOVA was employed to determine if significant differences existed in strength of religious faith between students at the two aforementioned institutions. Students attending Institution A displayed higher strength of religious faith than students attending Institution B. Also, a significant interaction indicated non student-athletes attending Institution A reported higher strength of religious faith than students-athletes attending Institution A. In addition, student-athletes attending Institution B were not significantly different in respect to strength of religious faith when compared to non student-athletes attending Institution B. Finally, females indicated higher strength of religious faith than males. This study has provided additional evidence for the impact of religion in the lives of intercollegiate student-athletes and non student-athletes.School of Physical Education, Sport, and Exercise Science
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Barcus, Sonja M. "The relationship between religious commitment, spiritual well-being, and psychological well-being." Virtual Press, 1999. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1116296.
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The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship between religious commitment, spiritual well-being and psychological well-being in college students. The Spiritual Well-Being Scale (SWBS) and Psychological Well-Being Scale (PWBS) were administered. Also frequency of church attendance was assessed. Canonical Analysis was used to investigate the data from 425 participants to determine if there is relationship between religious/spiritual well-being and psychological well-being. A statistically significant relationship was found between religious/spiritual well-being and psychological well-being. The following describes the nature of the relationship. First, participants who experience existential well-being tend to be self-accepting and to a lesser extent have mastery of their environment and a purpose in life. Second, participants who experience existential well-being and to a lesser degree, religious well-being tend to accept themselves, have a purpose in life, possess mastery of their environment, positively relate to others, feel they are growing personally, and are autonomous. This study provided evidence of a relationship between religious/spiritual well-being and psychological well-being. Implications and limitations of the study, as well as recommendations for future research are discussed.Department of Counseling Psychology and Guidance Services
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Griffin, Danielle N. "The association between spirituality and selected sexual behaviors of college students." Virtual Press, 2005. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1314327.
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The purpose of this study was to determine if the level of spirituality in college students influenced the sexual behaviors in which they engaged. Subjects for this study were sampled from among students enrolled in large core curriculum courses at Ball State University. The design of this study was a cross-sectional survey, descriptive, comparative study. The data collection instruments for this study were the Spiritual Involvement and Beliefs Scales (Hatch et al. 1997) and selected questions from the College Risk Behaviors Questionnaire (CDC, 1995). A total of 300 instruments were distributed and 93.3% (n=280) were completed and returned.The Pearson Chi-Square analysis was used to test the hypotheses that there was no association between spirituality and selected sexual risky behavior among college students. Results of the Pearson's Chi-Square analysis revealed that there was an association between spirituality and sexual risk behavior of college students, therefore, the null hypothesis was rejected.Department of Physiology and Health Science
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Koeplin, John P. (John Peter). "A Comparison of Cognitive Moral Development of Accounting Students at a Catholic University with Secular University Accounting Students." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1998. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc278021/.
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Previous research has shown that accountants may be inadequate moral reasoners. Concern over this trend caused the Treadway Commission (1987) and the Accounting Education Change Commission (1990) to call for greater integration of ethics into the student's training. Ponemon and Glazer (1990) found a difference in cognitive moral development (CMD) between accounting students at a public university and a private university with a liberal arts emphasis. This study expands Ponemon and Glazer's research by examining two liberal arts universities, one a private, secular institution and one a Catholic institution. The primary research question asks if Catholic university accounting students manifest greater CMD growth than secular university accounting students. Additionally, this study examines and compares the priority that accounting students from the different institutions place on ethical values versus economic values. It was expected that Catholic university accounting students would manifest both greater CMD growth and a greater concern for ethical values over economic values when compared with non-Catholic university accounting students. The study utilized a two-phase approach. In the first phase, an organizational study of two institutions was made to determine how each strives to integrate moral development into their accounting students' education. In the second phase, lower-division and senior accounting students were given three ethical and values related tasks to complete which propose to measure differences in ethical and economic values.
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Saunders, George A. "The myth of cyberfaith." Virtual Press, 2002. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1230604.
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This study used random sample survey data from the Middletown Area Survey of 2000 to examine the use of the Internet for religious purposes. The survey data was supplemented by follow-up phone interviews with survey respondents who identified themselves as frequent users of the Internet for religious purposes. Two hypotheses were tested: the Church Dissatisfaction Hypothesis - that religious use of the Internet is positively correlated with church dissatisfaction, and the Conservative Religiosity Hypothesis - that religious use of the Internet is positively correlated with conservative religiosity. This study found no evidence for the Church Dissatisfaction Hypothesis, but did find evidence for the Conservative Religiosity Hypothesis. In fact, 80% of those who used the Internet for religious purposes fit the study's definition of conservative religiosity.Department of Sociology
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Beers, Stephen Thomas. "Faith development of Christian college students engaged in a one-month study abroad mission trip." Virtual Press, 1999. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1137501.
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Little research has been conducted to show the relationship between short-term study abroad/mission experiences and the faith development of those who engage in them. Christian colleges and universities utilize these experiences to help develop their students' faith. This research analyzed the relationship between a Christian college student's experience in a one-month study abroad/mission experience and his or her faith development and maturity.The research was conducted with 171 students from a Christian university, including 72 students (study group) who spent one month in the university's study abroad/mission program and 99 students (control group) who took classes on campus during the same time period. The development of the student's faith was measured by three instruments: 1) a six question qualitative survey given to the study group; 2) the Faith Maturity Scale (FMS) published by the Search Institute; and 3) Growth in Mature Faith Index (GMFI) published by the Search Institute.The quantitative data analysis indicated no significant differences between pre- and post-scores for the FMS and GMFI; but the research did find changes that were significant on some of the question items between the two groups, such as the SAM participants becoming more accepting of people with different religious beliefs. Inflated research alpha levels (for multiple testing) were of concern for the researcher, as was the ceiling effect (pre-trip levels above the highest national levels for any age group) with the Christian college student population. Qualitative data indicated that the Study Abroad Mission Students developed in their relationship with God and their service to others.School of Continuing Education and Public Service
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Wilson, Charlene E. "Religion, spirituality & spiritual development of undergraduate students." Scholarly Commons, 2006. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/632.
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Spirituality is a topic of growing interest for college students and scholars and yet personal accounts of spiritual development among college students remains limited. This study investigated the spiritual development of seven traditional-aged, University of the Pacific students in their senior year of course study. Interviews were conducted using an interview guide. Participants were requested through chain sampling techniques. Interviews were used to gain knowledge about the experiences students have that contribute to the ways in which they define spirituality and how those experiences affected them personally. Responses from interviews of Pacific students will be compared to Fowler's Stages of Faith and the work of Parks, Chickering and other's conclusions made regarding how students and people across generations and cultures develop a sense of meaning and purpose.
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Bryan, Vanessa Roberts. "A Phenomenological Study of Gay and Lesbian College Students' Spiritual Experiences at Religious Higher Education Institutions." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2017. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc984178/.
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Despite recent scholarly interest in college students' spirituality and spiritual development, as well as research indicating that students are interested in spirituality and have a strong desire to integrate spirituality into their lives, few researchers have addressed the spiritual experiences of gay and lesbian college students.
Utilizing a phenomenological qualitative approach, I explored the spiritual experiences of nine gay and lesbian college students at two religiously affiliated universities in the southwest region of the United States. The ages of the participants ranged from 19 to 23, with a mean of 21. There were five female, three male, and one gender queer participants. Seven participants identified as white, while the other two participants identified as Hispanic. I identified three major themes related to their lived experience of spirituality: (1) spiritual quest characterized by struggle and pain, (2) finding reconciliation and acceptance, and (3) the importance of support from the university, student groups, friends, and family. Implications for practice included the importance of establishing an official recognized student organization to support gay and lesbian students, creating spaces for personal reflection, meditation, prayer, and solitude as well as safe spaces, the need for educational and outreach programs for faculty, staff, and students, and an evaluation of institutional policies the might negatively impact gay and lesbian students. Suggestions for future research are discussed including the exploration of the impact that faculty members have on students' spiritual growth.
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Herrera, Christina M. "Expanding the Notion of Campus Climate: the Effect of Religion and Spirituality on the Perception of Campus Climate." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2015. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc804898/.
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Religion/spirituality is a salient facet of identity for many college students, yet addressing issues related to spirituality/religion is contentious in many higher education institutions. Prior research has shown that various other facets of identity, including race/ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation, affect a student’s perception of campus climate, but religious/spiritual identity has not been examined in the same manner. Using confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling, this study empirically tests the addition of religion/spirituality to the campus climate theory developed by Hurtado et al. (1999). Data came from the 2010 College Senior Survey administered by the Higher Education Research Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles. Results indicate that religious and spiritual identity have significant direct effects on the perception and other aspects of campus climate. Future research is needed to extend the understanding between religious and spiritual identity and the perception of campus climate.
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Hoggan, Barbara. "Success Factors among Early College Entrants." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2008. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc9091/.
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This study explored how various intrapersonal, familial, and life-goal characteristics related to the academic and personal success of first semester early college entrants attending the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science (TAMS) at the University of North Texas. The study sought to identify which intrapersonal factors and external factors affected grades, behavioral markers, and life satisfaction during the students' first semester at TAMS. Baseline data from TAMS entrance material such as standardized achievement test scores, previous grade point averages (GPA's), advanced courses taken, and other academic activities and awards were collected. Data were also collected from the students prior to their entry to the start of TAMS related to family cohesiveness, motivation, and career goals. Data from parents were gathered prior to the start of TAMS regarding parenting styles, demographics, parents' educational levels, careers, and income levels, as well as the child's homework, extracurricular activities, and other time demands. First semester grades, a measure of life satisfaction since the program began, and behavior reports from staff members were used as outcome/success indicators. These additional data were used to examine the relationship between success and familial/interpersonal/life goal factors.
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Crane, Amy L. "The relationship of social support and spiritual well-being to body dissatisfaction among college women." Virtual Press, 2008. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1390654.
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The purpose of this study was to assess whether spiritual well-being and social support functioned as protective variables (moderators) for body dissatisfaction among college women. A hierarchical regression analysis was used to determine whether spiritual well-being and social support predicted body dissatisfaction, as well as if there was an interaction between the two variables. Approximately 100 female participants between the ages of 18 and 31 were recruited from the psychology department to participate in this study. Expanding the knowledge base on spiritual well-being, social support, and body dissatisfaction can facilitate awareness of preventative measures that may be beneficial to young women experiencing body dissatisfaction.Department of Counseling Psychology and Guidance Services
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Hill, Mary Kathleen. "Individual attachment styles and the correspondence/compensation hypotheses in relation to depression and depressive experiences." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2008. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc9092/.
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Two hundred twenty individuals participated in the present study from a university population. The study examined the relationship among attachment styles to caregivers, relationship with God, depressive symptomology, and depressive experiences. Attachment theorists have suggested a connection between childhood attachment to caregivers and current attachment to God through the idea that individuals have "working models" that form how they interpret present relationships. For the most part, the results of the current study supported the idea of correspondence between attachment to caregiver and attachment to God. Individual attachment styles to caregivers matched their attachment style to God. However, when caregiver religiousness was included as a moderating variable, results supported the theory of combined compensation-correspondence for those with insecure attachments to caregivers. Individuals with insecure attachment to caregivers were more likely to compensate for their insecure attachment bonds through participation in religious activity, whereas their internal, private relationship with God corresponded with their previous insecure attachment bonds. Individuals with insecure attachment to caregivers were more likely to endorse symptoms of depression and report introjective, but not anaclitic, depressive experiences. With respect to attachment to God, introjective depressive experiences were positively related to both anxious and avoidant attachments, whereas, anaclitic depressive experiences were positively related only to anxious attachment to God. Anxious attachment to God was found to partially mediate the relationship between insecure attachment to caregivers and depression symptoms. Finally, attachment effects were similar across gender, ethnicity, and age, with some notable exceptions.
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Devenish, Anne P. "The meaning of God today: A phenomenographic study of the art and language of a group of senior secondary students." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 1999. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/1205.
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Relationship with the Divine is the core of Christianity and the professional concern of a number of ministries, including that of religious education. Knowledge about what God means to children and adolescents would be beneficial to teachers. However, research has provided little useful information in this area. Most research conducted so far has been quantitative in nature and does not uncover the lived experience or the participants' personal understandings of this phenomenon. The qualitative research that has been done focuses mainly on the range of concepts of God held by participants. It is concerned with uncovering some of the elements that lead to the formation of these concepts, and not with determining which concepts are meaningful to respondents. This study sought to discover the nature of the meaning of God for a group of senior secondary students at a metropolitan Catholic high school. It focussed on such issues as what God is to these adolescents, what concepts of God are meaningful to them, what mediates God to them, and what influence God has on their lives. The purpose of this study was to provide teachers with useful information that could help to guide them in their educational endeavours. The theoretical paradigm adopted was that of critical liberal feminist theology. The research methodology was that of phenomenography. The methods used for the collection of data were drawing, journalling, and the in-depth interview.
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Rygg, Michelle K. "Context, Content, and Practice: Factors Influencing the Social Literacy of Students in One, All-Female, College-Preparatory Catholic High School." Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1341192937.
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Magula, Nokuzola Princess. "Exploring the influence of spirituality on students' well-being." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1002083.
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This study was aimed at exploring the impact of spirituality on the well-being of students at Rhodes University in South Africa. The study was conducted within a qualitative research paradigm deploying an interpretive phenomenological analysis strategy for data analysis. The study involved a sample of four female Honours students who were all active Christians. The selected students were interviewed to elicit their experiences of spirituality and how this related to their everyday lives. The study used semi-structured interviews in order to get as much information as possible from the small sample of research participants. Data generated in this study was processed, presented and interpreted inductively and hermeneutically in order to identify emerging superordinate themes. This study found that spirituality was experienced as having a positive impact on well-being by all the four students. The study revealed that belief and faith in God amongst the students resulted in enhanced and positive experiences of hope, optimism and compassion which provided the students with a deeper sense of meaning of life and a source of direction in difficult times. The study further showed that participants experienced spirituality as a regulatory mechanism shaping their lifestyles and behaviours. Participants viewed their spirituality and religiosity as a source of social support helping them to cope with distressful situations. The findings of this study are consistent with the findings of previous studies done in the field of psychology and spirituality. The fact that this study has shown that spirituality and religion has a positive impact on student’s well-being may mean that University administrators and psychologists may find the study interesting and valuable
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Mallon, Matthew R. "Male Chinese Student Transitions to Life in an American Secondary Catholic Boarding School." Thesis, Loyola Marymount University, 2013. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3588512.
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The purpose of this qualitative study was to understand the perceived experience of Chinese students during their first year attending a Catholic co-educational boarding and day school in the United States. Data collection included semi-structured interviews of five current students, a faculty and staff questionnaire, and an analysis of the schedule of events for the new boarding student orientation. The data was analyzed using the inductive method for data analysis. The data showed that Chinese students face challenges in four key areas: 1) academic adjustment; 2) social adjustment; 3) emotional support; and 4) developing autonomy. Differences between Chinese culture and American culture provide challenges across the four key areas, leading culture to be best suited as a lens for analyzing the challenges faced by Chinese students transitioning to life at an American boarding school. There should be continuing research to identify the challenges faced by other ethnic and cultural groups in adjusting to life at boarding schools.
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Chavez, Stacey Lynn. "Spirituality and coping with Master's of Social Work education." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2003. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2420.
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This study explored how students utilized spirituality as an effective coping mechanism for the stress they faced while in the Master's of Social Work program at California State University, San Bernardino. A stress and spirituality scale was used to measure each student's spirituality and perceived stress. Most students stated that spirituality and religious activity was helpful in coping with the stress of the MSW program. In addition, spirituality was found to have a strong positive impact on a person's abilities to cope with the stress of the program.
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Hennessey, Allison L. "A case study of the history, development, and future of Campus Crusade for Christ as a representative of the parachurch movement." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Access this title online, 2004. http://www.tren.com.
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Houghton, Katherine Jean. "Applications of Christian faith development theories by the Chief Student Affairs Officers of the Christian College Coalition /." Access Digital Full Text version, 1994. http://pocketknowledge.tc.columbia.edu/home.php/bybib/11586989.
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Thesis (Ed.D.)--Teachers College, Columbia University, 1994.Includes tables. Typescript; issued also on microfilm. Sponsor: L. Lee Knefelkamp. Dissertation Committee: Dawn R. Person. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 86-90).
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O'Connell, John Gerard. "The significance of a pre-service RE course, which recognizes the importance of a focus on the inner life : exploring the experience of primary teacher education students in a small teacher education college in Dublin." Thesis, University of Exeter, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10871/16567.
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This thesis reports the findings of a research study conducted in an initial primary teacher education college in Dublin, exploring how teacher education students experienced and constructed meaning from a pre-service RE course which recognized the importance of a focus on their inner lives. The study, which adopted a qualitative interpretive approach, was conducted using semi-structured interviews with twelve past students from a recently-graduated year group of one hundred students. The study hoped to uncover how a focus on the inner life was taken up by the research participants in relation to their personal and professional wellbeing and their role as educators in general and religious educators in particular. While it did not seek to generalise as a result of the findings, confined as it is by time and circumstance, nevertheless aspects deemed worthwhile by the research participants may also be deemed worthwhile by the reader and indeed may not be confined to the domain of RE. The findings have been framed generally against the three themes of âparticularityâ, âinner-nessâ and âongoing-nessâ. The theme of âparticularityâ relates to the participantsâ epistemological journey, as it is concerned with how concrete elements of the course supported inner life work. The theme of âinner-nessâ relates to the participantsâ ontological journey, as it is concerned with how participants experienced and made meaning from the space provided by the course for inner life work. The theme of âongoingnessâ relates to the total RE journey from primary and secondary school to college and into their teaching lives and its impact on participantsâ inner lives. What is clear from participantsâ responses is that the RE course, and particularly the elements of the RE course that had a focus on the inner life, had a significant impact on participantsâ identity, both personal and professional, at an important stage of their development and personal story. The study demonstrates the importance of inner life work for teacher education students and contributes a level of insight into how students appropriate and construct meaning from a created and creative space that supports a focus on that inner life.
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Mosher, David Keith. "Cultural Humility, Religion, and Health in Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual (LGB) Populations." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2017. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1011765/.
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The purpose of this study was to explore the religion – health link in a sample of adults and undergraduate students (N = 555) that identified as lesbian, gay, or bisexual (LGB), and to explore how perceptions of cultural humility of religious individuals and groups toward LGB individuals affect the relationship between religion and health. First, I found religious commitment among LGB individuals was positively correlated with satisfaction in life, but it was negatively correlated with physical health. Second, I found that cultural humility moderated the relationship between religious commitment and satisfaction in life for LGB individuals involved in a religious community. The lowest levels of satisfaction with life were found for individuals with low religious commitment and perceived the cultural humility of their religious community to be low. However, cultural humility did not moderate the relationship between religious commitment and mental and physical health outcomes. Third, I found cultural humility did not moderate the relationship between religious commitment and minority stress (i.e., internalized homophobia). Fourth, I found that cultural humility was a significant positive predictor of motivations to forgive a hurt caused by a religious individual. I conclude by discussing limitations, areas for future research, and implications for counseling.
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Kilbride, Erin C. "A qualitative study of student attitudes and perceptions of the role of residence life professionals in attending to the spiritual needs of undergraduate college students at Ball State University." Virtual Press, 1998. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1135004.
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This qualitative study investigated the attitudes and perceptions of the role of Residence Life Professionals in attending to the spiritual needs of undergraduate college students at Ball State University. This study examined how undergraduate college students view the role of Residence Life Professionals in attending to spiritual needs. The results of this study have particular significance for those who are responsible for the well being of college students on a daily basis and benefit the Residence Life system by allowing a better understanding of where Professionals and students stand on this issue. This in turn will help Residence Life Professionals and students establish realistic expectations of each other in the spiritual arena. The researcher conducted 12 interviews with undergraduate student at Ball State University and analyzed the data by coding themes.Department of Secondary, Higher, and Foundations of Education
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Lange, Stuart, and n/a. "A rising tide : the growth of Evangelicalism and Evangelical identity among Presbyterians, Anglicans and University students in New Zealand, 1930-1965." University of Otago. Department of Theology and Religious Studies, 2009. http://adt.otago.ac.nz./public/adt-NZDU20090618.161648.
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This thesis relates the resurgent evangelical Protestantism of mid-twentieth century New Zealand to the extensive international historiography which has emerged over the last thirty years, especially through the work of such scholars as David Bebbington in Britain and others in the USA, Canada and Australia. Understanding evangelicalism as a both an historical movement and a recurring set of doctrinal commitments, the new literature has highlighted evangelicalism as a trans-denominational and international movement, sharing such features as those identified in Bebbington�s quadrilateral. Weaving together the study of numerous key individuals, churches and organisations, the thesis argues that a self-aware, cross-denominational and fairly cohesive evangelical stream developed within New Zealand Protestantism between about 1930 and 1965. The thesis demonstrates that the university Evangelical Unions and the Inter-Varsity Fellowship (NZ) - both founded following a schism with the more liberal SCM in the early 1930s - were key factors in the reconstruction of evangelical identity and confidence and in the development of vigorous and expanding evangelical movements in New Zealand�s two largest Protestant denominations. The two key pre-war church leaders who inspired those movements, Thomas Miller (a confessionalist Presbyterian) and William Orange (a devotional Anglican), worked closely with the Evangelical Unions and IVF, and the leaders of the post-war evangelical movements (such as Graham Miller) had been significantly shaped by the EUs and IVF. Mid-century New Zealand evangelicalism was theologically conservative, but also emphasised reason, moderation and restraint, and those values were constantly reinforced by such leaders as Dr. John Laird and Professor E.M. Blaiklock. The renascent New Zealand evangelical movement rejected extremism, anti-intellectualism and ecclesiastical separatism. It explicitly distanced itself from American fundamentalism. In its outlook and cultural style, mid-twentieth century New Zealand evangelicalism largely reflected the prevailing Britishness of New Zealand in that period, and was strongly influenced by the British IVF. By the early 1960s, evangelicalism had become an increasingly significant element within Protestantism in New Zealand. As the movement matured, it had also become less cohesive.
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Bunner, Kristen Elizabeth. "A Global Snapshot of Sexual Health Education: Insights from International Students at BGSU." Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1428940209.
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Hill, Jonathan P. "Religious pathways during the transition to adulthood : a life course approach /." 2007. http://etd.nd.edu.lib-proxy.nd.edu/ETD-db/theses/available/etd-12122007-164537/.
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Black, Josiah W. "An analysis of the perceived challenges and experiences of some student practitioners of earth-based religions at Porpoise State University." 2011. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1639862.
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The university environment can be a challenging and highly experiential place for students. This study is an in-depth look at the challenges and experiences of students who practice Earth-Based religions on Porpoise State University’s campus. The theoretical framework for this study draws principally from the work of Chickering (1969), Chickering and Reisser (1993), and Fowler (1981). These works serve as the principle scaffolding around which other literature on the subject can be interpreted and applied. Additionally, this study contains an review of literature relevant to Pagan beliefs and experiences.
This study was qualitative in nature and focused on phenomenological methodology. Data were gathered through interviews, semi-structured in format, with students who identified as practitioners of Earth Based Religions and maintained full-time student status with Porpoise State University. Students, and their university, were given pseudonyms for their protection. Data analysis utilized grounded coding introduced by Strauss and Corbin (1997) and produced themes which were common to the experience of each student.
The researcher concluded that Pagan students face a variety of challenges at Porpoise State. Conclusions were drawn about spiritual development in the sample, access to resources, campus atmosphere, and student interactions. The researcher also introduced several suggestions
for best practice including the development of a designated worship space for students, the establishment of a full time university staff member to coordinate spiritual development, and the inclusion of specific information about Earth Based religions into Porpoise State training materials for new employees.Department of Educational Studies
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Hoffman, Anthony Lee. "The relationship between the practice of Christian spiritual disciplines and Internet pornography use among Christian college students." Diss., 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10392/2942.
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This dissertation examined the relationship between the practice of Christian spiritual disciplines and Internet pornography use among Christian male college students. The problem of Internet pornography use by Christians raises the question of why Christian men have such a seemingly low resistance to online pornography, when studies show that they can resist other harmful behaviors, including sexual compulsions, presented through means other than the Internet.
In a review of the literature, the theological, historical, psychological, and sociological issues surrounding the use of Internet pornography were explored. The research employed a methodology in which male college students eighteen years and older, who described themselves as Christians, were surveyed to assess problems with Internet pornography use and practices of Christian spiritual disciplines. Research data were gathered using two research instruments: The Cyberporn Compulsivity Scale and The Christian Spiritual Participation Profile. Multiple regression analysis was then employed to ascertain the relationship between scores on the Cyberporn Compulsivity Scale, which functioned as the dependent variable, and scores on the Christian Spiritual Participation Profile which functioned as multiple independent variables.
The research found a relatively high level of Internet pornography use among Christian male college students. It also discovered a significant relationship between the practice of some Christian spiritual disciplines and Internet pornography use among Christian male college students. This work suggests that practicing Christian spiritual disciplines can be an effective strategy to overcome the temptation to consume Internet pornography. In addition, practical applications are suggested for personal spirituality, pastoral and Christian counseling, Christian discipleship, higher education, and church ministry.This item is only available to students and faculty of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. If you are not associated with SBTS, this dissertation may be purchased from http://disexpress.umi.com/dxweb or downloaded through ProQuest's Dissertation and Theses database if your institution subscribes to that service.
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Rasca-Hidalgo, Leo. "The re-discovery of soul and reclamation of spirit anew : the influence of spirituality on the persistence of Mexican American Chicana (o) community college transfer students at a small liberal arts university." Thesis, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/1957/32525.
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Low completion rates have created serious "leakage points" (Astin, 1988) and
"severe hemorrhaging" (Lango, 1996) in higher education to a large number of Hispanics.
Traditional research on college persistence, which has blamed the students' culture for low
performance, is inaccurate.
Little research has specifically investigated academic persistence from a cultural
perspective. Spirituality is a dynamic dimension among this cultural group. It is an
untapped richness that Hispanic students bring with them to higher education.
The study focused on six participants' understandings of spirituality from a
cultural perspective. The purpose of the study helped participants voice the influence of
their cultural spirituality and critically reflect the university's role regarding this cultural
dimension.
The research question was: What does spirituality, from a cultural aspect, mean in
the context of persistence by Mexican American Chicana (o) students who transfer from a
community college to a small liberal arts university?
Critical theory, emphasizing phenomenology and critical consciousness, was the
epistemological perspective. An indigenous methodology was used. Such a critical
perspective and indigenous methodology embraced the participants border knowledge.
Three data collection methods were used. A 43-Item Likert Survey, twenty-four
diaolgos (individual conversations), and three circulos de cultura (group discussions).
Data was interpreted with the following findings. The majority of the participants'
survey responses indicated that matters of the spirit are important and significant to them.
Through the di��logos the participants expressed interpretations and critiques by indigenous
modes of language that spirituality did influenced their persistence. In the circulos the
participants developed insights interconnecting spirituality and persistence. Spirituality
was expressed through various images: "a push," "passion," "a driving force and desire,"
"an inner force," "La Virgen," and a "quiet inner strength." Most importantly, their
persistence was influenced by a family-centered spirituality grounded in their cultural
heritage.
This qualitative study highlighted the six voices. Each case consisted of an
interpretation of the participant's phenomenological understanding and growth in critical
consciousness.
The co-investigators' enriched the analysis by their cultural intuition and bicultural
understanding. The following themes emerged from participants' visual and written
summaries:
1) Family.
2) Quien Soy Yo? (Who Am I?)
3) Quiet Inner Strength
4) Recognizing My Background.
5) Encouraging Me to Persist.
6) Critical Consciousness of the Interrelationships of One's Culture.
Study concluded with testimonies from the co-investigators. Researcher
proclaimed: it is important to listen to students voice why they persisted from strengths
within their culture.Graduation date: 2002
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Diddle, Daryl Alan. "An analysis of selected factors influencing evangelical college students' intensity of involvement in local churches." Thesis, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10392/395.
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Why do Christian college students participate, or not, in local churches while they attend Christian colleges? This study was designed to investigate and help answer this question through an analysis of selected factors that influence evangelical college students' intensity of involvement in local churches during their college years.
Because most Christian liberal arts colleges and evangelical Christian churches share the common mission of assisting in students' spiritual development, this study was designed to help these institutions in understanding the declining participation of students in local churches, according to most current research. Since one might assume that more students who attend evangelical Christian colleges would participate in local churches, the current research focused on full-time undergraduate students attending Christian College Consortium-member schools.
Several independent variables were selected and analyzed to determine if they made a significant impact upon the student's intensity of involvement. Data was gathered electronically using the Local Church Involvement Survey (LCIS), an on-line instrument created by the researcher for this study. Besides standard demographic variables, other independent variables studied included: student friendships, student relationships with ministry leaders, student leadership in church and college ministries, student opportunity for intergenerational involvement, student opportunities for ministry in church and college settings, and student perceptions of church and college commitment to students' spiritual development.
Data from 1025 surveys revealed a participation rate much higher than national averages, according to precedent literature. Nearly all of the independent variables and demographic variables studied made a statistically significant impact upon students' intensity of involvement in local churches, the exceptions being gender, classification in school, college opportunities for ministry, and housing situation. The strongest positive correlations existed between intensity of involvement and opportunity for student leadership, the student's perception that the local church genuinely cares for their spiritual growth, and the church's offering of significant ministry opportunities. The standard deviation between the LCIS scores was large and the mean and median scores were somewhat modest.This item is only available to students and faculty of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. If you are not associated with SBTS, this dissertation may be purchased from http://disexpress.umi.com/dxweb or downloaded through ProQuest's Dissertation and Theses database if your institution subscribes to that service.
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Niemeier, Brian Ashley. "The impact of institutional core values on traditional students at a Southern Baptist college." Thesis, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10392/283.
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This dissertation examined to what degree traditional students were impacted by the institutional core values at a Southern Baptist college. The subjects of mission statements, core values, and college impact were defined. Special attention was given to the eight institutional core values being examined in this study. The current study was conducted at Georgetown College. Located within the eleven state region that is encompassed by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools accrediting agency, Georgetown College is a member of the Association of Southern Baptist Colleges and Schools. The goal of Georgetown College, broadly defined, is to provide a quality educational program within the context of a values-based Christian atmosphere. The sample of the current study included all the traditional freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors at Georgetown College at the beginning of the fall semester of 2003.
Data gathering consisted of two concurrent lines of inquiry: similarities and differences in students' agreement with the institutional core values. These lines of inquiry were analyzed according to four specific areas of interest including students' class year, gender, ethnic background, and religious affiliation. A value statement index was created for use in this study.
The core values of community and integrity were rated by the students as the most important values in the study. The Christian core values showed a general increase among almost all of the students from the freshmen to the senior year. The core values concerning diversity and cultural enrichment programs were rated as the least important values in the study. The presence of a Christian community was determined to be the key ingredient for Southern Baptist colleges to impact positively the value systems of their traditional students.This item is only available to students and faculty of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. If you are not associated with SBTS, this dissertation may be purchased from http://disexpress.umi.com/dxweb or downloaded through ProQuest's Dissertation and Theses database if your institution subscribes to that service.
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PHAM, TRONG QUANG, and 范重光. "A study on the Inclusion of Religious Hospice Care in the Life Education Course of University Students--A Case study of Comparing between Buddhist and Catholic Approaches." Thesis, 2016. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/n326cc.
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This study was to understand Taiwan in recent years to promote life education situation. First, because of the huge range of life education, so this paper first comes to life education in hospice section, including “the ideas and contents of life education", “Death oriented of life education” and "the ideas and content of the religious hospice care" . The second part, hospice care but also to explore different perspectives, each of said even every therefore this study to explore from the point of view of Catholicism and Buddhism, in particular explore the contents of the two religious doctrine and ritual which comes to how hospice of this issue, in particular, the method of dialogue will find out the similarities and differences between the two, while looking for the best ways of cooperation in order to help in the field of education in themore needy students. The third part, the paper will also be able to discuss how these theories of life education, Catholic and Buddhist hospice theory can be applied to education of university students about life and death, and even hospice education. In general, death education or hospice care for most of the elderly, because the old people will get sick before they die, but in fact, today, young people die of cancer is also very common. Therefore, this paper plans to develop a set of religious hospice courses, to guide young people to talk about the meaning of death, to understand the hospice knowledge and experience. The goal of the course is to help young people, in the process of growth, such as encounter death, or their own or friends, he can have a better attitude to face.
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Rasor, Robert Mark. "ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF STUDENT INVOLVEMENT IN CAMPUS MINISTRY ON RETENTION AND ACADEMIC SUCCESS: A MIXED METHOD STUDY." Diss., 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10392/5474.
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ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF STUDENT INVOLVEMENT IN
CAMPUS MINISTRY ON RETENTION AND ACADEMIC
SUCCESS: A MIXED METHOD STUDY
Robert Mark Rasor, Ed.D.
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2017
Chair: Dr. John David Trentham
This thesis is a continuation of the Student Involvement Theories proposed by Alexander Astin and Vincent Tinto. The examination of involvement in a campus ministry and the examination of students who began their college careers at a two-year institution of higher learning represent the unique contribution of this study. Retention and academic success are challenges faced on most college campuses. The problem is especially acute on the campuses of two-year institutions. Students, parents of students, and college administrators are all seeking ways to improve retention and academic success. This sequential, mixed methods study assessed the impact of student involvement in a campus ministry, primarily Baptist Collegiate Ministry, on retention, completion and academic success. Students who began their college education on a two-year college campus and who were involved in the Baptist Campus Ministry were asked to complete a survey regarding the degree of involvement in the ministry and their academic success and subsequent college completion or departure. Follow-up interviews were conducted with select students to gain further insight into student perceptions.
KEYWORDS: Academic success, Alexander Astin, Baptist Collegiate Ministry, campus ministry, community-college, completion, first-time, full-time freshman, graduation, higher education, integration, marginality, persistence, student retention, student involvement, two-year college, Vincent Tinto.
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Dhewayani, Jeanny. "In pursuit of the spirit: student prayer groups in Yogyakarta, Indonesia." Phd thesis, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/149956.
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Thompson, Henriette, Koning Jan de, Roseanne Lopers Sweetman, and Bernard Zylstra. "Perspective vol. 15 no. 3 (Jun 1981)." 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10756/251298.
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Hans, Damaris. "Missionale Jüngerschaft im studentischen Kontext : eine empirisch-theologische Untersuchung des Jüngerschafts- und Missionsverständnisses von Studierenden in christlichen Hochschulgruppen Bambergs." Diss., 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/14173.
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German textIn dieser Forschungsarbeit wird die Glaubenspraxis von Studierenden empirisch-theologisch auf Aspekte von Mission untersucht um heraus zu finden, inwiefern ein Zusammenhang zwischen gelebter Jüngerschaft und dem subjektiven, laientheologischen Verständnis von Mission besteht. Dazu wurden mittels qualitativer Interviews Studierende aus den drei christlichen Hochschulgruppen Bambergs (Studentenmission Deutschland, Evangelischen Studierendengemeinde und Katholischen Hochschulgemeinde) zu ihrer Glaubenspraxis und ihrem Glaubensverständnis befragt. Auf Basis der Grounded Theory wurden die Daten ausgewertet, in verschiedene Dimensionen des Glaubens eingeordnet und vor dem Hintergrund missionstheologischer Aspekte eines ganzheitlichen Verständnisses von Mission interpretiert. Auf dieser Grundlage konnten Schlussfolgerungen zum laientheologischen Verständnis von Mission bei christlichen Studierenden gezogen werden. Diese empirisch-theologische Arbeit zielt darauf, den Diskurs über ganzheitliche Mission im studentischen Kontext anzuregen, sowie konkrete Hilfestellungen zur Überwindung der Diskrepanz zwischen wissenschaftlicher und Laientheologie im studentischen Kontext bzw. der Arbeit in den Hochschulgruppen zu erarbeiten.
In this research study, the faith praxis of students is examined according to empiricaltheological principles for aspects of mission in order to ascertain potential connections between discipliship in practice and the subjective, lay theological understanding of mission. For this purpose, students from the three Christian groups at Bamberg University, the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students in Germany (Studentenmission Deutschland), and the Evangelical and Catholic student communities (Evangelische Studierendengemeinde and Katholische Hochschulgemeinde), were asked to participate in qualitative interviews about their faith praxis and their understanding of the faith. The data collected were evaluated using Grounded Theory, classified into diverse categories of faith dimensions and interpreted with a view towards a wholistic understanding of mission incorporating mission theology. On this basis, conclusions about the lay theological understanding of mission among Christian students could be drawn. This empirical-theological study aims to stimulate the debate about wholistic mission within the context of students, as well as develop guidelines to overcome the discrepancy between academic and lay theology and between the ministry of respective student groups
Christian Spirituality, Church History & Missiology
M. Th. (Missiology)
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Sweetman, Roseanne Lopers, Henriette Thompson, Bernard Zylstra, and Robert E. VanderVennen. "Perspective vol. 15 no. 1 (Feb 1981)." 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10756/251300.
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