Making Meaning (eBook, ePUB)

Embracing Spirituality, Faith, Religion, and Life Purpose in Student Affairs
Redaktion: Small, Jenny L.

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book addresses religion and secularism as critical and contested elements of college student diversity. It both examines why and how this topic has become an integral aspect of the field of student affairs, and considers how scholars and practitioners should engage in the discussion.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Juli 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000977325
• Artikelnr.: 68357153

Autorenporträt

Jenny L. Small was most recently the Research Coordinator for the Roche Center for Catholic Education at Boston College. Dr. Small holds a Ph.D. from the Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education at the University of Michigan, an M.A. from Teachers College, Columbia University, and a B.A. from Brandeis University. Her research has focused on the spiritual lives of religiously diverse college students and how students use language to define their identities. Her first book, entitled Understanding College Students' Spiritual Identities: Varied Faiths, Different Worldviews, is available from Hampton Press. Dr. Small's work is also available in Research in Higher Education, Journal of College Student Development, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, About Campus, and Religion & Education, and in chapters in edited volumes. She currently serves as the chair of the ACPA Commission for Spirituality, Faith, Religion, and Meaning and as an associate editor of Journal of College and Character.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements Foreword-Christopher MacDonald-Dennis 1.
Introduction-Jenny L. Small Part One. Research and Theories 2. The
Evolution of Spiritual and Faith Development Theories-Sam Siner 3. A
Historical and Research Overview of Religious/Worldview Identification in
Higher Education-Vivienne Felix and Nicholas A. Bowman 4. What's So Funny
about Peace, Love, and Understanding? Or, Why Higher Education is Finally
Talking about Faith, Belief, Meaning, and Purpose-Tricia A. Seifert Part
Two. Professional Associations 5. The Role of Professional Associations in
Advancing Spirituality, Faith, Religion, and Life Purpose in Student
Affairs-Dafina-Lazarus Stewart 6. Professional Associations as
Collaborations and Support Networks for Student Affairs
Professionals-Sharon A. Lobdell Part Three. Practice 7. Campus Practice in
Support of Spirituality, Faith, Religion, and Life Purpose. What Has Been
Accomplished and Where Do We Go Next? -Kathleen M. Goodman, Katie Wilson,
and Z Nicolazzo 8. Personal Exploration and National Trends. The Future for
Students of All Faith Backgrounds-Frank Shushok Jr. and Patricia A. Perillo
9. Conclusions-Jenny L. Small About the Editor and Contributors Index