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2022-2023 Impact Series - Native American Indian / Alaskan Native Heritage Awareness Resource Guide, Amy An

Impact Series Study Guides

Native American Indian / Alaskan Native Heritage Impact Series Resource Guide: A guide to Impact Series events and the topics of Native American Indian/ Alaskan Native Heritage Awareness.

Ethnographic Study Of Buddhist Education, Based On Burgess' Social Science Method At An American University And A Private Buddhist Organization, Wan-Ming Lu

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The literature shows that there are many studies about Buddhism in the United States and religion on college campuses, but few studies specifically about Buddhism in American universities. The purpose of this study is to explore how American college students approach and learn about Buddhism. A qualitative research study of clinical ethnography was applied to conduct this study at the Florida International University (FIU) and Florida Buddhist Association (FBA). FBA was chosen to compare with FIU so that the features of Buddhist education at FIU would be clearer.

Eight students and four teachers (instructors) were interviewed at FIU; and two …