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Building Spiritual Capital: The Effects Of Kundalini Yoga On Adolescent Stress, Emotional Affect, And Resilience, Meliné Sarkissian
Building Spiritual Capital: The Effects Of Kundalini Yoga On Adolescent Stress, Emotional Affect, And Resilience, Meliné Sarkissian
LMU/LLS Theses and Dissertations
In order to integrate a mind, body, spirit approach in school settings, yoga programming such as Y.O.G.A. for Youth was introduced to one public and two charter schools in Los Angeles area urban neighborhoods. The study examined the effectiveness of the overall program and its effect on adolescent stress, emotional affect, and resilience. A survey was administered to measure the three dependent variables and informal interviews were conducted to determine the overall effectiveness of the program. The results of the mixed method approach indicated that the overall program was effective in creating a general sense of well-being and statistically significant …
Motivation And Job Satisfaction Of Catholic School Teachers, John J. Convey
Motivation And Job Satisfaction Of Catholic School Teachers, John J. Convey
Journal of Catholic Education
This article examines the relationship between Catholic school teachers’ motivation and job satisfaction. The data are derived from a survey of 716 teachers in Catholic elementary and secondary schools in three dioceses in the US (Atlanta, GA; Biloxi, MS; and Cheyenne, WY). The school’s academic philosophy and its environment were important predictors of the teachers’ satisfaction with their work with students and with their relationships with administrators and other teachers. The motivation to teach in the school because it was a Catholic school was an important predictor of the teachers’ satisfaction with the school. The results of the study confirm …