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Exploring The Role Of Spirituality In The Ecology Of Language Learning, Teresa Lin

International Journal of Christianity and English Language Teaching

With the presence of many Christian missionaries in the field of TESOL, numerous educators have raised concerns about the ethical issues surrounding evangelistic outreach via English language teaching (ELT). Christian English Teachers (CETs) in the field of TESOL have faced criticism for manipulation of student-teacher relationships, unethical religious coercion, and cultural insensitivity. Current positivist views render religious discussions in the classroom as detrimental to ELT. While proselytizing via ELT is a serious ethical issue, the backlash against religion and spiritual beliefs is also quite alarming. Disregard for the spiritual underpinnings motivating and influencing the way students learn limits how complex …

Análisis Crítico A La Didáctica Presente En Los Textos Hablemos De Dios Y Mí Despertar Al Amor De Jesús: Diseño De Lineamientos Didácticos Para La Formación En La Dimensión Espiritual De Los Estudiantes De Preescolar, Mauricio Gómez Sánchez

Licenciatura en Educación Religiosa

Pensar la didáctica para el desarrollo de la dimensión espiritual en el grado preescolar obliga al docente a tener presente el contexto del niño, saber cómo es su proceso de aprendizaje para desde allí plantear la manera de educar. La dimensión espiritual en el niño de preescolar debe posibilitar el encuentro del espíritu humano con su subjetividad, su interioridad y su conciencia. De igual forma debe poseer en su fundamento didáctico los tres principios pedagógicos siguientes: la integralidad, la participación y la lúdica

Uncovering Meanings Of Death, Trauma, And Loss As Experienced By Hospice Bereavement Coordinators: A Phenomenological Study, Rochelle S. Clarke

Department of Family Therapy Dissertations and Applied Clinical Projects

This study examined the experiences of Hospice Bereavement Coordinators (HBCs) and Hospice Chaplains working with grief narratives from patient-family units exhibiting signs of anticipatory or complicated grief. While a significant amount of research has been conducted on Hospice employees, no qualitative studies have examined the interpretation of meaning from employees whose primary role focused on the psychosocial-spiritual aspects of clients exhibiting anticipatory or complicated grief. The researcher identified shared meaning of death, trauma, and loss from six participants in the context of a high stress and high loss environment. This study‘s findings revealed ten central themes: Death is an earthly …

Religiosity, Spirituality, And Quality Of Life Among Selected University Students, Abby Austin Kreitlow

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Objective: College marks a time of transition and self-exploration. Quality of life can be enhanced or diminished throughout this experience. The objective of this study was to identify the level of religiosity, spirituality and quality of life and identify if there was a relationship between a person's level of religiosity and spirituality and quality of life.

Participants and Methods: The sample group, consisting of 548 Midwestern university undergraduate students, completed the Spiritual Wellbeing Scale (SWBS) and the Ontological Wellbeing Scale (OWBS) in the spring semester of 2015.

Results: Findings indicate that Midwestern university students have a moderate sense of spiritual …