Social Justice and Faith Maturity: Exploring Whether Religious Beliefs Impact Civic Engagement

Autor/inn/en	Kozlowski, Christine; Ferrari, Joseph R.; Odahl, Charlynn
Titel	Social Justice and Faith Maturity: Exploring Whether Religious Beliefs Impact Civic Engagement
Quelle	In: Education, 134 (2014) 4, S.427-432 (6 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-1172
Schlagwörter	College Students; Comparative Analysis; Student Attitudes; Urban Schools; Church Related Colleges; Catholics; Spiritual Development; Religion; Religious Factors; Social Justice; Beliefs; Public Service; Citizen Participation; Surveys; Statistical Analysis; Correlation; Social Influences + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Collegestudent; Schülerverhalten; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Kirchliche Hochschule; Katholik; Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Belief; Glaube; Public services; Öffentlicher Sozialdienst; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Statistische Analyse; Korrelation; Sozialer Einfluss
Abstract	The current study compared perceptions by college students (n = 304; M age=19.75 years old) enrolled at an urban and diverse Roman Catholic university on self-report measures of faith/belief structures, social justice, and community service attitudes. Survey results indicated that both horizontal and vertical faith maturity perceptions significantly predicted students' social justice and faith and civic engagement perceptions. Results offer insights into influences on students' spiritual development as related to their participation in social justice and civic engagement activities. Outcome may be of interest to researchers and educators assessing the role of civic service on student development. Limitations and future directions for research are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10