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Autor/in | Dinani, Thandiwe |
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Titel | Faith Development While Abroad amongst African American Students |
Quelle | In: Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 30 (2018) 1, S.8-19 (12 Seiten)
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 1085-4568 |
Schlagwörter | Spiritual Development; Study Abroad; African American Students; Constructivism (Learning); Semi Structured Interviews; Religious Factors; Christianity; Beliefs; Self Concept; Identification (Psychology); Epistemology |
Abstract | Spiritual development is an epistemological journey of seeking to make meaning of life's activities, order, and relationship between events (Love, 2002). This process occurs when students experience a degree of dissonance that pushes them to question what they know, how they know it, and expand their understanding based on new experiences and information learned (Bakari, 2000; Chaudhari & Pizzolato, 2008). Studying abroad provides opportunities for students to encounter disequilibrium as they interact with other cultures that cause them to consider alternative viewpoints, and enable other's practices and beliefs to influence the formation of their own views, beliefs and practices (Chaudhari & Pizzolato, 2008). This article utilizes Fowler's (1981) stages of faith development to understand the meaning-making and spiritual development of study abroad participants. Multiple semi-structured interviews (pre-, during, and post-study abroad) were conducted with 25 African-American students who participated in long-term, immersive, study-abroad programs in thirteen different countries on five different continents. Results show transitions, changes, and development of students' faith while abroad. (As Provided). |
Anmerkungen | Frontiers Journal. Dickinson College P.O. Box 1773, Carlisle, PA 17013. Tel: 717-254-8858; Fax: 717-245-1677; Web site: http://www.frontiersjournal.com |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
Update | 2020/1/01 |