A qualitative study of the interdisciplinary approaches to adolescent spirituality in Australian government schools

The growing body of evidence in education reveals that ‘spirituality' as an aspect of learning is largely overlooked in government schools in Australia and consequently, there is a paucity of research investigating whether young people consider spirituality to be an important and worthwhile com...

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Publié dans:International journal of children's spirituality
Auteur principal: Natsis, Eva (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Taylor & Francis [2017]
Dans: International journal of children's spirituality
RelBib Classification:AD Sociologie des religions
AG Vie religieuse
CB Spiritualité chrétienne
KBS Australie et Océanie
ZF Pédagogie
Sujets non-standardisés:B Spirituality
B Secular
B government schools
B Interdisciplinary
Accès en ligne: Volltext (Verlag)
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Résumé:The growing body of evidence in education reveals that ‘spirituality' as an aspect of learning is largely overlooked in government schools in Australia and consequently, there is a paucity of research investigating whether young people consider spirituality to be an important and worthwhile component of their educational experience. This paper will report on some findings of a PhD study which investigates the spiritual lived experiences of secondary school students. As an interdisciplinary approach to spirituality for adolescents, this paper represents the different ways spirituality is understood across the disciplines and whether young people view themselves to be ‘spiritual'. In sharing some of the student narratives, this paper will explore what spirituality means in the context of young peoples' everyday lives. It will also address how schools can play a central role in students' quest for a sense of meaning; and the important role of teachers in this process will also be explored.
ISSN:1469-8455
Contient:Enthalten in: International journal of children's spirituality
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/1364436X.2016.1266997