Information and Communication Technology in the Work of Catholic Priests
This article presents data gathered in a doctoral study, the aim of which was to identify information needs and behavior patterns of Croatian Catholic priests for pastoral work. Results of the research focus only on the role of information and communication technology and using electronic sources by...
| Published in: | Journal of religious and theological information |
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| Authors: | ; ; |
| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Routledge
[2018]
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| In: |
Journal of religious and theological information
Year: 2018, Volume: 17, Issue: 1, Pages: 8-21 |
| RelBib Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality KBK Europe (East) KDB Roman Catholic Church RB Church office; congregation RC Liturgy RG Pastoral care ZG Media studies; Digital media; Communication studies |
| Further subjects: | B
electronic sources use
B Pastoral work B Information and communication technology B Catholic priests B Croatia |
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| Summary: | This article presents data gathered in a doctoral study, the aim of which was to identify information needs and behavior patterns of Croatian Catholic priests for pastoral work. Results of the research focus only on the role of information and communication technology and using electronic sources by the priests in the liturgy and caregiving role. The research was conducted using quantitative and qualitative methodology (print questionnaires and semi-structured interviews). A total of 327 respondents took part in the quantitative study and twenty respondents were interviewed. Although research results showed that many respondents are not very familiar with the information and communication technology, most of them still occasionally use computers for making documents and consult the Internet for finding religious information in pastoral work. Computers and the Internet to a larger degree are used by younger and well-educated priests who have the least experience regarding management of the parishes in major locations. Since the results indicated that parish priests mostly seek religious and secular information on the Internet, it is recommended that the Catholic Church in Croatia offer them increased electronic resources for pastoral work. |
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| ISSN: | 1528-6924 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of religious and theological information
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/10477845.2017.1340008 |