Multiple Identities: A Study of Students in an Australian Coptic School

This article reports findings from a study of students' identity in a Coptic school in Australia. A mixed methodology approach of quantitative and qualitative data was used to examine students' beliefs and attitudes. The study shows that students have diverse multiple identity structures t...

Full description

Saved in:  
Bibliographic Details
Authors: Mansour, Shenouda Soliman (Author) ; Moloney, Robyn (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Journals Online & Print:
Drawer...
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Published: Equinox Publ. [2020]
In: Journal for the academic study of religion
Year: 2020, Volume: 33, Issue: 1, Pages: 49–65
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Australia / Coptic Church / Denominational school / Religious identity / Ethnic identity
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
AG Religious life; material religion
AX Inter-religious relations
KBS Australia; Oceania
Further subjects:B Language
B Identity
B Culture
B Coptic
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
Volltext (Verlag)
Description
Summary:This article reports findings from a study of students' identity in a Coptic school in Australia. A mixed methodology approach of quantitative and qualitative data was used to examine students' beliefs and attitudes. The study shows that students have diverse multiple identity structures that include complex national, ethnic and religious identities. The study illustrates how children from ethnic communities in diaspora adopt and embrace multiple values. The study highlights the importance of supporting and maintaining many aspects of heritage as part of an evolving student identity that negotiates multiple roles and memberships in society.
ISSN:2047-7058
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal for the academic study of religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1558/jasr.36773