How Student Affairs Education Limits Spiritual, Religious, and Secular Identity Exploration: A Qualitative Study of Graduate Students' Educational Experiences
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| Title: | How Student Affairs Education Limits Spiritual, Religious, and Secular Identity Exploration: A Qualitative Study of Graduate Students' Educational Experiences |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Burchett, Matthew, Glanzer, Perry |
| Source: | Journal of College and Character. 2020 21(4):281-300. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 20 |
| Publication Date: | 2020 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research Tests/Questionnaires |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Self Concept, Student Attitudes, College Faculty, Religion, Spiritual Development, Graduate Students, Counselor Training, Student Personnel Workers, Student Personnel Services, Fear, Disadvantaged, Student Development, Phenomenology, Christianity, Buddhism, Catholics, Judaism, Protestants, Student Characteristics, Educational Experience, Religious Factors, Beliefs |
| DOI: | 10.1080/2194587X.2020.1822877 |
| ISSN: | 1940-1639 |
| Abstract: | Little scholarship explores the attention to religious, spiritual, and secular identity in the graduate preparation of student affairs professionals. To address this gap, we undertook a phenomenological examination of the experiences of second-year graduate students in four elite master of education programs with respect to these identities. We found that both secularists and devout religious believers experienced a marginalization that chilled discussions about these identities and their willingness to share their own identities. Their view that other students and professors did not perceive spiritual, secular, or religious identity development as important amplified their fear and sense of marginalization. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2021 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1278984 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Little scholarship explores the attention to religious, spiritual, and secular identity in the graduate preparation of student affairs professionals. To address this gap, we undertook a phenomenological examination of the experiences of second-year graduate students in four elite master of education programs with respect to these identities. We found that both secularists and devout religious believers experienced a marginalization that chilled discussions about these identities and their willingness to share their own identities. Their view that other students and professors did not perceive spiritual, secular, or religious identity development as important amplified their fear and sense of marginalization. |
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| ISSN: | 1940-1639 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/2194587X.2020.1822877 |
