Does teachers' spirituality make a difference? The explanatory value of spirituality and religiosity for teachers' professional beliefs on teaching and learning.

Autor/inn/en	Penthin, Marcus; Christ, Alexander; Kröner, Stephan; Pirner, Manfred L.; Scheunpflug, Annette
Titel	Does teachers' spirituality make a difference? The explanatory value of spirituality and religiosity for teachers' professional beliefs on teaching and learning.
Quelle	In: Religion & education, 50 (2023) 2-3, S. 159-190 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Literaturangaben; Tabellen; Abbildungen; Anhang
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1550-7394; 1949-8381
DOI	10.1080/15507394.2023.2185051
Schlagwörter	Selbstwirksamkeit; Deutschland; Erwachsenenbildung; Lehrer; Religionsunterricht; Religiosität; Unterricht; Didaktik; Spiritualität; Überzeugung; Selbstwirksamkeit; Lehrer; Didaktik; Unterricht; Überzeugung; Religionsunterricht; Religiosität; Spiritualität; Erwachsenenbildung; Deutschland
Abstract	While it is often theoretically presumed that religious and spiritual beliefs are important determinants for teachers' professional thinking and acting, there is only scarce empirical evidence of this. Using structural equation modeling to explain professional beliefs about teaching and learning among N = 1,441 German schoolteachers, our study yielded virtually no explanatory value for religiosity, but certainly one for non-transcendet spiritual beliefs as predictors. Our research results differ from findings in some studies from the U.S. that showed substantial correlations between teachers' religious and professional beliefs. Some possible reasons are reflected in the discussion section. HIGHLIGHTS: Teachers' religiosity and spirituality are weakly related to professional beliefs. "Connectedness with oneself" explains the sense of professional self-efficacy. "Connectedness with others" explains an idealistic selfconcept. "Connectedness with others" explains student-centered attitudes. Control variables/factors explain teachers' professional beliefs to some extent. (Abstract übernommen).
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Update	2024/1