Spirituality in College Students: Preliminary Findings from a National Study.

Autor/inn/en	Astin, Alexander W.; Astin, Helen S.
Institution	Higher Education Research Inst., Inc., Los Angeles, CA.
Titel	Spirituality in College Students: Preliminary Findings from a National Study.
Quelle	(2003), (7 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Beliefs; College Students; Higher Education; Spiritual Development; Spirituality; Student Attitudes; Student Surveys + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Belief; Glaube; Collegestudent; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Spiritualität; Schülerverhalten; Schülerbefragung
Abstract	This is the first in a series of reports on a national study of college students spiritual development currently being conducted at the Higher Education Research Institute. The results are derived from a sample of 3,680 undergraduates attending 46 diverse colleges and universities across the United States. Each student completed a specially designed followup questionnaire in spring 2003 (the junior year in college) in addition to an extensive survey when they first entered college 3 years earlier. Substantial numbers of third-year undergraduates express a strong interest in spiritual matters. More than half place a high value on "integrating spirituality into my life" and more than two-thirds report that they have had a spiritual experience. Three-fourths believe that "we are all spiritual beings." Only 12% said that they did not consider themselves to be on a spiritual quest. In spite of this high degree of personal religious commitment, most students also demonstrate a substantial degree of religious tolerance and acceptance of nonbelievers. About one student in five evidences a high degree of religious and spiritual skepticism, but most students appear to have achieved a relatively high level of "spiritual equanimity." (SLD)
Anmerkungen	Higher Education Research Institute, 3005 Moore Hall, Box 951521, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1521. Tel: 310-825-8331.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC