A Case Study of Spirituality in Senior Center Education: Qualitative Research in Adult Education

Autor/in	Demarse, Laura
Titel	A Case Study of Spirituality in Senior Center Education: Qualitative Research in Adult Education
Quelle	In: Journal of Instructional Research, 5 (2016), S.100-108 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2159-0281
Schlagwörter	Case Studies; Qualitative Research; Adult Education; Adult Educators; Spiritual Development; Older Adults; Community Centers; Teaching Methods; Semi Structured Interviews; Role; Capacity Building; Social Support Groups; Educational Practices; Transformative Learning; Community Development; Observation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Qualitative Forschung; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Adult education teacher; Adult education; Teacher; Teachers; Adult educator; Erwachsenenbildner; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Älterer Erwachsener; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Rollen; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Bildungspraxis; Pädagogische Transformation; Community; Development; Entwicklung; Beobachtung
Abstract	This article presents a case study on the role of spirituality in adult education at a suburban senior center located in the southeast region of the country. The purpose of the case study was to understand the deeply personal role of spirituality in adult education as seen through teaching seniors and examine the personal manifestation of spirituality through the life experiences of three adult educators. The research questions examined how the participants implement spirituality in their teaching practice, as principally informed by their personal definitions of spirituality, and how these personal experiences of spirituality influence and shape their work as adult educators. The case study used non-participant observation and semi-structured interviews, which provide the narratives that informs the basis of this study. Three themes emerged from the data: (a) interconnectedness and contemplative practices, (b) strength and capacity building and (c) social support and community building. These themes link the personal life experience of the adult educators to unique findings which are consistent with the current scholarly discourse on spirituality in adult education; thus provide additional depth and scope to ground in practice. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01