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Publication Date: 2019
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Four Pillars for Supporting Religious, Secular, and Spiritual Student Identities
Nielsen, J. Cody; Small, Jenny L.
Journal of College and Character, v20 n2 p180-186 2019
In an unpublished national research study, "Religious, Secular, and Spiritual Identities in Higher Education," which evaluated how universities addressed issues of religious diversity on campus, interviews with university professionals, students, and community members revealed that the institutions that were successfully engaging in religious, secular, and spiritual identity work were changing their policies and practices at the administrative level in order to support these worldviews. Institutions at which students and members of the campus community generally articulated a sense of belonging and could pinpoint specific policies and practices to support this belonging were deemed successful at addressing religious, secular, and spiritual identity. These institutions exhibited patterns of policy and practice that coalesced around four emerging themes. These "Four Pillars of Policy and Practice" combined to create institutional climates that were markedly different in comparison to other institutions.
Descriptors: Self Concept, Spiritual Development, Educational Policy, Educational Practices, World Views, Universities, College Faculty, College Students, Student Attitudes, Sense of Community, Teacher Attitudes, Religious Factors, Cultural Pluralism, Disadvantaged, Advocacy, Muslims, Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, Program Descriptions, College Environment, Student Needs, Faculty Development, Religion
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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