ERIC Number: EJ1205644
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 31
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The Motivation and Impact of Religious Participation: A Qualitative Study of Undergraduate Students at a Liberal Arts, Faith-Based Institution
Journal of Research on Christian Education, v27 n3 p197-224 2018
This study explored the motivation and impact of religious participation among undergraduate students at a liberal arts, faith-based institution of higher education. By reviewing current literature around the topics of motivation, religious decline, and religious participation, this research bridges the gap between two historical and categorical institutions of purposeful discipleship--the church and the university, a gap unexplored in the field of Christian higher education. Six participants were interviewed in this qualitative, phenomenological study with particular details of the study outlined in terms of methodology, data collection, and data analysis. The study discovered three categorical motivations and three categorical impacts for religious participation.
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Religious Education, Student Attitudes, Phenomenology, Beliefs, Church Related Colleges, Liberal Arts, Student Motivation, Religious Factors, Familiarity, Churches, Student Participation, Spiritual Development, Social Support Groups
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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