Spirituality research studies in higher education / edited by Terence Hicks.

Format:

• Book

Contributor:

• Hicks, Terence, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Spirituality--Study and teaching.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (176 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland ; London, England : University Press of America, 2016.

Summary:

This edited volume by Terence Hicks provides the reader with topics such as spiritual aspects of the grieving college students, spirituality and sexual identity among Lesbian and Gay students, spirituality driven strategies among first-generation students, the role of spirituality in home-based education, and counseling and spiritual support among women.

Contents:

• Spirituality Research Studies In Higher Education ; Contents; Tables ; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction ; Section One; Chapter One-Finding Meaning and Purpose in Loss: Insights into Spiritual Aspects of the Grieving Process of College Students; Chapter Two-The Relationship between Spirituality and Sexual Identity Among Lesbian and Gay Undergraduate Students: A Qualitative Analysis; Chapter Three-A Profile of Choice/Responsibleness and Goal-Seeking Attitudes among First-Generation and Non-First-Generation College Students
• Chapter Four-Spiritually Driven Strategies Employed by First-Generation College Aspirants of Color to Resist Stereotype Threat and DiscriminationSection Two; Chapter Five-African American Males' College Preparedness: The Role of Spirituality in Home-based Education; Chapter Six-African American College Women's Reactions: A Group Program Providing Counseling and Spiritual Support; Chapter Seven-Internalization of the African Gods and Academic Achievement Perceptions; Index; Editor; Contributors

Notes:

• Description based upon print version of record.
• Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-7618-6741-4

OCLC:

945095120