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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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A Heuristic Study of Religious Spirituality and Meaningful Work

Kennedy, Keight Tucker 10 March 2016 (has links)
<p> Spirituality in the workplace has received increased focus over the past two decades. This heuristic study examined how religious spirituality informs and/or influences individual perceptions of meaningful work experiences. A literature review on the subject found a dearth of research. </p><p> The primary research question was the following: What is the relationship between religious spirituality and meaningful work for the co-researchers in the study? The eight co-researchers were members of a United Methodist congregation in Washington, DC. The co-researchers ranged in age from 30 to 53 years old. All identified as African American. Six discussed meaningful work experiences that involved paid work, while the other two mentioned meaningful work experiences as unpaid volunteers. Semi-structured interviews were used as the primary means of collecting data. </p><p> The researcher analyzed and synthesized the data using Moustakas&rsquo;s (1990) approach. The co-researchers&rsquo; experiences shared four themes. The first, seeking God&rsquo;s purpose, relates to the co-researcher&rsquo;s desire to do work considered pleasing in God&rsquo;s sight and in pursuit of the fulfillment of a higher purpose or calling. The second theme involves placing a priority on the mission of the work versus the monetary benefit. The third, growing spiritually through meaningful work, describes the intangible benefit co-researchers received through their meaningful work experiences. Finally, the fourth theme, impacting the lives of others, is described as a key component of all of the co-researcher&rsquo;s meaningful work experiences. Based on the results, a creative synthesis was developed, and implications and recommendations are suggested.</p>
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Spirituality and learning| An exploration into the understanding of spirituality in adult education

Orbinati, Albert G. 08 December 2015 (has links)
<p>The purpose of this basic qualitative research was to gain a deeper understanding of how spirituality informs adult learning. Using transformative and holistic learning as major theoretical frameworks, qualitative interviewing was used to identify the viewpoints of eight spiritually focused adult educators associated with the Center for Spirituality. Transcriptions of the interviews were analyzed using inductive and comparative methods to develop a series of codes and themes related to participants&rsquo; understandings of spirituality, adult learning, and how spirituality may inform or affect learning as an adult. Results of the study suggest that spirituality informs transformative learning by providing: (a) a context through which adults may understand the meaning of their learning experience, and (b) a context for the justification of deeply held understandings and beliefs&mdash;both of which inform the foundation of transformative learning: habits of mind and points of view. </p>

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