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1. In Fifty Years, Who Will Be Here? Reflections on Globalisation, Migration and Spiritual Identity (EJ811380)
Author(s):
Erricker, Clive
Source:
International Journal of Children's Spirituality, v13 n1 p15-26 Feb 2008
Pub Date:
2008-02-00
Pub Type(s):
Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Peer-Reviewed:
Yes
Descriptors: Beliefs; Migration; Youth; Global Approach; Spiritual Development; Case Studies; Buddhism; Islam; Leadership; Citizenship; Social Capital; Religious Education; Religious Factors; Foreign Countries; Muslims
Abstract: This paper focuses on the significance of debate within and beyond religious communities over faith representation in relation to globalisation and migration. It analyses ways in which globalisation affects forms of religiosity and spiritual identity, among the young and their elders in religious communities, using two case studies: one from Islam and one from Buddhism. It argues that the issues presented by globalised communication and migration will have a major effect on young people as they assume shifting identities in a changing world. It examines cross-generational tension and change and underlying trends related to forms of capital that produce these. Within this, questions of what informs conversion will be analysed. In conclusion it suggests that the modernising agenda pursued by capitalist democratic societies is likely to be insufficient to ensure that religious communities will commit themselves to social cohesion, because this has to be more intimately related to forms of capital and provide religious communities with a sense of proactive, rather than reactive, purpose. Indeed, the pressure to modernise may be counterproductive, in causing fractures within these communities, if it results in a weakening of leadership and religious identity and disaffection of the youth. For the next generation and those who might find themselves here in fifty years time there needs to be a willingness to dialogue from a position within which national and religious identity are not estranged and within which the latter has not been emaciated by the former. This we might call a position in which "spiritual capital" can be aligned with the other forms of capital required for a meaningful sense of citizenship. (Contains 7 notes.) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract
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2. A Bilingual Aesthetic for Religious Education (EJ763817)
Irizarry, Jose R.
Religious Education, v102 n2 p124-127 Mar 2007
2007-03-00
Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
Descriptors: Linguistics; Puerto Ricans; Bilingualism; Religious Education; Cultural Pluralism; Multicultural Education; Consciousness Raising; Global Approach; Beliefs; Religion; Spanish Speaking
Abstract: In the face of the globalizing tendencies of our times, religious communities will depend on the appropriations and reinterpretations of traditions in constant dialogue with increasingly diverse cultural groups. Religious communities that want to respond to the challenge of cultural pluralism cannot hold to the idea of religion as something a-historical, culturally transcendent, or ethnically neutral, which will remain unchangeable by the creative force of human diversity. Instead, a more constructive approach will render religion as a culturally shaped phenomenon whose dynamism depends on the deliberate efforts to "re-ligare" every human group to a shared source of belief and faith. To invite further exploration and further dialogue on the subject of multicultural religious education, the author draws on his experience as a bilingual religious educator to propose several ways in which a new "bilingual aesthetic" could reshape religious education and practices: (1) it could assist religious educators in teaching the universality of a shared faith and mission while sustaining the value of diversity in matters of doctrines, theological approaches, worship expressions, and traditions within that faith; (2) it can offer models of communication across diverse communities without forcing assimilation to one expression of faith in the process; and (3) it can help us evoke a sense of mystery and awe for the divine. Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract
3. Cultural Diversity in Center-Based Childcare: Childrearing Beliefs of Professional Caregivers from Different Cultural Communities in the Netherlands (EJ796011)
Huijbregts, S. K.; Leseman, P. P. M.; Tavecchio, L. W. C.
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, v23 n2 p233-244 2008
2008-00-00
Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Descriptors: Socialization; Beliefs; Caregivers; Cultural Pluralism; Foreign Countries; Immigrants; Child Care Centers; Child Rearing; Questionnaires; Cultural Differences; Prediction; Cultural Background; Religion; Guidelines; Teaching Methods
Abstract: The present study investigated the cultural childrearing beliefs of 116 caregivers from different cultural communities in the Netherlands (Dutch, Caribbean-Dutch, and Mediterranean-Dutch), working with 2-4-year-olds in daycare centers. Cultural childrearing beliefs were assessed with standard questionnaires, focusing on general and daycare-specific individualistic and collectivistic childrearing beliefs. Cultural differences were evident regarding general individualistic and collectivistic beliefs. Both immigrant groups agreed more with collectivistic ideas and less with individualistic ideas than Dutch caregivers. Regarding caregivers' daycare-specific beliefs, much smaller cultural differences were found. This indicates consensus among caregivers from different ethnic/cultural backgrounds on core issues of childrearing in daycare settings. Results further showed that caregivers' individualistic ideas were best predicted by their cultural community, whereas collectivistic ideas were also predicted by the diversity of caregivers' close colleagues and their years of experience. These findings demonstrate that caregivers' childrearing belief systems are in part determined through a prolonged socialization process by the belief systems of their cultural and religious communities, and in part by their professional experience and their colleagues. Discussing childrearing beliefs should therefore become customary both in daycare centers as in caregivers' professional preparation, to make caregivers more aware of their own and their colleagues' cultural beliefs. Once aware of their childrearing beliefs, caregivers can make a start in actively discussing pedagogical guidelines, in order to reach a shared approach to childrearing. (Contains 6 tables.) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract
4. Stress and Depression among Older Residents in Religious Monasteries: Do Friends and God Matter? (EJ794754)
Bishop, Bishop J.
International Journal of Aging and Human Development, v67 n1 p1-23 2008
Descriptors: Quality of Life; Friendship; Depression (Psychology); Stress Variables; Older Adults; Religion; Multiple Regression Analysis; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Security (Psychology); Attachment Behavior; Measures (Individuals); Catholics; Nuns; Clergy; Questionnaires
Abstract: The purpose of this investigation was to explore how friendship and attachment to God provide protective benefits against stress and depression. Participants included 235 men and women, age 64 and older, residing in religious monasteries affiliated with the Order of St. Benedict. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses were completed to assess main and moderating effects of friendship and attachment to God relative to the influence of stress on depressive symptomology. Lower degree of friendship closeness (beta = -0.12, p less than 0.10) and greater insecurity with God (beta = -0.15, p less than less than 0.01) were directly associated with greater depressive symptoms. A significant three-way interaction (Stress x Friendship x Attachment to God) also existed relative to depressive symptoms (beta = 0.14, p less than 0.05). Three "stress-buffering" mechanisms emerged relative to the influence of stress on depressive symptomology. First, a greater degree of friendship closeness in combination with less secure attachment to God represented a greater risk for depressive symptoms. Second, greater friendship closeness in combination with greater secure attachment to God reduced the risk for depressive symptoms. Third, lower degree of friendship closeness combined with less secure attachment to God diminished the noxious effects of stress on depressive symptoms. This has implications relative to how social and spiritual resources can be used to reduce stress and improve quality of life for older adults residing in religious communities. (Contains 1 figure and 3 tables.) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract
5. Influence of Students' Characteristics and Feelings on Cognitive Achievement in Religious Education (EJ790633)
van der Zee, Theo; Hermans, Chris; Aarnoutse, Cor
Educational Research and Evaluation, v14 n2 p119-138 Apr 2008
2008-04-00
Descriptors: Academic Achievement; Religion; Prior Learning; Educational Practices; Grade 5; Religious Education; Student Characteristics; Student Attitudes; Cognitive Processes; Intervention; Experience; Age Differences; Participation; Elementary School Students; Attitude Measures; Religious Factors; Gender Differences; Foreign Countries
Abstract: Whereas educational research has provided evidence that students' characteristics affect their performance, at this stage little is known about which characteristics influence their learning processes and achievement in religious education. This article looks into characteristics that influence students' cognitive achievement in religious education on the basis of an educational intervention involving religious and other stories and everyday experiences of present-day students. They include characteristics stemming from experience of earlier learning practices at school, as well as given characteristics such as age, gender, and involvement in religious communities. The research group comprises 257 Grade 5 and 6 primary school students. Results of analyses of data by way of a structural model reveal that positive and negative feelings, prior knowledge, metacognitive beliefs about religious education, participation in religious practices, belief in God, and gender influence achievement. Four interesting paths can be traced along which characteristics influence achievement. Implications for educational practice are considered. (Contains 4 tables, 2 figures and 2 notes.) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract
6. Creating "Good Citizens" and Maintaining Religious Harmony in Singapore (EJ809834)
Tan, Charlene
British Journal of Religious Education, v30 n2 p133-142 Mar 2008
2008-03-00
Descriptors: Citizenship; Religion; Foreign Countries; Social Systems; Peace; Religious Cultural Groups; Terrorism; Government Role
Abstract: This article discusses how the concept of "good citizens" in Singapore is linked to the principle of harmony, characterised by collectivism and a strong interventionist government. The value of religious harmony is actively promoted by the Singapore government and supported by the religious leaders. This article argues that the principle of religious harmony helps to ensure that there are relative peace and tolerance among the various religious communities. But with religious revivalism and continual terrorist threats from some Islamist groups, it has become increasingly difficult for religious believers in Singapore to balance their national and religious identities, loyalties and duties. The on-going challenge for the Singapore government is to promote a conception of "good citizens" that takes into consideration the multiplicity and complexity of religion and citizenship. Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract
7. A Hidden Minority Amidst White Privilege (EJ810919)
Singer, Miriam J.
Multicultural Perspectives, v10 n1 p47-51 Jan 2008
2008-01-00
Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
No
Descriptors: Multicultural Education; Jews; Whites; Minority Groups; Religion; Religious Cultural Groups
Abstract: It seems rather amusing to say that the author belongs to a minority, no less a hidden minority. After all, at first glance, she appears to be just another white girl (or woman). She grew up in the mid-west in a predominantly white community, middle class, and well educated. The paradox comes in their definition of minority. Today, as they seek to celebrate diversity, a minority people still exist who are virtually indistinguishable from all other whites. The author speaks of the secularly employed, observant Jew. They are unique in many ways, not only to the non-Jewish world, but within their own religious communities as well. In this article, the author provides a brief historic background from her perspective of immigration beginning around World War II, through her childhood, and now as an adult with a doctorate. The experiences of her parents and those of her own serve to support this commentary. Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract
8. Islamic Higher Education and Social Cohesion in Indonesia (EJ794341)
Kraince, Richard G.
Prospects: Quarterly Review of Comparative Education, v37 n3 p345-356 Sep 2007
2007-09-00
Descriptors: Higher Education; Public Education; Role of Education; Islam; Social Integration; Group Unity; Values; Democracy; Political Attitudes; Educational Change; Foreign Countries
Abstract: This study explores the role of public Islamic higher education in promoting better relations between various religious communities in post-authoritarian Indonesia. Based on field research conducted between December 2005 and March 2006, it documents how progressive Islamic education leaders have advanced a tradition of critical intellectualism in efforts toward the "renewal" of Islamic thought. This report provides an analysis of how this tradition has served as a foundation for educators seeking to promote democratization and address issues of social cohesion. It examines some of the core values expressed by educational leaders as they have aspired to transform the most prominent State Institutes for Islamic Studies (IAIN) into genuine universities. The study also highlights the conservative backlash against public Islamic higher education and other purveyors of progressive ideas within Indonesian society. Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract
9. Living inside the Bible (Belt) (EJ776456)
Carter, Shannon
College English, v69 n6 p572-595 Jul 2007
2007-07-00
Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive
Descriptors: Christianity; Social Sciences; Graduate Students; Humanities; Biblical Literature; Religion; Religious Factors; Spiritual Development; Higher Education; Educational Environment
Abstract: When evangelical Christian students enter the academy, they often find that its tenets and values conflict with their reliance on the Bible as a source of truth and evidence. In this essay, the author attempts to articulate the ways in which rhetorical dexterity might enable students to use literacies they already possess (like deep knowledge of the Bible and its applications in day-to-day life) to negotiate those the academy expects them to exhibit. In that much of the current argument rests on the tensions between a community of practice that "lives inside the Bible" and one that is often perceived to be openly hostile to it, she relates the stories of two graduate students in their program who--though they were able to maintain deep ties with both their religious communities and their academic ones--experienced some rather painful lessons early on about the irreconcilability of Christianity and the academy. She takes a much closer look at conservative and evangelical literacies as articulated in public discourse within and beyond the academy. Academics, particularly those in the humanities and social sciences, appear to many conservative and evangelical leaders as promoting agendas of "secular humanism" and "cultural relativism," agendas they view as antithetical to their own position. (Contains 16 notes.) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract
10. The Greening of the World's Religions (EJ756929)
Tucker, Mary Evelyn; Grim, John
Chronicle of Higher Education, v53 n23 pB9 Feb 2007
2007-02-09
Descriptors: Environmental Education; Religion; Conservation (Environment); Environmental Standards; Ethics; Holistic Approach; Foreign Countries; World Problems; International Cooperation
Abstract: This article deals with the role that religion has played in dealing with environmental issues. For many years, environmental issues were considered to be the concern of scientists, lawyers, and policy makers. Now the ethical dimensions of the environmental crisis are becoming more evident. Until recently religious communities have been so absorbed in internal sectarian affairs that they were unaware of the magnitude of the environmental crisis at hand. In this article, the authors present what religious leaders and local communities from different countries are doing regarding environmental issues. Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract
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