International Handbook of Education for Spirituality, Care and Wellbeing
Acknowledging and understanding spiritual formation is vital in contemporary education. This book explores the dynamic relationship between education and wellbeing. It examines the theory underpinning the practice of education in different societies where
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International Handbooks of Religion and Education VOLUME 3
Aims & Scope The International Handbooks of Religion and Education series aims to provide easily accessible, practical, yet scholarly, sources of information about a broad range of topics and issues in religion and education. Each Handbook presents the research and professional practice of scholars who are daily engaged in the consideration of these religious dimensions in education. The accessible style and the consistent illumination of theory by practice make the series very valuable to a broad spectrum of users. Its scale and scope bring a substantive contribution to our understanding of the discipline and, in so doing, provide an agenda for the future.
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International Handbook of Education for Spirituality, Care and Wellbeing Part One Edited by
Marian de Souza Australian Catholic University, Ballarat, Australia
Leslie J. Francis University of Warwick, UK
James O’Higgins-Norman Dublin City University, Ireland and
Daniel G. Scott University of Victoria, Canada
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Editors Dr. Marian de Souza Australian Catholic University National School of Religious Education 1200 Mair St Ballarat VIC 3350 Ballarat Campus Australia [email protected] Dr. James O’Higgins-Norman Dublin City University School of Education Studies Glasnevin, Dublin Ireland [email protected]
Prof. Leslie J. Francis University of Warwick Warwick Inst. Education Coventry United Kingdom CV4 7AL [email protected] Dr. Daniel G. Scott University of Victoria School of Child & Youth Care Victoria BC V8W 2Y2 Canada [email protected]
ISSN 1874-0049 e-ISSN 1874-0057 ISBN 978-1-4020-9017-2 e-ISBN 978-1-4020-9018-9 DOI 10.1007/978-1-4020-9018-9 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2009926828 c Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2009 No part of this work may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, microfilming, recording or otherwise, without written permission from the Publisher, with the exception of any material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Contents
Author Biographies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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General Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marian de Souza, Leslie J. Francis, James O’Higgins-Norman, and Daniel Scott
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I The Psychology of Religion and Spirituality: Implications for Education and Wellbeing – An Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leslie J. Francis 1 Ways of Studying the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality . . . . . Ralph W. Hood, Jr.
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2 Measuring Religiousness and Spirituality: Issues, Existing Measur
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