How do learning environment experiences relate to personal worldviews among the students of theology?

The aim of this paper is to investigate Finnish theology students' experiences of the learning environment provided by their faculty in relation to their personal worldview. Previous research has shown that theology students deal with the fundamental spiritual and religious questions in their l...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of beliefs and values
1. VerfasserIn: Hirsto, Laura (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Routledge 2019
In: Journal of beliefs and values
Jahr: 2019, Band: 40, Heft: 4, Seiten: 416-432
normierte Schlagwort(-folgen):B Finnland / Theologiestudent / Theologiestudentin / Lernumwelt / Weltanschauung
RelBib Classification:CB Christliche Existenz; Spiritualität
CH Christentum und Gesellschaft
FA Theologie
KBE Nordeuropa; Skandinavien
weitere Schlagwörter:B Theology students
B Minority
B worldview commitment
B majority
B Personal worldview
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Zusammenfassung:The aim of this paper is to investigate Finnish theology students' experiences of the learning environment provided by their faculty in relation to their personal worldview. Previous research has shown that theology students deal with the fundamental spiritual and religious questions in their learning processes both before and during their studies, irrespective of their career goals or professional orientation. This study was conducted among second-year higher education students of theology. The students responded to a questionnaire concerning their experiences of the learning environment in relation to their own religious or ideological worldview and experienced position in the learning context as part of the majority, minority or non-religious group. According to the results, students affiliated with majority and minority religious groups were more strongly committed to their personal worldviews than non-religious students were. The students' experiences of the learning environment varied regarding the group they identified themselves.
ISSN:1469-9362
Enthält:Enthalten in: Journal of beliefs and values
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/13617672.2019.1619153