Term of Award
Fall 2019
Degree Name
Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership (Ed.D.)
Document Type and Release Option
Dissertation (restricted to Georgia Southern)
Copyright Statement / License for Reuse
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Department
Department of Leadership, Technology, and Human Development
Committee Chair
Daniel W. Calhoun
Committee Member 1
Meca Williams-Johnson
Committee Member 2
Steven Tolman
Abstract
This study explored the lived experiences of college students who participated in a Multi-faith Education Program (MEP) to investigate if MEPs could be a proven strategy to support spiritual and/or religious engagement while increasing cultural competence. The operationalization of cultural competence within the undergraduate experience remains a neglected area on college campuses, particularly related to spiritual or religious engagement. The investigation used the Moustakas’ transcendental phenomenological model to analyze the data collected from the interviews of 9 college students who participated in a MEP at a public, mid-sized university in the southern region of the United States. The findings revealed students’ expectation for spiritual and/or religious engagement opportunities, their understanding of self and others gained from participating in a MEP, and their gain of cultural competence. Recommendations for further research include exploring the impact of different types of MEPs at differing types of institutions, exploring how uninvolved students experience spiritual and/or religious engagement, how campus administrators experience and understand MEPs.
OCLC Number
1137595080
Recommended Citation
Baxter, Atawanna R., "A Phenomologial Study of the Lived Experience of College Students Participating in a Multi-faith Education Program" (2019). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 2033.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/etd/2033
Research Data and Supplementary Material
No
