{"product_id":"cultivating-the-spirit-isbn-9780470769331","title":"Cultivating the Spirit","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCultivating the Spirit\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHIS GROUNDBREAKING WORK IS BASED on a five-year study of how students change during the college years and the role college plays in facilitating the development of their spiritual qualities. Students, the authors argue, grapple with the big questions in life: \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWho am I? What are my values? Do I have a mission in life? Why am I in college? What kind of person do I want to be? What sort of world do I want to help to create?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e Their answers to these questions help determine their academic and career choices and are tied to the development of personal qualities such as empathy, caring, and social responsibility. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe study finds that, while students' religious engagement declines during college, at the same time they become substantially more caring, tolerant, connected with others, and actively egaged in a spiritual quest. Spiritual growth also enhances academic performance, leadership development, and satisfaction with college. The study provides strong evidence pointing to specific experiences during college that can contribute to students' spiritual growth. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe need for spiritual development in college is apparent. Two-thirds of the students in the study express a strong interest in spiritual matters, well over half report that their professors \u003ci\u003enever\u003c\/i\u003e encourage discussions of religious or spiritual matters, and about the same proportion report that professors never provide opportunities to discuss the purpose and meaning of life. \u003ci\u003eCultivating the Spirit\u003c\/i\u003e aims to raise the awareness of academic administrators, faculty, and the public at large to the vital role that spirituality plays in student learning and development. Throughout the book, the authors identify strategies for enhancing students' development and encourage the academy to give greater priority to the spiritual aspects of students' educational and personal development. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Why Spirituality Matters 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Assessing Spiritual and Religious Qualities 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Spiritual Quest: The Search for Meaning and Purpose 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Equanimity 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Spirituality in Practice: Caring For and About Others 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The Religious Life of College Students 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Religious Struggle and Skepticism 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 How Spiritual Growth Affects Educational and Personal Development 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Higher Education and the Life of the Spirit 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: Study Methodology 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 215\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE AUTHORS\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlexander W. Astin\u003c\/b\u003e is the Allan M. Cartter Professor of Higher Education, emeritus, at the University of California at Los Angeles. A recent study in the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e identified him as the most-frequently-cited author in the higher education field. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHelen S. Astin\u003c\/b\u003e is Distinguished Professor emerita of Higher Education and senior scholar in the Higher Education Research Institute at the University of California at Los Angeles. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJennifer A. Lindholm\u003c\/b\u003e is special assistant to the vice provost for under-graduate education at the University of California at Los Angeles and director of the Spirituality in Higher Education project.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCultivating the Spirit\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHIS GROUNDBREAKING WORK IS BASED on a five-year study of how students change during the college years and the role college plays in facilitating the development of their spiritual qualities. Students, the authors argue, grapple with the big questions in life: \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWho am I? What are my values? Do I have a mission in life? Why am I in college? What kind of person do I want to be? What sort of world do I want to help to create?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e Their answers to these questions help determine their academic and career choices and are tied to the development of personal qualities such as empathy, caring, and social responsibility. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe study finds that, while students' religious engagement declines during college, at the same time they become substantially more caring, tolerant, connected with others, and actively egaged in a spiritual quest. Spiritual growth also enhances academic performance, leadership development, and satisfaction with college. The study provides strong evidence pointing to specific experiences during college that can contribute to students' spiritual growth. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe need for spiritual development in college is apparent. Two-thirds of the students in the study express a strong interest in spiritual matters, well over half report that their professors \u003ci\u003enever\u003c\/i\u003e encourage discussions of religious or spiritual matters, and about the same proportion report that professors never provide opportunities to discuss the purpose and meaning of life. \u003ci\u003eCultivating the Spirit\u003c\/i\u003e aims to raise the awareness of academic administrators, faculty, and the public at large to the vital role that spirituality plays in student learning and development. Throughout the book, the authors identify strategies for enhancing students' development and encourage the academy to give greater priority to the spiritual aspects of students' educational and personal development.   \"A groundbreaking study of the spiritual growth of college students.... The spiritual dimension of higher education has been explored from a variety of angles for the past twenty years, but not until now have we had a competent and comprehensive body of data organized around well-defined dimensions of this complex phenomenon. This is an essential book for anyone in academia who cares about the education of the whole person.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eParker J. Palmer\u003c\/b\u003e, author, \u003ci\u003eThe Heart of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Hidden Wholeness\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLet Your Life Speak\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Courage to Teach\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An extremely important book for layperson and professional alike. A stunning wake-up call for higher education—highly recommended!\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eKen Wilber\u003c\/b\u003e, author, \u003ci\u003eThe Integral Vision\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eCultivating the Spirit\u003c\/i\u003e makes a unique and important contribution to one of the least examined yet most fundamental questions about undergraduate education: how students acquire the values and convictions that help to give meaning and purpose to their lives.... The authors provide a wealth of valuable findings about this vital process and its effects on student achievement, well-being, and personal growth in college.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eDerek Bok\u003c\/b\u003e, former president, Harvard University, and author, \u003ci\u003eThe Politics of Happiness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The fruit of a decade of elegantly designed and compelling research, \u003ci\u003eCultivating the Spirit\u003c\/i\u003e provides timely and significant data for reorienting the conversation about the relationships among intellectual inquiry, traditional academic values, and the formation of the inner life. Informative, clearly written, essential, and evocative reading for today's faculty across all institutions—public and private, secular and religious.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eSharon Daloz Parks\u003c\/b\u003e, author, \u003ci\u003eBig Questions\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWorthy Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLeadership Can Be Taught\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989011710181,"sku":"NP9780470769331","price":43.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780470769331.jpg?v=1761782425","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/cultivating-the-spirit-isbn-9780470769331","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}