Teachers’ spirituality as an element of social action. An interpretative phenomenological analysis of primary teachers’ understanding and expression of spirituality

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2019-10-02 DOI:10.1080/1364436x.2019.1684880

Aidan Gillespie

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Spirituality is a contested term in education.Within professional education contexts, spirituality is understood and defined in numerous ways, some of which are ambivalent towards explicit expressions of spirituality. This study, emerging out of a successful doctoral thesis, seeks to examine one aspect of spirituality and the intersection between spirituality, professional identity and teaching practice. The findings point towards a new definition of spirituality directly related to the teaching profession; explicitly ‘spirituality comprises of moments of connection and profundity which lead to change’. Five primary school teachers took part in the study and through narrative accounts, demonstrated their understanding of their spirituality and how this related to their professional practice. The findings demonstrate the ways in which the teachers understood their role and the ways in which spirituality informed their practice which was both challenged and supported within the profession.

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教师精神作为社会行动的一个要素。小学教师对灵性的理解与表达之解释性现象学分析

灵性在教育领域是一个有争议的术语。在专业教育背景下，灵性以多种方式被理解和定义，其中一些对灵性的明确表达是矛盾的。这项研究源于一篇成功的博士论文，旨在研究灵性的一个方面，以及灵性、职业认同和教学实践之间的交集。这些发现指向了与教学职业直接相关的灵性的新定义;明确地说，“灵性包括导致变化的联系和深刻的时刻”。五名小学教师参与了这项研究，并通过叙述性的叙述，展示了他们对自己的灵性的理解，以及这与他们的专业实践之间的关系。研究结果表明，教师理解他们的角色的方式，以及灵性指导他们实践的方式，这在专业中既受到挑战，也受到支持。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

自引率

1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

期刊介绍： Accounts of Chemical Research presents short, concise and critical articles offering easy-to-read overviews of basic research and applications in all areas of chemistry and biochemistry. These short reviews focus on research from the author’s own laboratory and are designed to teach the reader about a research project. In addition, Accounts of Chemical Research publishes commentaries that give an informed opinion on a current research problem. Special Issues online are devoted to a single topic of unusual activity and significance. Accounts of Chemical Research replaces the traditional article abstract with an article "Conspectus." These entries synopsize the research affording the reader a closer look at the content and significance of an article. Through this provision of a more detailed description of the article contents, the Conspectus enhances the article's discoverability by search engines and the exposure for the research.