Information and Communication Technology in the Work of Catholic Priests

Q3 Arts and Humanities

Journal of Religious and Theological Information Pub Date : 2018-01-02 DOI:10.1080/10477845.2017.1340008

Darko Lacovic, Boris Badurina, Ivo Džinić

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Abstract

ABSTRACT This article presents data gathered in a doctoral study, the aim of which was to identify information needs and behavior patterns of Croatian Catholic priests for pastoral work. Results of the research focus only on the role of information and communication technology and using electronic sources by the priests in the liturgy and caregiving role. The research was conducted using quantitative and qualitative methodology (print questionnaires and semi-structured interviews). A total of 327 respondents took part in the quantitative study and twenty respondents were interviewed. Although research results showed that many respondents are not very familiar with the information and communication technology, most of them still occasionally use computers for making documents and consult the Internet for finding religious information in pastoral work. Computers and the Internet to a larger degree are used by younger and well-educated priests who have the least experience regarding management of the parishes in major locations. Since the results indicated that parish priests mostly seek religious and secular information on the Internet, it is recommended that the Catholic Church in Croatia offer them increased electronic resources for pastoral work.

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天主教牧师工作中的信息与通信技术

摘要本文介绍了一项博士研究中收集的数据，目的是确定克罗地亚天主教牧师在牧业工作中的信息需求和行为模式。研究结果仅关注信息和通信技术的作用，以及牧师在礼拜仪式和看护中使用电子资源的作用。该研究采用了定量和定性方法（印刷问卷和半结构化访谈）。共有327名受访者参与了这项定量研究，并采访了20名受访者。尽管研究结果表明，许多受访者对信息和通信技术不太熟悉，但他们中的大多数人仍然偶尔会使用计算机制作文件，并在网上查找牧师工作中的宗教信息。计算机和互联网在很大程度上被受过良好教育的年轻牧师使用，他们在主要地区的教区管理方面经验最少。由于调查结果表明，教区牧师大多在互联网上寻求宗教和世俗信息，因此建议克罗地亚天主教会为他们提供更多的电子资源，用于牧师工作。

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Journal of Religious and Theological Information Arts and Humanities-Religious Studies

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Religious & Theological Information is an essential resource for bibliographers, librarians, and scholars interested in the literature of religion and theology. Both international and pluralistic in scope, this peer-reviewed journal encourages the publication of research and scholarship in the field of library and information studies as it relates to religious studies and related fields, including philosophy, ethnic studies, anthropology, sociology, and historical approaches to religion. By "information" we refer to both print and electronic, and both published and unpublished information.