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Religion, Spirituality, and Career Development in African American College Students: A Qualitative Inquiry
Author(s) -
Constantine Madonna G.,
Miville Marie L.,
Warren Anika K.,
Gainor Kathy A.,
LewisColes Ma'at E. L.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
the career development quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.846
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 2161-0045
pISSN - 0889-4019
DOI - 10.1002/j.2161-0045.2006.tb00154.x
Subject(s) - spirituality , career development , spiritual development , psychology , qualitative research , african american , pedagogy , sociology , social science , medicine , anthropology , alternative medicine , pathology
The authors explored through semistructured interviews the interrelationships of religion, spirituality, and career development in a sample of 12 African American undergraduate students. Using consensual qualitative research methodology (C. E. Hill, B. J. Thompson, & E. N. Williams, 1997), they identified 6 primary domains or themes related to these students' experiences in this regard, including (a) degree of identification as religious and/or spiritual, (b) parents' influence on religious and spiritual beliefs, (c) roles of religion and spirituality in participants' career development, (d) challenges in dealing with academic and career‐related issues, (e) religious and spiritual strategies to deal with academic and career‐related challenges, and (f) indicators of success in future career or occupation.