August 15, 2008
How to Help Students Confront Life's 'Big Questions'
Many college students are interested in spirituality and the "big questions" about life's meaning and values, but many professors seem not to know how to respond to that interest.
According to a 2004 study of more than 112,000 first-year students at 236 institutions by the Higher Education Research Institute, incoming freshmen "place great value on their college enhancing their self-understanding, helping them develop personal values, and encouraging their expression of spirituality."
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