Toward the Integral Development of Students in Canadian Catholic High School Athletics
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Hoven, Matt
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2019
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This paper, based upon interviews and focus groups conducted with 15-year-old student-athletes at two Catholic high schools in Edmonton, Canada, explains how religion and spirituality supported students’ integral development. Psychologically, religion and spirituality provided confidence, despite questions related to its placebo effect. Morally, students believed religion made them better people despite obvious tensions with sport. Socially, youth appreciated mentorship from coaches but grappled with the public place of religion in sport. Educational implications require intentional reflection on sport and improved institutional support toward the integration of a religious spirituality in these sport programs.|Key words: Catholic schools, student athlete, integral development, religion, spirituality
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Hoven, M. (2019). Toward the Integral Development of Students in Canadian Catholic High School Athletics. Supplement Series for the Journal of Religion & Society Supplement Series, 20, 106-122.
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Rabbi Myer and Dorothy Kripke Center, Creighton University
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1941-8450