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The Black Church, an Agency for Learning, Informal Religious Adult Education, and Human Capital Development: A Qualitative Inquiry into Rural African American Primary Caregiving Grandmothers’ Experiences
New Horizons in Adult Education and Human Resource Development Pub Date : 2020-10-24 , DOI: 10.1002/nha3.20295
Mattyna L. Stephens 1 , Akilah R. Carter‐Francique 2 , Terrance J. McClain 1
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African American grandmothers have long held the roles of religious leaders and educators among family members and the wider community, though the provision of religious education and informal learning from grandparent caregivers have not been well documented in the literature. Based upon the gaps in the literature, we examined the informal learning and human capital among rural African American grandmothers (N = 10) who were caring for their grandchildren. The research questions were: What informal religious adult education activities do rural African American primary caregiving grandmothers engage in for learning and human capital development? How do rural grandmothers use informal religious education activities to support the learning of the children in their care? For data analysis purposes, we employed Creswell's (2005) six‐step method. The emerging themes were the Black church as an agency for learning, religious education in learning communities, and children's development through religious education. The findings seemed to align with Collins's theory of Black female empowerment. Implications aligned with Bandura's social cognitive theory, which places learning in a social context and indicates how and what adults learn can affect motivation, self‐efficacy, and confidence. Considerations for future research include studies of grandfathers caring for their grandchildren as well as intergenerational learning experiences (e.g., religious education and technology usage) among caregivers and children.

中文翻译:

The Black Church,一家学习,非正式宗教成人教育和人力资本开发的机构:对美国黑人农村初级保健祖母的经历的质询

尽管文献中还没有很好地证明非裔美国人的祖母在家庭成员和更广泛的社区中一直担任宗教领袖和教育者的角色,但是他们从祖父母的照顾者那里获得宗教教育和非正式学习的机会却很少。基于文献中的空白,我们研究了照顾他们的孙子的非裔美国农村祖母(N = 10)中的非正式学习和人力资本。研究问题是:美国黑人农村地区的主要护理祖母为学习和人力资本开发从事哪些非正式的成人宗教教育活动?农村祖母如何利用非正式的宗教教育活动来支持儿童的照料学习?为了进行数据分析,我们采用了Creswell(2005)的六步法。新兴的主题是黑人教会,它是一个学习机构,学习社区中的宗教教育以及通过宗教教育促进儿童发展的机构。这一发现似乎与柯林斯的黑人女性赋权理论相吻合。其含义与班杜拉的社会认知理论一致,后者将学习置于社会环境中,并指出成年人学习的方式和方式会影响动机,自我效能感和自信心。未来研究的考虑因素包括对祖父照顾孙子的研究,以及照顾者和孩子之间的代际学习经历(例如宗教教育和技术使用)。这一发现似乎与柯林斯的黑人女性赋权理论相吻合。其含义与班杜拉的社会认知理论一致,后者将学习置于社会环境中,并指出成年人学习的方式和方式会影响动机,自我效能感和自信心。未来研究的考虑因素包括对祖父照顾孙子的研究,以及照顾者和孩子之间的代际学习经历(例如宗教教育和技术使用)。这一发现似乎与柯林斯的黑人女性赋权理论相吻合。其含义与班杜拉的社会认知理论一致,后者将学习置于社会环境中,并指出成年人学习的方式和方式会影响动机,自我效能感和自信心。未来研究的考虑因素包括对祖父照顾孙子的研究,以及照顾者和孩子之间的代际学习经历(例如宗教教育和技术使用)。
更新日期:2020-10-24
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