Title:
The development of the male religious vocation: an experimental study of Levinson's mentorship hypothesis
Author:
Stephen W. Synan
Degree Granting Institution:
Loyola University Maryland--College of Arts and Sciences
Place:
Baltimore (Md.)
Publisher:
Loyola University Maryland
Date Created:
1993
Type of Resource:
text
Genre:
thesis
Language:
eng
Format:
application/pdf
Physical Form:
electronic
Digital Source:
reformatted digital
Abstract:
Will formal, One-on-One mentoring contribute to the Recruitment and Formation Program of the Marist Brothers? Studies presented by Levinson, Fowler and Parks indicate that mentoring would be a significant contribution to this formative program. The Subjects of this study were members of the Marist Brothers Contact Program, a college-aged initial recruitment program for the congregation. The total membership was invited to participate and was randomly divided into two groups (mentored, non-mentored). The population of each group was 30. It was hypothesized that those who engaged in a formal mentoring program would have ahigher rate of interest in pursuing a vocation to the Marist Brothers. It was further hypothesized that those mentored would express a higher rate of interest in pursuing other areas of interest or options of "religious" service. The instruments, designed by the researcher, used for the study consisted of a self-reported Survey and a Structured Interview. Both were administered in the Fall of 1992 and again in the Fall of 1993. As hypothesized, the mentored group reflected a greater level of interest then those not mentored. The mentored group also reflected a greater interest in other church ministries. It is recommended that further, long-term study and research be considered to validate the conclusions of this initial, short-term experiment.
Subject:
Vocation (in religious orders, congregation, etc.)
Subject:
Mentoring--Religious aspects--Catholic Church
Subject:
Marist Brothers
Subject:
Levinson, Daniel J. 1920-1994
Degree:
Doctor of Philosophy
Level:
Doctoral
Discipline:
Pastoral Counseling
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Identifier:
SynanSW-93
