Engaging with Vocation on Campus: Supporting Students' Vocational Discernment through Curricular and Co-Curricular Approaches

Engaging with Vocation on Campus explores collaborative curricular and co-curricular approaches to promoting vocational discernment among students in a Catholic university setting, drawing on cultural, religious, and secular understandings of vocation. It highlights the value of both curricular and non-curricular activities and processes, emphasizing spiritual, personal, and community value in offering students explicit and tailored support.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 198 pages
Publication date: 25 September 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive volume explores innovative approaches to fostering vocational discernment among students within a Catholic university context. By seamlessly integrating narratives and theory-based analyses of practice, it offers a rich tapestry of collaborative curricular and co-curricular initiatives aimed at nurturing students' spiritual and professional growth. Drawing upon a diverse range of cultural, religious, and secular perspectives on vocation, Engaging with Vocation on Campus showcases how contemporary issues surrounding work, careers, and personal fulfillment can be addressed within the rich tapestry of the Catholic intellectual and spiritual tradition.

The chapters in this volume present a diverse range of contributions from students, faculty, and staff from a single institution, highlighting practical strategies for supporting students in their vocational journey. These contributions underscore the complementary and interconnected roles played by student support services, academic staff, and on-campus ministry in helping students develop a personalized understanding of vocation. Recognizing the value of both curricular and non-curricular activities and processes, the volume emphasizes the spiritual, personal, and community dimensions of offering students explicit and tailored support.

This text will be of immense value to researchers, academics, and educators with a keen interest in higher education, religious education, and the Christian life and experience more broadly. Those with specific interests in career guidance, theological curriculum and pedagogy, and Roman Catholicism will find this book particularly insightful and enriching. By delving into the multifaceted aspects of vocational discernment, Engaging with Vocation on Campus provides valuable insights and practical strategies for cultivating students' holistic development and preparing them for meaningful lives of service and purpose.

Weight: 453g
Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032009698