Comparison of Evangelical Christian Children's God-Concepts and Logical Thinking Ability. Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Comparison of Evangelical Christian Children's God-Concepts and Logical Thinking Ability.

Creator

  • Author: Penick, Starrla
    Creator Type: Personal

Contributor

  • Chair: Jacobson, Arminta
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Major Professor
  • Committee Member: Glover, Rebecca
    Contributor Type: Personal
  • Committee Member: Cottle, Nathan
    Contributor Type: Personal

Publisher

  • Name: University of North Texas
    Place of Publication: Denton, Texas

Date

  • Creation: 2007-05
  • Digitized: 2007-09-18

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: God-concepts of 24 third to sixth grade evangelical Christian children were compared with the children‘s logical thinking abilities in a mixed-method study. Measurements included the Children‘s Interview and the Group Assessment of Logical Thinking (GALT). God-concepts among the children were Biblical, comforter, communicates, creator, empowering, protector, provider, purposeful, human characteristics, lives in heaven, male, counselor, God is Jesus, all-knowing, loving, perfect, powerful, real, and parental. The majority of concrete thinkers conceptualized God as a gracious guide. The majority of transitional thinkers viewed God also as a gracious guide as well as a distant divinity. Implications were given for religious educators to develop a model for age-appropriate instruction and curriculum and to equip parents to promote spiritual development with children at home.

Subject

  • Keyword: God-concepts
  • Keyword: GALT
  • Keyword: cognitive development
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: God -- Attributes.
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Cognition in children.
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Christian children.

Collection

  • Name: UNT Theses and Dissertations
    Code: UNTETD

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries
    Code: UNT

Rights

  • Rights Access: public
  • Rights License: copyright
  • Rights Holder: Penick, Starrla
  • Rights Statement: Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

Resource Type

  • Thesis or Dissertation

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • OCLC: 176099333
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc3629

Degree

  • Degree Name: Master of Science
  • Degree Level: Master's
  • Degree Discipline: Development and Family Studies
  • Academic Department: Department of Technology and Cognition
  • Degree Grantor: University of North Texas

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