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Geographic Locations听: Our members currently reside in states across the continental US and听in six countries across four continents.听Were we to ask where everyone was born, we likely would discover even greater global diversity.听
Fields and Positions:听Members include graduate students, early career, mid-career, and retired professionals working听in many settings: as consultants and听independent researchers, in听PK-12 public and private schools,听 undergraduate and graduate institutions, and across fields ranging from Education/Special Education to Nursing.听However, the greater percentage of our members --听63% --听do not list a position, and many do not list a department or even an institution.
How might we interpret these brief snippets of information about our members? First, we are more internationally diverse than the name of our parent organization suggests. Second, we represent a broad range of fields, settings, and perspectives--we have much to offer each other.
Most important, however, is that each of us who have chosen to pay the extra few dollars to join the Spirituality and Education (SP&ED) SIG听are drawn to be part of something not typically discussed in the field of education.听
By and large, we are听a group of听scholars听who recognize that human spirituality cannot be ignored in assumptions about education theory, practice, and/or research.听