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Informal educators work in a range of youth and community work settings and seek to facilitate experiential learning through developing conversations, opportunities, environments, activities, and programs, where significant experiences may occur. For young people’s holistic wellbeing to be developed, it is vital that the spiritual dimension is taken into account. A range of ways of promoting the wellbeing of young people through informal educational activities that enhance spiritual development are explored.
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Nash, S. (2009). Youth Work, Informal Education, and Spirituality. In: de Souza, M., Francis, L.J., O’Higgins-Norman, J., Scott, D. (eds) International Handbook of Education for Spirituality, Care and Wellbeing. International Handbooks of Religion and Education, vol 3. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9018-9_50
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