The perceptions of young people who live in a regional city in Australia of their spiritual well-being: implications for education.

This paper is a report on a research study that investigated perceptions of 16-year-old to 20-year-old young people of their spiritual well-being. The participants came from a range of backgrounds in a regional city in Victoria, Australia. Indications of spiritual well-being were seen as expressions of a deep level of connectedness to the human and non-human world and, also, a sense of purpose in one's life that promoted self-esteem. The findings have implications for the development of programmes at primary and secondary levels that address the spiritual dimension in education. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]