title: Gathering information on spirituality: from whose perspective?
abstract: This column is concerned with research about spirituality. A cursory overview of the concept of spirituality will be presented followed by a discussion concerning the issues that arise when gathering information about the concept using both quantitative and qualitative methods. Finally, the use of the Parse research methodology will be offered as an alternative.
authors.affiliation: Saint Xavier University, Woodridge, Illinois 60517, USA. Florczak@sxu.edu
authors.forename: Kristine L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Florczak
mesh_terms: D000884:Anthropology, Cultural; D003625:Data Collection; D006801:Humans; D009742:Nursing Theory; D012107:Research Design; D029181:Spirituality