8. Objetivos, Funciones y/o Atribuciones
8.7. Subgerencia de Gestión Nacional
This research has led to the generation of a model for the accompaniment of seekers in their quest to integrate silence as a lifestyle. This model was created on the experiences and needs of a well-defined population, namely 40 to 55 years old; Christian seekers; middle and upper class; employed; white people in South Africa.
The first recommendation for further research is to focus on whether other populations than the one that was used to generate the model will benefit from the model for the quest to integrate silence as a lifestyle. Such research should lead to a differentiation of the model for different groups of people.
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• What does the quest to integrate silence as a lifestyle imply for young people in the age group 20 to 35 in the context of a metropole (such as Johannesburg)? Do these young people have the same needs as the group of 40 to 55 years old? What kind of lifestyle do they have compared to the group that was researched? And what does integrating silence as a lifestyle imply for this age group?
• The same type of research needs to be done among people of other cultural- ethnic groups in South Africa, notably black and coloured people. A shift in cultural-ethnic background probably also implies a shift in other markets such as socio-economic status, employment/unemployment, financial resources and living conditions, among others.
• Research should also be done into seekers with other religious backgrounds, for example, the Islamic community in South Africa. Are the experiences of silence the same for people with an Islamic background? And what does integration of silence into a lifestyle mean for people with an Islamic background?
Based on this type of research, theory also needs to be built on what is generic in the quest for the integration of silence as a lifestyle for the different groups and what is specific? This question can be divided into four specific questions that relate to the four themes that emerged in the seekers’ experiences of silence:
• Is the experience of God in deep rest and peace that is experienced as a transformational gift the same or different for different groups?
• Is the experience of “letting go” and “filling up” internally in the practice of silence the same or different for different groups?
• Is the increased awareness of self that is grounded in the experience of an inner movement the same or different for different groups? And specifically, what is the relation of the self to others (community) in this awareness?
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• Is the integration of silence as a lifestyle the same or different for different groups?
Another type of research should focus on the creation of knowledge about the effects of the four-stage model. Each phase has a specific goal; the role of the facilitator also changes in each phase. This whole process should foster the integration of silence as a lifestyle and establish a more mature partnership- relationship with the facilitator. The overall question is whether the implementation of the model assists in achieving these goals, and whether the model should be adjusted for specific groups.
6.6 CONCLUSION
The aim of the researcher in this final chapter of the study was to provide and evaluate a conclusion about whether the study achieved the objectives it set out to achieve, to describe the limitations of the study, and to make recommendations for the application of the model in practice, research, and education.
The researcher’s overall aim with this study was to develop a model for the accompaniment of seekers with a Christian background into silence in their quest for wholeness. The researcher developed a model for the accompaniment of seekers into silence and drafted guidelines for its implementation. This model can be effectively implemented by qualified facilitators to improve the wholeness of seekers of silence by facilitating the integration of silence as a lifestyle.
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APPENDIX A
REQUEST FOR CONSENT FROM PARTICIPANTS TO
CONDUCT RESEARCH
Dear Sir/ Madam
Request for consent from participants to conduct research.
I intend to conduct a research project focusing on the development of a model to accompany seekers into silence in their quest for wholeness, in order to comply with the requirement for a degree at the Radboud Universiteit. The study is done under the supervision of Professor Chris Hermans from Radbound University Nijmegen and Professor Marie Poggenpoel from the University of Johannesburg.
The overall purpose of this study is to develop a model that can be used to accompany seekers into silence on their quest for wholeness. This will be done by describing and exploring the experiences of the seekers of silence.