| | Australasian Journal of Business & Social Inquiry-Foster & Bloemhard (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04) |
 | | Participants believed that pastoral care is a vital component of the University student experience, shaping student attitudes, willingness and even ability to continue with their studies. |
 | | Pastoral care however, has also been practiced outside traditional religious contexts. It "applies equally to the caring function of teachers, particularly in primary and secondary school, as well as to the major part of the ministry of clergy and religious leaders"(Foskett and Jacobs 1997, p. |
 | | Participants saw pastoral care as ‘a first line of defense’ providing ‘a referral person where the student can go’. It was generally agreed that moving a student ‘to a counsellor very quickly’ was imperative at a time of crisis, rather than the staff member trying to deal with more intense or difficult issues. |
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