Grandmothers are often referred to as the spiritual learners and leaders within families and often pass their religious teachings on to their children and grandchildren. This qualitative study investigated learning and human capital development among rural African American grandmothers (n = 10) caring for their grandchildren. The findings revealed the participants’ perception of the Black Church, an agency for learning. The findings further revealed the benefits of religious education in learning communities and how the skills the participants acquired through such engagements contributed to their human capital development, thereby indicating the wages of worship. Finally, findings indicated how the participants utilized religious teachings to support the development of the children in their care.

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黑人教会的敬拜工资、宗教教育和人力资本开发：来自农村非裔美国初级看护祖母的声音

祖母通常被称为家庭中的精神学习者和领袖，经常将他们的宗教教义传给他们的子孙。这项定性研究调查了照顾孙辈的非裔美国农村祖母（n = 10）的学习和人力资本发展。调查结果揭示了参与者对学习机构黑人教会的看法。研究结果进一步揭示了宗教教育在学习社区中的好处，以及参与者通过这种参与获得的技能如何促进他们的人力资本发展，从而表明敬拜的工资。最后，调查结果表明参与者如何利用宗教教义来支持他们照顾的儿童的发展。