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resources regarding research of interest to some aspect of Christian education
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Research on Adventist Education - EndNote Library 2012 Kindergarten-LifelongAccess 13 annotated bibliographies, organizing all discovered research on Adventist education by topic. EndNote software is required to access this library. All entries in the EndNote Library are individually entered in Circle. To find the research in Circle,... -
Research on Adventist Education: 14 annotated bibliographies Grade 1-LifelongAccess 14 annotated bibliographies, organizing all discovered research on Adventist education by topic and level. Researchers with Endnotes software will value the full library download. This webpage, a copy of the CD produced for GC Session 2010, also links... -
The Foundation for Adventist Education Tertiary-LifelongThe Foundation for Adventist Education fosters scholarly activities that are based on the biblical worldview and advance the mission of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The foundation promotes the foundational role of the Bible in the integration of faith... -
A Biblical Perspective for Research Tertiary-Lifelong"Research is purposeful and systematic inquiry that seeks to advance knowledge and understanding." This article is the first in a series on biblical foundations for research. See Research... -
A brief annotated introduction to the field of Adventist studies for higher degree students Tertiary-LifelongThis brief introductory booklet suggests some dimensions of how Australian higher degree students could continue scholarship in the growing field of research on religion, and in particular, Adventist studies. "It is intended to be read as a 'research... -
A Decade of Home Schooling in Saskatchewan, Canada Tertiary-LifelongThe efficacy of alternative education has had a significant impact on public education. The diversity of cultures, lifestyles, and needs of home-schooling families compelled the public educational sector to make available educational alternatives. The... -
A Portrait of Seventh-day Adventist Schools TertiaryThis paper presents a portrait of Seventh-day Adventist schools. It provides a comparison of Seventh-day Adventist schools to averages for all private schools in the United States. -
A Qualitative Investigation into the Significant Achievement of Pasifika Students in One New Zealand School Tertiary-Lifelong"This qualitative case study aimed to investigate why Pasifika students at one school in New Zealand were exhibiting higher levels of achievement than students in schools nationally were on average. The research was conducted through a variety of data... -
A Reflective and Quantitative Investigation of Relationships Between Aural Dictation, Sight Singing, Performance and Composition Skills Tertiary-Lifelong"This study combined two independent investigations into the relationships between aural dictation, sight singing, performance and composition skills. The first investigation involved the composition of a suite of piano pieces as a means of reflecting... -
A Student-Centred Mathematics Booklet System - Its Influence on Student's Mathematical Performance and Attitudes to Mathematics Tertiary-Lifelong"There are many approaches to teaching mathematics. This paper examines one student-centred approach called the Booklet System used by a number of secondary schools in Brisbane from the mid-1990's for about a decade. Claims made by those advocating this... -
A Study of Perceived Actual Versus Expected Roles of Presidents of Seventh-day Adventist Senior Colleges and Universities in Eleven World Administrative Divisions Tertiary-LifelongThe purpose of this study was to determine the differences between presidents’ actual and expected roles as perceived by the administrative team members and governing board chairs in the Seventh-day Adventist senior colleges and universities. Results... -
A way of processing information in scientific texts and its influence on comprehension Grade 11-TertiaryStudents able to cope with the demands of academic discourse develop cognitive and metacognitive skills to understand the information they obtain from reading scientific texts and, thus, realize their learning. In this work, a group of university students... -
Academic Dishonesty, Religious Fundamentalism, among Students at a Religious University Tertiary"Academic dishonesty has been a major concern for educators among tertiary students, while there has also been a growing controversy in terms of religion in the world. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between academic dishonesty... -
Accreditation of On-site and Distance Higher Education in the U.S. and Mexico TertiaryThis paper is the result of a documentary research, in the format of a Specialization Thesis within the framework of the programs of the University of Murcia, which arose in response to several questions posed by the challenges that distance higher education... -
Action and reflection in service-learning and the formation of favorable attitudes to community service Tertiary-LifelongThis review is concerned with analyzing the contributions of studies on the effects of reflection in service-learning on students' attitudes towards community service. In order to do so, it is important to start from the conception that the different actors... -
Adventist Choices - The Relationship Between Adventist Culture and Adventist Education, Part 1 Kindergarten-Grade 12 New!!This two-part series presents findings from a research study on how the concept of Adventist culture impacts enrollment in Adventist schools. -
Adventist Education Research Topics Tertiary-LifelongLooking for a research topic on Adventist Education? Examine this list compiled by Dr H. Rasi in 1995, from suggestions by Adventist world education leaders. Know of research on one of these topics? SUBMIT research report information through CIRCLE. -
AIIAS INFO Journal Grade 1-LifelongInternational Forum (INFO) is a multidisciplinary academic journal published biannually since 1998 by the AIIAS School of Graduate Studies. Archived online, download research reports, discussions of contemporary issues, instructional materials, and book reviews. -
An Evaluation of the Impact of Reading Adventure Packs on a Six, Seven and Eight Year Old Child’s Attitude Towards Literacy Tertiary-Lifelong"This study examined a School-Home partnership literacy improvement program, the Reading Adventure Pack (RAP), that aims to support the child's involvement in and attitude to reading, and involve the members of the family in the child's reading by supplying... -
An Investigation into the Spelling and Grammar Skills of Students who Use Individual Laptop Computers in a Year 6 Classroom Tertiary-Lifelong"This thesis constitutes a case study of a single Grammar School in the State of New South Wales, Australia during the year 2008. This particular study takes on a qualitative approach to research, adopting a case study methodology taking data from lesson... -
Application of a New Conception of Research in a University Educational Institution TertiaryAn action plan is presented for the organization and development of research in the School of Health Sciences of the Adventist University of La Plata. The articulation of research with undergraduate and graduate studies with existing means, undergraduate chair... -
Are Christian Schools Really Christian? Perceptions of Final Year Pre-service Teachers in Australia Grade 9-Grade 12“Final year pre-service teachers at a private provider of Christian higher education were surveyed to discover their perceptions of the special character of a wide spectrum of Australian Christian faith-based schools. . . . The results indicated that... -
Assessing the Factors Impacting Professional Learning for Teachers in Seventh-day Adventist Schools: A Comparison of Millennials and Non-Millennials Tertiary-LifelongThis study explored the professional learning practices of educators, especially millennials, in the Seventh-day Adventist’s faith-based school system in North America and the factors that impact those practices. Results showed that there is strong commitment... -
Attitude and Aptitude of the Programming Teacher and Its Relationship to Theoretical and Practical Achievement in Students of Adventist Undergraduate Institutions TertiaryThe present study sought to determine the relationship between the attitude and aptitude of the teacher with respect to the theoretical and practical academic achievement of students in Adventist institutions of higher education that teach the subject of basic... -
Attitude Towards Mathematics and Academic Achievement Preschool-LifelongThe research was descriptive, in which the relationship between attitudes towards mathematics and students' academic performance was analyzed, with a cross-sectional design, since the variables were only observed at a certain time, and quantitative due to... -
Attitudes of regular teachers in the city of Posadas towards the integration of children with special educational needs Grade 1-Grade 7The objective of this study was to analyze the attitudes of regular school teachers in the city of Posadas, Misiones, Argentina, towards the integration of children with Special Educational Needs (SEN). At the time this study was carried out, no training courses... -
Barna Research Kindergarten-LifelongBarna Research provides organizations with current, accurate, and reliable information in bite-sized pieces and at affordable prices, to help facilitate effective and strategic decision-making for Christian ministries. -
Best Practice in International Service Learning ISL - Aspects of Risk and Impact Grade 9-Grade 12Currently 95% of Adventist senior secondary high schools in Australia offer international service opportunities! Read about the benefits and challenges such trips bring. -
Bullying: Witnesses in Silence Grade 7-TertiaryPeer mistreatment, also known as bullying, is a systematic behavior of harassment and intimidation whose consequences are usually isolation and social exclusion. Three main actors can be distinguished: the victim, the aggressor and the witnesses. The latter... -
Capturing the Lifestyle Practices of University Students - A Case Study in Zimbabwe Tertiary"Unhealthy lifestyle practices are fast becoming a global challenge and affecting most university students. A review of literature revealed that a relationship exists between lifestyle practices and academic performance. Identified related studies... -
Cheating During Examination - Inference on Human Capital Quality Grade 9-Grade 12"Anchored on personal value and social disorganization theory, this case study involving college sophomore, junior, and senior student-participants of a government school in Eastern Samar, Philippines who were purposively referred by their class adviser,... -
Cognitive Development - A State of the Art from a Psycho-evolutionary Perspective TertiarySince the publications of Piaget in 1962, Bruner in 1986 and Vygotsky in the 1960s, in which the conceptual bases that support their postulates are presented, the dynamics of psychological research focused on child development has turned their postulates into... -
Cognitive Development and Learning Styles - Their Impact on Academic Performance Grade 9-Lifelong New!!The cognitive development and learning styles of high school students at the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León are examined as factors affecting their academic performance. The stratified random sample consisted of 374 students from 24 schools.... -
Communication Literacy in Doctoral Research Supervision Tertiary"Doctoral supervision has become an important research focus as universities face accountability, quality assurance, and financial pressures. Using a correlational—explanatory and predictive—design, this study investigated the relationships... -
Competencies, employability and polyvalence, is our university preparing today? Tertiary-LifelongTechnological advances, the flexibilization and polyvalence of occupations and the globalization of markets imply the use of diverse competencies that are a condition for employability. This issue, linked to education and labor, is relevant from the point... -
Competency-based teaching-learning and assessment in engineering careers Tertiary-LifelongThe purpose of this study was to know the students' perception of the teaching-learning process and evaluation by competencies in subjects of Food Engineering and Environmental Engineering at the Universidad Peruana Unión. This qualitative research... -
Connectedness - The Key to Student Success Grade 9-LifelongGary Hopkins and Tom Gillespie share research on how the school as a community accounts for student success. Specific emphasis is given to teacher attitudes, school climate, academic attitudes, motivation, and behavior, academic performance, social and personal... -
Construction and validation of a scale for the evaluation of children's social desirability (EDESI) Tertiary-LifelongVerbal personality assessment tests are usually considered objective because of the standardized nature of the verbal stimuli used and the response options, the transformation of scores into typical scores, and also because of the objective assessment of the... -
Construction of a scale of attitudes on professional ethics TertiaryThis paper presents a scale of attitudes on professional ethics and the process of its construction. Complementarily, its application in two samples of groups of postgraduate students is referred to, one in 15 postgraduate courses in different areas of knowledge... -
Construction of a state of knowledge on professional values in Mexico TertiaryThis article presents a state of knowledge on professional values in Mexico and the elements that allowed their construction since 2001. It is an open and significant task, which is enriched as relevant research on the subject under study is located. The process... -
Constructivism today: constructivist approaches in education Tertiary-LifelongThe article analyzes constructivism and constructivist approaches in education and establishes a system of spatial coordinates in which the different approaches are placed, in order to situate them in a continuum established on the basis of the mechanisms... -
CRAE - Center for Research on K-12 Adventist Education Kindergarten-Grade 12"The mission of the Center for Research on K-12 Adventist Education (CRAE) is to serve and advance Adventist education by seeking and sharing knowledge about the North American Division K-12 Adventist educational system--its values, its pedagogy, and... -
Creating Equality in Testing Student with English as a Second Language Grade 4-Grade 8Is there a significant difference between “English as a Second Language” (ESL) students’ rankings of their multiple intelligences on a written test in English, and their ranking of the same intelligences on a pictorial test? When considered... -
Curriculum and Societal Needs - Stakeholders Perceptions of the Solomon Islands Secondary School Curriculum Tertiary-Lifelong"Education is strongly linked to economic development, prosperity and social progress, yet recently, the Solomon Islands has experienced economic and social problems. This research used a questionnaire and interviews to gather perceptions from curriculum... -
Design and validation of an instrument for the evaluation of competencies in preschool Tertiary-LifelongThe purpose of this article is to describe the process of design, validation and reliability of an instrument for the assessment of the level of achievement of competencies in preschool children. -
Digital Commons at Andrews University Grade 9-TertiaryFind research and creative scholarship, selected and deposited by the individual university departments and centers on the Andrews University campus. Types of content include faculty research, student scholarship, conferences, journals, books, research data,... -
Dominant Characteristics and Predictive Factors that Motivate a Theology Career Choice in a Private Denominational University in São Paulo, Brazil Tertiary-LifelongThe purpose of this study was to investigate and identify the dominant characteristics and the discriminant factors that motivated the career choice of freshman theology students in the Adventist Brazilian University of São Paulo (UNASP) in Brazil.... -
Educating for diversity: a practical issue Tertiary-LifelongThis article is based on the theoretical approach and empirical background research on educational and social inclusion, carried out by the author, as a result of almost 10 years of academic research in different educational projects related to the subject.... -
Educational Backgrounds and Youth Criminality in Nigeria Grade 9-Tertiary"Mismanagement and recurring strikes in the Nigerian educational sector have institutionalized a legacy of intellectual poverty and criminality among youth. Unchecked persistent strikes have led to progressive deterioration in infrastructure and academic... -
Educational skills and their relationship to academic achievement and dropout: an exploratory study Tertiary-LifelongThis paper aims to study the relationship between educational skills -abstract reasoning (AR), verbal reasoning (VR), speed and precision (VP), spelling and language (OL) and calculus (C)- and the academic performance of students in their first year of university.... -
Effect of the Use of the Web on the Teaching of Reading Comprehension in English TertiaryThe purpose of this research is to examine whether the use of material from the web proportionally improves students' reading comprehension skills. In addition, the attitudes of the students were considered. Two groups of students from Montemorelos University... -
Effects of perceived parental educational style on academic performance and intrinsic religiosity in middle school students Grade 10-Grade 12This research sought to determine if there are significant effects of parental educational style, as perceived by the children, on academic performance and intrinsic religiosity in students of Professor Ignacio Carrillo Franco High School, Montemorelos University,... -
Effects of Teaching Methods and Students' Attitude on Academic Performance Tertiary"This study explored the effects of teaching methods in business instruction and students’ attitude toward the class on students’ academic performance. The respondents were 135 college students from an Indonesian university. Both the experimental... -
Emergent Themes in Marketing Theory and Practice Literature from 1957 to 2015 - A Systematic Review Tertiary"It seems that though marketing graduates may be confident with their marketing theory foundations, they are not as confident about marketing practice imperatives. Such a gap obviously presents challenges for both marketing academics and practitioners... -
Emotional exhaustion in teachers in Nuevo León, Mexico: a gender study Tertiary-LifelongAccording to the theory of emotional exhaustion, this occurs more frequently among people who show a high degree of involvement in their work tasks motivated by unrealistic goals, assuming a causal relationship between involvement and emotional exhaustion.... -
Empowering Persons with Disabilities Through Training and Employment: A Case Study Tertiary-Lifelong"Empowering persons with disabilities (PWDs) involves ensuring their independence and self-reliance by creating job opportunities for them...This qualitative case study examined the effort of empowering PWDs through training and employment by 'Handcrafted... -
Ending up Ahead - The Case Study of a Highly Able Hispanic Student Grade 9-Grade 12"This case study focuses on Juan, a highly-able Hispanic student. At the time of the study, Juan had lived for approximately fourteen months in the United States, and was enrolled in ninth grade at the public high school of a small town in Virginia. Previously,... -
ENOUGH WITH THE STORIES! Latin America's obsession with the past and the 12 keys to the future Grade 12-TertiaryThe large Latin American universities are shielded from accountability to their societies thanks to the institutional autonomy they enjoy. They are the sacred cows of Latin America. The universities are not as good as they should be they should be, but they... -
Evaluating Information in Religious Communication: Information Literacy Applied in a Seminary Course on World Religions Tertiary-LifelongIn Library Science, a core pedagogical outcome in higher education is “information literacy.” One component of this competency is the ability to evaluate information. In applying this ability to Seminary education, specifically to student academic... -
Expectations Developed by Teachers of Municipalized Primary Schools on the Full School Day Project During 2003 in the City of Chillán TertiaryThe purpose of the study was to learn about the expectations developed by teachers in the Municipality of Chillán before and after the implementation of the Full School Day project. The research was a quantitative and descriptive study of mean differences.... -
Expectations, education and occupational attainment: a study of prominent Argentine women Tertiary-LifelongThe research is part of the cognitive-affective and motivational perspective (psychological processes involved in goal achievement behavior: Heider, Kelley, Weiner, Bandura, Csikszentmihalyi, among others). We analyze the determinants of achievement in a population... -
Experience in the pedagogical residency of the University Professor of Psychology Tertiary-LifelongThis study describes the experience of the Pedagogical Residency, a requirement to obtain the degree of University Professor of Psychology at a private university in Argentina. Lectures were planned using expository and computer-based methods. The Pedagogical... -
Factors involved in selection of first-time employment by graduates of allied health professions Tertiary-LifelongPurpose: The purpose of this study was to discover and rank those factors which graduates from allied health professions used to make their decision to accept first-time employment. Also examined were ways in which a school's philosophy may have influenced... -
Factors related to the degree of virtue in adolescents in Medellin, Colombia Grade 9-TertiaryThe study aimed to determine to what extent the perceived climate at home, school and church, family structure, socioeconomic context, religiosity and gender, in the presence of the effort made by the student to represent him/herself well socially, are factors... -
Factors Related to the Degree of Virtue in Middle School Students in Medellin, Colombia Grade 6-Grade 8Concern for the behavior of people, especially young people, has awakened in recent years a growing interest in the study of issues related to character education and specifically to the development of virtue. The present research aimed to determine to what... -
Factors that Influence the Desire to Become Teachers of Technology - An Australian Study Kindergarten-LifelongThis TEACH Journal article reports on researchers who collected data from 337 pre-service teachers enrolled in Technology Teacher Education Programs, in eight tertiary institutions. Strategies for promoting technology teaching and increasing TTEP student intake are proposed, based on the findings. -
Family and School - A Necessary Alliance Grade 5-Lifelong New!!An effective alliance between the family and the school is a necessary link in the educational model, characterized by a positive, nurturing and respectful bond in which they concentrate their efforts in the pursuit of children and young people. Thus favoring... -
Family Competence in Relation to the Academic Motivation of the Third-Year High School Student from Five Schools in the State of Nuevo León Grade 9-Grade 12The family and the school are different contexts in expectations about the high school student, therefore the study tries to determine the relationship that exists between family competence and the academic motivation of the third year high school student.... -
Fatal betrayal: culture versus education Tertiary-LifelongThe aim is to show how some outstanding phenomena of today's culture (the rupture of links with traditions, the relationship with reality through images, the overflow of the flow of indiscriminately distributed information, the theory of mind as information... -
Formative and transformative assessment: the formal examination in Christian university education Tertiary-LifelongThis article presents some reflections on the formal examination and its importance for the integral formation of the student, from the perspective provided by the philosophy of Christian education. Starting from the awareness of the purpose of Christian education,... -
From policy to practice in the school integration of children with mental retardation Grade 7-LifelongIn Argentina, the regulations in force since 1998 for school integration are based on an educational-curricular paradigm according to which special educational needs are understood within a biopsychosocial model of approach, so that mental retardation should... -
General Satisfaction Scale of the University Student Tertiary New!!The degree of student satisfaction is defined as the student's satisfaction with the way in which his or her needs and expectations are met in terms of affective treatment, spiritual development and financial conditions in the Adventist educational institution. -
Global Trends in Adventist Education Preschool-TertiaryConsider global trends in Adventist education in this report to Adventist university/college presidents and division education directors. It presents current statistics of the global educational system; acknowledges the leading voice that set the conceptual... -
Guidelines of Rosminian pedagogy Tertiary-LifelongThe author first presents the current tendencies of various philosophies of education, criticized for their reductionist character. He then presents the proposal of the Rosminian philosophy of education and its claim to aspire to an integral and integrating... -
Holding The Fort - The Service-Oriented Leadership of Librarians TertiaryFocusing on six librarians in the Philippines, this “ethnographic study highlights the values and shared culture of librarians of a Christian institution of higher education.” -
Homeschool Movement in Georgia USA Tertiary-LifelongThe current home school movement in the U.S. emerged from the social unrest of the 1960s and 70s and typified the growing disaffection with American public schools and the accompanying increase in the demand for educational alternatives. Parental displeasure... -
Homeschool Statistics and Research Kindergarten-Grade 12Review current numbers, demographics, and research on homeschooling available through the Home School Legal Defense Association. This content is found by scrolling past media contact, press releases, and recent stories. -
How To Kill Adventist Education TertiaryBetween 1980 and 2005 Seventh-day Adventist Church membership in the North American Division increased by 75 percent. In that same 25-year period K-12 enrollment in Adventist schools dropped by nearly 25 percent. What happened? And why? How to Kill Adventist... -
How to resolve the tension between teaching and research TertiaryMontemorelos University has developed a model to try to offer an answer to the tension between teaching and research, defining operationally what the teaching task means and the options for contributing to knowledge. The model presents a matrix with which... -
Importance and Satisfaction of Tutoring for Students at Montemorelos University Tertiary New!!Because educational quality is an imperative in today's society, in this context, personalized attention to the student acquires a unique dimension. Contributing to these purposes, Montemorelos University (UM) as an institution that practices quality standards... -
In search of a superman, reflections on the purpose of education Grade 10-TertiaryTaking as an example the education that Nazism imposed on the German youth of the 20th century, this article attempts to show how it is that the influence of both Charles Darwin and Friedrich Nietzsche gave shape and meaning to such education, making it useful,... -
Incidence of work on the academic performance of university students Tertiary-LifelongIn order to investigate the possible incidence of work and the number of weekly working hours on the academic performance of students, the academic performance of 206 male and female students, pupils and non-pupils, belonging to the Universidad Adventista... -
Inclusive Education Grade 9-Lifelong New!!An inclusive school is one that offers all its students the educational opportunities and support (curricular, personal, material) necessary for their academic and personal progress. Inclusion cannot be reduced to a simple curricular, organizational or methodological... -
Influence of Eating Habits on School Performance in Adolescents Grade 6-Grade 12Adolescence comprises an age range in which a series of changes occur that are usually associated with changes in eating habits. At this stage, the high nutritional requirements are not covered in a healthy way, a fact that is often reflected in poor school... -
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INFO Editorial: A Global Perspective TertiaryA culture of research is thriving at AIIAS and around the world. This issue of International Forum is the largest in years. Articles include: Academic Dishonesty... -
INFO Editorial: Being Vigilant and Veridical Tertiary-Lifelong New!!"This issue of International Forum ascertains that research continues through challenging situations and that stacking it on the backburner is not an option." Articles include: Deconstructing... -
INFO Editorial: Contemporary Literacies - Life Skills for Professionals TertiaryBased on a three-day research conference with the same title, the articles in this issue discuss some of the concerns relating to contemporary literacies, especially as they relate to higher education. What skills do you need to be literate in the 21st century?... -
INFO Editorial: Coping with Adjustments Tertiary-Lifelong"This second issue for 2020 is dedicated to the writers who kept going through these challenging times with their research and have contributed to the knowledge base of their respective disciplines." Titles include: Financial... -
Info Editorial: Diversity TertiaryAs seen in the qualitative research papers, variety of topics, and authors from different institutions, regions of the world and academic backgrounds, this issue of International Forum is characterized by diversity. Articles include: Living... -
INFO Editorial: Growth, Ethics and Excellence TertiaryThe editor previews the articles in this issue, which present "several interesting perspectives on what happens when the potencies of change are harnessed for the good.” Articles include: The... -
INFO Editorial: New Beginnings Grade 1-LifelongIn this editorial, Henry Foster introduces the new scholarly journal "International Forum (INFO)", sponsored by the School of Graduate Studies at the Adventist Institute of Advanced Studies (AIIAS). In an age where information is generated and dispensed... -
INFO Editorial: Qualitative Research, Education and Health Tertiary-LifelongIn this editorial, Wa-Mbaleka, explains the role of qualitative research in this issue of International Forum. Articles include: That God May Know My Integrity -
INFO Editorial: Quest for Change - Research and Social Concerns Tertiary-LifelongInternational Forum's editor describes this issue as a "smorgasbord of eight articles which are empirical—quantitative and qualitative—and theoretical in nature." Articles include: Classic... -
INFO Editorial: Quest for Quality - Research and Practice Tertiary"The exponential increase of knowledge is beyond imagination. Technological advancement has contributed even more significantly to this important growth. Knowledge that used to be less accessible to the public is now in reach of most people, all around... -
Initiating Industry-University Collaborations Through the University-Appointed Office of Relationship Manager/s - A Conceptual Model Tertiary New!!In addition to drawing insights from newer models, “this conceptual paper applies Lewin’s (1951) forcefield approach of change management to emphasize the importance of a key driver to change in the literature regarding Industry-University Collaborations... -
Institution Building and Theological Education: Nontraditional Seminary in Africa Tertiary-LifelongThis study seeks to understand how a nontraditional theological Seminary operating in Kitale, Kenya can measure its worth and success in relationship to the students it seeks to educate. Approaching the study from the perspective that an institutions value... -
Integrity in a virtualized world Grade 10-LifelongA growing phenomenon in American society is the avoidance of community-oriented activities, including activities with friends and family, which has been attributed to the Internet. This article discusses some concerns that parents have regarding their children's... -
Intellectual Production in Latin American Adventist Universities TertiarySince the 1980s, leading universities in developed countries have shown a growing interest in knowledge production. This strong trend has been accentuated by a multifaceted series of factors ranging from technological innovations and new educational policies... -
Interculturality, democracy and values formation in Mexico Grade 9-LifelongThis essay analyzes the changes needed in the educational system and in the curriculum since Mexico defined itself, at the constitutional level, as a pluricultural country in 1992. The central proposal is the introduction of an intercultural approach to education,... -
Internalization of Values in High School Students of the Northern Mexican Union Grade 9-Grade 12The degree of internalization of values in the students of the Adventist preparatory schools of the Northern Mexican Union and the differences that exist with respect to the semester, gender, religion and previous studies in Adventist schools were determined.... -
International Students in Independent Schools - The Divide Between Attitude to Mathematics Class and Perception of Classroom Environment Grade 9-Grade 12"The experience of students with a non-English speaking background (NESB) studying in Australian independent school classrooms is an ongoing concern for administrators of these schools. This paper reports on research by Kilgour and Rickards (2009) into... -
JAE: Of Interest to Teachers Grade 9-Grade 12This Journal of Adventist Education column features current news, reports, and updates of interest to educators. In this issue: Coming Events, Middle-ear Illness Impedes Learning, Schools Stigmatize Children From Single-Parent Families, Free Breast... -
JAE: Of Interest to Teachers Kindergarten-LifelongThis Journal of Adventist Education column features current news, reports, and updates of interest to educators. In this issue: CIRCLE--A Resource for You!; Art Contests; U.S. College Enrollment; Percentage of Teen and Young Adults in College Rises;... -
JAE: Of Interest to Teachers Kindergarten-LifelongThis Journal of Adventist Education column features current news, reports, and updates of interest to educators. In this issue: Parents and Schoolwork; Texas Fines Publishers For Textbook Errors; Survey Finds More Students Selecting a College for Financial... -
JAE: Of Interest to Teachers Kindergarten-LifelongThis Journal of Adventist Education column features current news, reports, and updates of interest to educators. In this issue: Hooked on Junk Food Income; Low Default Rate on Student Loans; Classroom Standards; Raising Achievement; Student Debt Lingers;... -
JAE: Of Interest to Teachers Kindergarten-Grade 12This Journal of Adventist Education column features current news, reports, and updates of interest to educators. In this issue: The National Parent Survey and the Adventist Health Study II. Other areas include: Class Size and Teacher Pary Matter More... -
JAE: Of Interest to Teachers Kindergarten-LifelongThis Journal of Adventist Education column features current news, reports, and updates of interest to educators. In this issue: Adventist educators are invited to join Adventist Professionals' Network (APN); Teens' Beliefs Surveyed; Record Enrollment... -
JAE: Of Interest to Teachers Kindergarten-LifelongThis Journal of Adventist Education column features current news, reports, and updates of interest to educators. In this issue: Claims for Missing Issues; News About JAE Web Site; Americans Reject Idea of Absolute Truth; Students' Use of Time; Kids... -
JAE: Of Interest to Teachers Kindergarten-Grade 8This Journal of Adventist Education column features current news, reports, and updates of interest to educators. In this issue: Bullying: A Pervasive Problem; Teachers Favor Extended Professional Development Training; Schools Eligible for Donated Supplies;... -
JAE: Of Interest to Teachers Kindergarten-LifelongThis Journal of Adventist Education column features current news, reports, and updates of interest to educators. In this issue: U.S. Spending On Education; Watching Television Tied to Children's Weight Problems; Benefits of Intergenerational Tutoring;... -
JAE: Of Interest to Teachers Kindergarten-LifelongThis Journal of Adventist Education column features current news, reports, and updates of interest to educators. In this issue: Helping Students With Homework; Guides to Free Materials; Wanted: Funny School Stories; American Bible Society Launches Year... -
JAE: Of Interest to Teachers Kindergarten-Grade 12This Journal of Adventist Education column features current news, reports, and updates of interest to educators. In this issue: Adventist Education Forum: The Teacher's Meeting Place; Schools Behind in Y2K Computer Affairs; Idea Book for Involving Parents... -
JAE: Of Interest to Teachers Kindergarten-LifelongThis Journal of Adventist Education column features current news, reports, and updates of interest to educators. In this issue: New Research Journal to be Published on Christian Education; New Address for Continuing Education Tests; New Resource Book... -
JAE: Of Interest to Teachers Kindergarten-LifelongThis Journal of Adventist Education column features current news, reports, and updates of interest to educators. In this issue: Administrative costs of higher education; elementary curricula similar worldwide; private schools reach out; teens and drugs;... -
JAE: Of Interest to Teachers Kindergarten-LifelongThis Journal of Adventist Education column reports on current research: Need for skilled labor; slim chances for dropouts; report criticizes undergraduate programs; finances limiting Hispanic college attendance; summer-school enrollment; inspecting... -
JAE: Of Interest to Teachers Kindergarten-LifelongThis Journal of Adventist Education column features current news, reports, and updates of interest to educators. In this issue: Study Finds Few Teachers Trained for Middle Grades; Schools and Computers; Who is a School Board Member?; 'Hooked on Phonics'... -
JAE: Of Interest to Teachers Kindergarten-LifelongThis Journal of Adventist Education column features current news, reports, and updates of interest to educators. In this issue: Good Grades for U.S. Schools; Multicultural Sensitivity Needed; Value of After-School Programs; Handwriting Troubles; Child... -
JAE: Of Interest to Teachers Kindergarten-LifelongThis issue includes the following: Ellen White Writings Available on CD-ROM; National Standards for U.S. Students; Campus Job Recruiting Down, Starting Salaries Level. -
JAE: Of Interest to Teachers Kindergarten-LifelongThis Journal of Adventist Education column features current news, reports, and updates of interest to educators. In this issue: Educational Press Association of America Honors Journal of Adventist Education, Again; Guidelines for Teacher Development;... -
JAE: Of Interest to Teachers Kindergarten-LifelongThis Journal of Adventist Education column features current news, reports, and updates of interest to educators. In this issue: Draft of Math-Assessment Standards Available; Home Study International Signs Agreement with Plato Courseware; Changing Standards... -
JAE: Of Interest to Teachers Kindergarten-LifelongThis Journal of Adventist Education column features current news, reports, and updates of interest to educators. In this issue: Journal Wins Express Award; New Bible Study Tool For Teachers and Students; American Teachers Doing More for Less; Verbal,... -
JAE: Of Interest to Teachers Kindergarten-LifelongThis Journal of Adventist Education column features current news, reports, and updates of interest to educators. In this issue: Spending and School Achievement are Connected, New Study Shows; IQ tests versus Multiple Intelligence Theory; Improving High... -
JAE: Of Interest to Teachers Kindergarten-LifelongThis Journal of Adventist Education column features current news, reports, and updates of interest to educators. In this issue: Negative Effects of Peer Pressure; Most College Graduates Find Employment; More Ph.D.s Awarded in U.S.; Math and Science... -
JAE: Of Interest to Teachers Kindergarten-LifelongThis Journal of Adventist Education column features current news, reports, and updates of interest to educators. In this issue: AIDS in the United States; Nearly Half of U.S. College Students are Binge Drinkers; Substitutes: Education's "Dirty... -
JAE: Of Interest to Teachers Kindergarten-LifelongThis Journal of Adventist Education column features current news, reports, and updates of interest to educators. In this issue: A History with a Future: Lutheran Teachers' Job Satisfaction; Licensing Principals, Schools not Preparing Students for Jobs,... -
JAE: Of Interest to Teachers Kindergarten-LifelongThis Journal of Adventist Education column features current news, reports, and updates of interest to educators. In this issue: Students Worried about the Environment; Judge Upholds Graduation Test for Private School Students; Benefits of Small Schools;... -
JAE: Of Interest to Teachers Kindergarten-LifelongThis Journal of Adventist Education column features current news, reports, and updates of interest to educators. In this issue: Scarce, Outdated Textbooks Impede Learning, Teachers Say; Community Service and Volunteerism; Women's Progress in Education;... -
JAE: Of Interest to Teachers Kindergarten-LifelongThis Journal of Adventist Education column features current news, reports, and updates of interest to educators. In this issue: Few Secondary Students Meet Standards of Excellence Commission; Less Specific Skills Urged for Vocational Education Students;... -
JAE: Of Interest to Teachers Kindergarten-LifelongThis Journal of Adventist Education column features current news, reports, and updates of interest to educators. In this issue: Shopping for Summer Courses; Adventist Virtual Learning Network Conference; Money Math Textbooks; Benefits of Small Schools. -
JAE: Of Interest to Teachers Kindergarten-LifelongThis Journal of Adventist Education column features current news, reports, and updates of interest to educators. In this issue: Bread Making Kit for Schools; Home Schooling Increasing; Health Affects Student Achievement; Reassessment of Corporal Punishment;... -
JAE: Of Interest to Teachers Grade 9-LifelongThis Journal of Adventist Education column features current news, reports, and updates of interest to educators. In this issue: Claims for Missing Issues; News About JAE Website; Use of SAT Test Attacked, Defended. -
JAE: Of Interest to Teachers Kindergarten-LifelongThis Journal of Adventist Education column features current news, reports, and updates of interest to educators. In this issue: Scarce, Outdated Textbooks Impede Learning, Teachers Say; Results of the Latest Phil Delta Kappa Poll on Education; Textbook... -
JAE: Of Interest to Teachers Kindergarten-Grade 12This Journal of Adventist Education column features current news, reports, and updates of interest to educators. In this issue: Claims for Missing Issues, Adventists in Poland Plan Internet Home-School Program. -
JAE: Of Interest to Teachers Kindergarten-LifelongThis Journal of Adventist Education column features current news, reports, and updates of interest to educators. In this issue: Involving Parents in Math Instruction; Exemplary Education Programs Available; Guidebook on School Health; Test Schools for... -
JAE: Of Interest to Teachers Kindergarten-LifelongThis Journal of Adventist Education column features current news, reports, and updates of interest to educators. In this issue: On-the-Job Training: Only for the Educated?; Inadequate Teacher Training a Factor in Unreported Child Abuse; U.S. Safety Unit Issues... -
JAE: Of Interest to Teachers Kindergarten-LifelongThis Journal of Adventist Education column features current news, reports, and updates of interest to educators. In this issue: Few U.S. Secondary Students Take Geography; Curriculum Report on Social Studies; Schools in Compliance With Asbestos Law; States... -
JAE: Of Interest to Teachers Kindergarten-LifelongThis Journal of Adventist Education column features current news, reports, and updates of interest to educators. In this issue: New Job Descriptions for Local Church School Boards; Number of 'Discarded' Children Growing; 'Pats' Take the Fear Out of... -
Journal of Research on Christian Education - JRCE Grade 12-LifelongThe Journal of Research on Christian Education (JRCE) provides a vehicle for scholarly interchange of research findings relative to every level of Christian education. Particular emphasis is given to Christian schooling within the Protestant tradition as well... -
KNOWLEDGE AND CONCEPTIONS OF SPANISH AND LATIN AMERICAN STUDENTS OF COMPULSORY SECONDARY EDUCATION ABOUT AMERICAN POLITICAL INDEPENDENCES Grade 9-LifelongThis work is the result of an R+D+i research (EDU2009-09425) on the construction of the identity of Spanish and Latin American students in Compulsory Secondary Education. It analyzes the knowledge about the political independence processes of American countries. -
Learning Styles - a Pedagogical Proposal TertiaryThe CHAEA questionnaire has been incorporated into the regular activity of many teachers. Many universities use the CHAEA to diagnose and reduce the learning problems of new students and to analyze cases of failure in the studies undertaken. This paper presents... -
Learning Styles and Attitude Towards Online Education in Four Universities in the State of Nuevo León, Mexico TertiaryThe present research sought to find a relationship between learning styles in university students who study online and their attitude towards online education. It also sought to determine the effects of gender and level of study on attitude towards online... -
Learning styles in university students Tertiary-LifelongKeefe (1982) defines learning styles as cognitive, affective and physiological traits that serve as relatively stable indicators of how learners perceive, interact and respond to their learning environments. According to Honey and Mumford (1986), styles comprise... -
Learning Styles of Students at Corporación Universitaria Adventista de Colombia and Their Relationship with Academic Performance in the Area of Mathematics Grade 9-TertiaryThis study deals with the problem of academic achievement in the area of mathematics at the university level and the need to know the relationship between it and the students' learning style. The research was quantitative, descriptive, non-experimental and... -
Learning to Read English with Predefined Versus Student-selected Readings TertiaryThis research considers four groups of university students enrolled in a remedial English as a foreign language course at Montemorelos University, NL, Mexico. The reading comprehension and vocabulary development of these 55 students were compared when the... -
Learning to Think in Christian Universities TertiaryIn recent years, secular education has increasingly focused on students and critical thinking; in Christian schools this has not been the case. Studies have repeatedly shown that, regardless of one's theoretical position, student participation in the learning... -
Levels of participation in the Lasallian associative reality in Latin America and Spain Tertiary-LifelongThe purpose of the research was to specify variables that would make it possible to discriminate groups of Lasallian associates, to detect with what force each of these variables influences group membership and to have the capacity to apply what was studied... -
Lived Experiences on Employment of Persons with Disability in Mandaue City, Cebu, Philippines Tertiary-Lifelong New!!"This study explored the lived experiences of persons with disabilities (PWD) working in the local government offices in Mandaue City, Cebu, in their employment activities to propose measures to enhance their well-being through policy formulation....The... -
Locus of Control - Evolution of Its Concept and Operationalization TertiaryThe study of locus of control, an important coping resource that has great relevance as a predictor of other attitudinal, affective and behavioral variables, began many years ago. Over time, the understanding of this construct has been refined and increasingly... -
Marketing Seventh-day Adventist Higher Education in Southeast Asia Tertiary-LifelongThere has been a concern by educational leaders of the Adventist church in the Asia Pacific Division that a number of parents of Seventh-day Adventist students choose to educate their children in non-Adventist primary and secondary schools. This study sought... -
Math Anxiety: Helping Students Learn to Succeed Grade 7-Grade 12Research reveals a relationship between math anxiety and under-performing in math. Sydney Samuel shares the reasons why high school and college age students have difficulty mastering concepts in mathematics. An overview of difficulties that take place at the... -
Measuring Equilibrants with a Bracket-Mounted Force Sensor Tertiary-LifelongKingman and Rowland report on research on vectors and their addition. This article shares how combining forces in the laboratory can provide concrete experiences for students to understand vectors. An example of this process is shared, along with a table showing... -
Metacognitive regulation in online learning Tertiary-LifelongMetacognitive regulation has become an important topic for researchers because study regulation in turn affects study in general. Several authors consider that self-regulated students possess a good knowledge of metacognitive skills and, when they use them... -
Model of Association Between Learning Approaches and Learning Styles TertiaryBased on the need for empirical research to assess, integrate and create rational frameworks for the study of learning styles (Bedford, 2004; Cassidy, 2004; Coffield, Moseley, Hall, & Ecclestone, 2004), three theoretical models of association were proposed... -
Participatory action research in the educational field: reflections on an experience of application Tertiary-LifelongThis article reviews from a bibliographic approach the characteristics and features of action research, and from them its usefulness in the educational field. It then develops the account of a concrete experience of action research in education, in order to... -
Past, Present and Future. Processes and Procedures in the Evaluation of School Principals in the Andalusian Schools Kindergarten-LifelongSchools are being asked for better results, greater efficiency and higher quality in the education their students receive. The responsibility for responding to these demands falls on the school principal, and his or her functions are becoming increasingly... -
Perceived Global Trends Cognition and Management Competencies of Master in Business Administration Students Tertiary"Today’s successful manager must stay abreast with important global trends and should possess the needed managerial competence in information technology, cross-functional abilities, leadership, emotional intelligence, finance, quantitative techniques, communication, interpersonal relationship, and cross-cultural transactions." -
Perceptions and Attitudes of Taiwanese Seventh-day Adventists Toward Seventh-day Adventist Education in Taiwan Kindergarten-LifelongSupport of constituent churches is important to schools operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The Church has been carrying on a Christian educational program in Taiwan for 35 years. Today the Church has a college and academy on the Island and the enrollment... -
Perceptions of Board Effectiveness in Selected Institutions of Higher Education in Zimbabwe Tertiary-Lifelong"The purpose of this study was to identify the level of board effectiveness in selected private and public universities in Zimbabwe as perceived by board members. Also, the study sought to determine the influence of such demographic variables as age,... -
Philosophy and Practice of Wholistic and Physical Student Development at Select Seventh-day Adventist Higher Educational Institutions and Work Colleges Tertiary-LifelongThe purpose of this study was to examine and describe how two institutions with a wholistic approach to education from each of two higher educational systems—Work Colleges Consortium members: College of the Ozarks and Warren Wilson College, and Adventist... -
Portraits of a naturalist: an exploration of John Dewey's worldview Grade 7-TertiaryThis article reviews from a bibliographic approach the characteristics and features of action research, and from them its usefulness in the educational field. It then develops the account of a concrete experience of action research in education, in order to... -
Predictors of burnout syndrome in Adventist university professors: a multicultural study Tertiary-LifelongJob burnout syndrome is analyzed in a sample of 261 university professors randomly selected from Adventist educational institutions in the United States, Mexico and Argentina. The relationship between the time dedicated to academic activities and the personal... -
Predictors of job satisfaction in a sample of teachers in Mexico Tertiary-LifelongAdministrative theory considers job satisfaction as an important dependent variable for the good performance of institutions. The main purpose of this study was to determine the predictors of job satisfaction in a sample of teachers in Mexico. The research... -
Predictors of Job Satisfaction in the Teaching Staff of Linda Vista University and Its Mérida and Tuxtlas Gutiérrez Campuses TertiaryResearchers consider job satisfaction as an important dependent variable. This research aimed to find out which are the predictors of job satisfaction. The study was exploratory, descriptive and correlational. The unit of observation was teachers working... -
Preparation and Practice of Ministry – A Study of Seventh-day Adventist Ministerial Education in the Philippines Tertiary-Lifelong“The purpose of this study was to examine the extent to which the present undergraduate ministerial degree offered at Philippine Union College is able to prepare the ministry adequately to meet the demands in the North Philippines. This study surveyed... -
Professional performance of primary school teachers and its evaluation: literature review Tertiary-LifelongA review of the literature on teacher performance in the context of educational reforms in Latin America, as well as of performance evaluation systems in different countries, is developed. -
Promoting Children's Serenity in the School Context - Preliminary Experiences in an Environmental Risk Zone Grade 1-Grade 3The notable increase in aggressiveness in the school context is of concern to parents and educators. Disruptive child behavior, which can range from insults and teasing to outright criminal acts, makes school work considerably more difficult (Marín... -
Reactions, Reflections and Responsibility - a Responsive Evaluation of an Emerging Blended eLearning Subject Tertiary"This paper discusses the findings of a qualitative investigation that sought to illuminate the perceived benefits of undertaking a blended learning subject at one tertiary institution. While there are several studies detailing the benefits of online learning, this study focused on the student’s perceptions." -
Reading in Minecraft - A Generation Alpha Case Study Grade 3-Grade 12“This qualitative case study reports the Four Resource Model (FRM) reading practices used by a Generation Alpha while playing the game Minecraft. . . . This game presents a multimodal text which this child is able to successfully navigate while designing... -
Reflective Stages in Service Learning and Attitude Formation Towards Community Service - A Quantitative and Qualitative Study in a Group of Students at Montemorelos University TertiaryGiven the needs experienced by society in general and communities in particular, for humanitarian professionals predisposed to work for the common good, the author of this paper posed the following generic problem: What is the role of a reflective service-learning... -
Relationship of design style and type of online course tutoring to self-perceived metacognitive regulation of learning Tertiary-LifelongThe present research sought to determine whether the presentation of materials and the type of tutoring modifies the perception of students' self-perceived metacognitive regulation and how the level of previous computer skills and age affect this perception... -
Relationship of the entrance exam with delay, dropout and academic performance in the medical career at the Universidad Adventista del Plata Tertiary-LifelongIn the present study, the association between the entrance exam and the delay, dropout and academic performance of medical graduates who entered the program during the period 1994 to 1999 (n = 352) was studied. A significant association was found between delay... -
Research on Adventist Education Kindergarten-Grade 12In this 2006 NAD Teachers Convention presentation, presenters share papers that synthesize research on Adventist education and effective characteristics, as well as Adventist education and academic performance. These are followed by a paper discussing the... -
Results obtained by Chilean Adventist primary schools in the Educational Quality Measurement System (SIMCE) tests Tertiary-LifelongThe Chilean System for Measuring the Quality of Education (SIMCE) includes a test that has been administered to all students in the country since 1988 to date. Adventist educational institutions throughout the country have participated in the SIMCE since that... -
Roles, functions and competences in distance education in Mexico Tertiary-LifelongThe purpose of this research was to determine the roles, functions and competencies of distance education professionals in Mexico. To this end, 118 distance education experts were identified and their perceptions were gathered using the Delphi methodology,... -
School performance and "diglossic situation" in a sample of primary schoolchildren in Ceuta Grade 1-TertiaryIn the present work we have tried to compare the levels achieved in some functions and skills related to school learning maturity in a sample of Spanish students in the first cycle of primary school, who have dhariya as their mother tongue, and other students... -
School Violence - A Resource Guide Kindergarten-Grade 12A list of school violence resources compiled by Trina Gifford. The list is comprised of useful reports, studies, and surveys; journals and magazines; staff development programs; organizations; books; and, videos. -
School, family, social and religious environment and behavioral quality of students in Salvadoran denominational high schools Grade 7-TertiaryThis study sought to determine whether the quality of the environment perceived by 272 students in Salvadoran denominational high schools influences their behavior, based on data collected by two instruments developed and validated by the authors. A significant... -
Schooling and creativity: a study of a Mexican sample Tertiary-LifelongSchooling may affect creativity. With this in mind, the Torrance Test for Measuring Creative Thinking was administered to a Mexican sample of 345 subjects, 181 schooled and 164 unschooled. As expected, older children (12 to 17 years old) who were not in school... -
Selected Factors Influencing Academic Success of First-Year Students in Seventh-day Adventist Secondary Schools in Rwanda Tertiary-LifelongThe purpose of this study was to examine what selected factors may be related to the academic success or failure of first-year students in Rwandese Seventh-day Adventist secondary schools. Results showed that first-year secondary-school success apparently... -
Self-esteem and its relationship with the perception of learning: the case of architecture students at the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León Tertiary-LifelongThrough a descriptive and correlational study, we sought to determine the association between self-esteem and learning perceived by architecture students at UA L. In a stratified probabilistic sampling by semesters, 388 subjects were selected from a total... -
Self-perception and Perception of the Degree of Internalization of Values in Secondary School Students Grade 9-Grade 12The subject of this research report is the The degree of internalization of values as part of the moral profile of students from grades one to three at a secondary school in Montemorelos,from the perspective of self-perception (what each student thinks... -
Seventh-day Adventist Theses and Dissertations Tertiary-LifelongA collection of all known Adventist college and university dissertations and theses from a religious education perspective. -
Seventh-day Adventists and Scholarship Tertiary-LifelongThis paper is a revision of a statement prepared for the International Conference on Faith and Science in 2004. It defines Christian scholarship, highlights the importance of scholarship to Adventist education and to the church itself. It also outlines the... -
Socialization processes through language and for the use of language Grade 7-TertiaryIn traditional ethnographic works, referring to the transmission of cultural patterns from one generation to another, attention has rarely been paid to language as a vehicle for this transmission. In recent decades there has been a very important contribution... -
Socioeconomic and educational factors influencing school performance in a sample of sixth graders in Costa Rica Grade 6-TertiaryWith the purpose of contributing elements to a discussion on the improvement of the quality of education and on the efforts oriented in that direction, we studied the academic performance of 1,320 students enrolled in 1999 in the sixth grade in schools of... -
Strengthening Adventist Education in the North American Division - Recommendations for Educators Kindergarten-Grade 12Facing decreasing enrollment rates, leaders appointed a NAD Education Task Force. Here are the resulting recommendations. -
Structural equation model assessing the relationships between student cultural and economic status and educational achievement Tertiary-LifelongDue to its importance, socioeconomic level has been defined using different indicators, which establishes the convenience of separating the differential effects that economic, social and cultural aspects have on student learning. The present study evaluates... -
Students' and Teachers' Perceptions of Physical Education Tertiary-Lifelong"Students and teachers have a range of perceptions of Physical Education and how it affects students and their learning. Past research has indicated that Physical Education can influence students' academic results as well as their physical development.... -
Symptomology of Academic Theft - Does It Matter If Students Steal? Grade 9-Tertiary"This action research was conducted at a science high school in Cagayan de Oro City to investigate students’ behavior on plagiarism and introduce an intervention strategy which was intended to curb, if not eradicate, academic plagiarism." -
TEACH Editorial Vol 14 Issue 1: Learning From a Pandemic LifelongIn this editorial, Perry references recent studies while writing of what new knowledge has emerged from the covid-19 pandemic. Additional articles include: Being... -
Teacher performance evaluation: considerations from the competency-based approach Tertiary-LifelongThe article reviews the main arguments and characteristics attributed to the competency-based approach in education, in order to analyze the different definitions available and some of the proposals on teaching competencies. -
Teacher Registration: Does It Improve Teacher Quality? Tertiary-Lifelong"This article describes aspects of the (Australian) national teacher registration program, especially the expectation that registration has a role in raising student learning outcomes through improved teacher quality." -
Teachers' perception of preschool play in urban and suburban schools in Montemorelos, Mexico Tertiary-LifelongAlthough there is no doubt about the importance of play for the healthy and complete development of preschool children, different social, political and educational forces seem to conspire in favor of forgetting play at the preschool level and replacing it... -
Teachers' perception of the process of school integration of children with special educational needs Tertiary-LifelongSchool integration of children with special educational needs is a current and valid practice. However, there are still strong obstacles to its full implementation, since accepting diversity implies a transformation of institutional cultures and educational... -
Teaching beyond Post-modernism in a Digitalised Society Grade 5-Tertiary"The rapid and exponential growth of the internet over the past 40 years has changed the nature of society. Indeed...the internet is our defining medium. This has implications for student learning and, consequently, teacher pedagogy." -
Teaching-Learning and Evaluation by Competencies in Engineering Careers TertiaryThe purpose of this study was to know the students' perception of the teaching-learning process and evaluation by competencies in subjects of Food Engineering and Environmental Engineering at the Universidad Peruana Unión. This qualitative research... -
Technology - Learning and Computing from Home in Lockdown Grade 9-Grade 12"Students’ levels of out of school access to computers, peripherals and the internet was investigated by surveying Singleton High School students and parents in 2020 both pre and post the covid-19 pandemic lockdown. Though only 54% indicated... -
The Adaptive Value of Positive Emotions - A Look at the Psychological Functioning of Poor Children. Tertiary-LifelongPoverty exposes children to numerous risk factors that compromise their quality of life and psychological functioning. Empirical evidence indicates greater emotional fragility, lower intellectual performance and poorer academic performance in children who... -
The Biblical Worldview and Its Predictive Element as a Guiding Reference Point for Pedagogical Reflection TertiaryThis paper reflects on the current situation of thought that attempts to guide educational processes, and on the possibility of the biblical worldview to become the provider of assumptions and rationality to guide pedagogical reflection in a context in which... -
The Center for Spiritual Development in Childhood & Adolescence Preschool-Grade 12Search Institute's global initiative to advance the research and practice of this important and understudied domain of human development. Links to current research, short reports, news, blogs and searchable library. -
The Chilean educational reform: perception of teachers, principals and guardians Tertiary-LifelongThe study sought to establish the nature and degree of correspondence between the various demographic factors operating the Chilean educational reform and the attitudes-performance of elementary school teachers, principals and parents of elementary school... -
The cultural identity of Montemorelos University. A study of values in the context of globalization TertiaryWhat kind of education do men and women of the 21st century need in order to live in the context of globalization? The process of identity construction is often altered by multiple and varied contextual pressures, although education plays a key role in the... -
The Digital Divide After 20 Years - A Rural Philippine Perspective Tertiary-Lifelong"The digital divide is still a real concern in the developing world; however, strides are being made to overcome information technology gaps with the developed world. Given the changing patterns of technology usage, this study explores what the digital divide looks like today in a small, rural school community in the Philippines. -
The Effectiveness and Efficacy of Standardized Measurements and Evaluations in Education Grade 1-LifelongThe article begins by defining standardized measurement and assessment in education and describing the state of its global situation at present, particularly as it relates to international performance assessment studies. It explores the relationship between... -
The experience of community service in Mexican Adventist universities Tertiary-LifelongThe idea of values formation in general, and prosocial values in particular, is of increasing interest to curriculum planners and administrators in higher education. The use of community service as a prosocial training strategy has served universities in recent... -
The failure of the success of the educational system Grade 7-TertiaryThe purpose of this article is to show that education, as it is understood in social and political circles, not only offers no hope for solving the growing social problems, but also contributes to them. not only offers no hope for solving the growing social... -
The modification of curricula in higher education institutions in the State of Nuevo Leon, Mexico Tertiary-LifelongThe processes leading to the modification of study plans in 14 higher education institutions in Nuevo León were observed through a qualitative study based on personal interviews with 38 people in charge of organizing them. The problem was defined as... -
The Potential to Promote Social Cohesion, Self-Efficacy and Metacognitive Activity - A Case Study of Cross-Age Peer-Tutoring Kindergarten-Grade 8"Cross-age peer-tutoring involves the partnering of students from different educational levels in a tutor-tutee relationship. This case study involves an Australian Christian school that ran a cross-age peer-tutoring program (known as the ‘Buddy’... -
The teacher as subject and object of study: action-research as a training device 0-2 years-LifelongThis study is based on action research as disciplinary knowledge and explores how teachers in training act as subjects of research that allows them to approach experiential knowledge as a preliminary step to the design and implementation of their own studies.... -
The timing of the orientation and the development of a personal project Grade 8-TertiaryThis article supports some epistemological reflections on the orientation and construction of a personal project. Fundamentally, the role of time and its importance for the subject in the elaboration of his personal project is considered. From there, it emphasizes... -
Trends and Issues in the Seventh-day Adventist World University System - A Reflection with Alternatives Grade 12-TertiaryThis paper presents on the one hand the worldwide trend in Adventist higher education. It compares the growth rate of Adventist membership, higher education institutions, and the number of students. At the same time, he describes the accelerated growth of... -
Using Bendable and Rigid Manipulatives in Primary Mathematics - Is One More Effective Than the Other in Conceptualising 3D Objects from Their 2D Nets? Grade 4-Grade 12"The usefulness of manipulatives in the primary maths classroom has been frequently asserted. The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of two different types of manipulatives, bendable and rigid, as aids for the conceptualisation of... -
Validation of a Model for the Conceptualization of Architectural Design as a Didactic Tool Tertiary-Lifelong New!!The general objective of this study was the validation of the model for the conceptualization of architectural design (MCDA) by Cantú Hinojosa (1998). The MCDA was developed with the intention of eliminating some deficiencies that have arisen in the... -
Validation of the Honey Alonso Questionnaire on Learning Styles in University Students TertiaryThe validation of the Honey Alonso Questionnaire on Learning Styles (CHAEA) is based on a sample of 1,391 undergraduate students, taken from six universities in the city of Monterrey (Table 3). The statistical process used to determine the validity of the... -
Verbal creativity and academic performance in university students Tertiary-LifelongThis research sought to evaluate the influence of verbal creativity on academic performance in 184 high school students of the Universidad Adventista del Plata, Entre Ríos, Argentina. The Torrance Test of Creative Thinking (Torrance Test of Creative... -
Verbal intelligence and creativity in adolescents aged 16 to 18 years Grade 9-TertiaryThe present study investigated the relationship between intelligence and verbal creativity, specifically in subjects between 16 and 18 years of age. It was especially interested in the way in which intelligence and each of its factors affect the different... -
What's the Big Deal with Big Data? Kindergarten-TertiaryThis 2018 NAD convention presentation demonstrated "how big data methods can be used to extract value from small data sets. Analysis of your current and historical data can find new correlations to make predictions about future trends." A "predictive... -
Wish to WISHCRAFT - A Peek into an Environmentally Friendly School Kindergarten-Lifelong"This qualitative case research probes WISHCRAFT, the recycling project of a private school in the Philippines that does not only help heal the earth, but also provides opportunities for quality education of its less privileged students." -
Thirty Years of Research on the Impact of Adventist Schools on Students Kindergarten-Grade 12"This article reviews key findings of several landmark studies on the impact of Adventist education on Adventist students attending denominational schools, with the goal to inspire continuing research and further study."