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A Commentary on Purpose, Principle, and Change in Adventist Education, Part II Kindergarten-LifelongIn this second of a two-part series, the author focuses on the underlying principles of Adventist education and how change relates to them. The first article, Has the Leopard Changed its Spots?, reflected on the topic... -
A narrative case study describing the support culture for the change process in a small parochial, boarding secondary school Grade 8-Grade 12Problem: History acknowledges that change in education is difficult. Literature suggests that the educational system plays a critical role in individual school-change initiatives. Educators need to seek for better understanding of the influence that... -
AVLN Column: Reflections on How Adventist Higher Education Has Changed In the Past Nine Years Tertiary-LifelongThis article outlines 9 specific actions since the first AVLN meeting, and the parameters necessary for collaboration to be successful across North American colleges. -
Catastrophism? Yes! Tertiary-LifelongRoth explains catastrophism and uniformitarianism and gives an example of a geologist that changed the minds of many. -
Change and the College Campus: The Process of Changing Institutional Governance Tertiary-LifelongProfessors within an Adventist college faced the task of developing a shared process for change. Many issues needed to be tackled, and the process got bogged down in the middle, but by the end a consensus was reached and the pilot program was launched. The... -
How Sunday Became a Popular Day of Worship - Part 1 TertiaryThis first part of the article deals with the biblical and historical evidence supporting the claim that the Sabbath was the day of worship and rest for the Christians of the first centuries. This same evidence also undermines any attempt to place Sunday... -
How Sunday Became a Popular Day of Worship - Part 2 TertiaryThis second part of the article demonstrates the gradual way in which the observance of the biblical day of rest was transferred from the seventh to the first day of the week. On the one hand, the literary evidence from the first centuries of the Christian... -
JAE Editorial: Service Learning Makes a Difference Kindergarten-Grade 12Reaching the goal of service-oriented schools will require changes in our schools. These changes include a model which is Christ-centered rather than liberal-arts based, administrators involved in more than plant and personnel management, teachers who are... -
JAE Editorial: The Risk and the Promise: A Moment of Truth Kindergarten-LifelongGordon Madgwick writes about the challenges facing Adventist education on the cusp of the 1990s. He outlines the establishment of Project Affirmation as a means of addressing change. Articles in this issue include: Reclaiming... -
M.I.N.T.S. - Masterful Ideas Needed to Survive Kindergarten-Grade 12Seven ideas to help teachers and leaders survive and be successful in their work and interactions with others. -
Managing Change - Concepts and Approaches Tertiary"The difficult challenge that always confronts higher education institutions in their efforts to innovate programs, policies, structure, culture, and the whole educational system as needed, prompted leaders and teachers to understand the basic concept... -
NAD Science Curriculum Guide 9-12 Grade 9-Grade 12The NAD science curriculum guide for Grades 9-12 includes rationale, philosophy, goals, scope and sequence, and content overview for each of the major disciplines: Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Physical Science, and Physics. It is intended as a guide... -
NAD Social Studies Curriculum Guide K-8 Kindergarten-Grade 8This 2005 40-page NAD curriculum guide includes the Adventist philosophy guiding Social Studies education, general goals, strands and essential learnings in history, civics and government, geography, economics, individuals, society and culture. Appendix A... -
Openness for Renewal Without Destructive Pluralism - The Dilemma of Doctrinal Dissent Tertiary-LifelongBaldwin seeks an answer to the question, Is it possible to be open for renewal while at the same time defending the "pillars"? -
Seeing the World Through Postmodern Eyes Grade 9-Lifelong"Morality is seen as having reached the end of the line. Such fashionable pronouncements cascade from the scientific and academic community, the arts, as well as the entertainment and news media, saturating our society’s view of ethics and morality... -
Striving for Excellence When Circumstances Work Against It Kindergarten-Grade 12Bradfield addresses popular misconceptions and myths about school improvement. Shared are significant observations about what makes a school successful, even in difficult circumstances, along with the administrators -
The Challenge of Change Tertiary-LifelongColleges and universities are expected to precipitate change. A college must be unique and yet be interdependent with its sponsoring church in terms of philosophy and mission, enrollment of the youth, and financial support. The challenge of change is addressed... -
The Future of Adventist Higher Education Tertiary-LifelongThis article explores the challenges facing Adventist education in the US and offers three conditions that are required: it must be authentically Adventist, of high quality, and adequately supported. It then explores seven options: liquidation, consolidation,... -
The Process of Creativity Kindergarten-Grade 12McVane discusses the necessity of the creative process in a rapidly changing market. He notes that since the consumer today is very different from the consumer of 10 years ago, Adventist education needs to assess the needs of current consumers.