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Inter-European Division Education Webpage Preschool-LifelongThe Inter-European (formerly Euro-Africa) Division's (EUD) education webpage includes EUD education statistics, institutions, mission statement, philosophy, directories, and other Adventist education resources. -
A comparative study of dating and sexual behaviors of senior male and female students attending boarding academies in the Lake Union Conference Kindergarten-Grade 12Problem: The purpose of this study was to determine if there were differences of perception between senior males and females regarding dating and sexual behaviors. Method: Two-hundred and twelve questionnaires were collected from the... -
A Look at Home Economics Programs in North American Adventist Schools Grade 9-TertiaryResults of research on the status of home economics in Adventist academies and colleges in North America. Four surveys dealing with the teaching of home economics were sent out. Survey results indicate that the majority of schools no longer require or even... -
A Study of Parental Attitudes Regarding Secondary Boarding Schools of the Mid America Union of Seventh-day Adventists Kindergarten-Grade 12Problem: One of the challenging problems of SDA education in North America is the possible trend of declining enrollment of boarding academies, which have been the mainstay of the SDA secondary school system. It was the purpose of this study to determine... -
Academy Students and Pre-service Teachers Perceptions of the Use of Electronic Technology in their Personal Life and School Experiences in a Selected Union Conference Grade 9-TertiaryProblem: The influx of N-Gen students into the classroom of teachers of earlier generations has created a digital generation gap. This gap has serious consequences for schools. -
Administering a Successful Academy Program Grade 9-Grade 12An interview with Dr. Richard T. Orrison, the principal of Andrews Academy, about administering a successful academy program. -
AIDS Related Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors in Adolescents - Public Schools Versus SDA Academies Grade 9-Grade 12This articles presents the results of a 1990-91 study of students in California senior academies and their AIDS awareness as compared with public high school students. The academy students were significantly better informed about AIDS and much less likely... -
AIDS Risk Among Students Attending SDA Academies in North America Grade 9-Grade 12The results of one of five studies done on the causes of HIV/AIDS risk behaviors exhibited by students enrolled in Seventh-day Adventist schools in the United States. Discussion is given to research design, results, the impact of non-Seventh-day Adventist... -
Already Gone Tertiary-LifelongThis article reported the research finding of Ken Ham and Britt Beemer’s book Already Gone, stating that before Adventist young people finally leave the church by finishing high school, they have already been led away from their faith by secular worldview.... -
An AIDS Risk Appraisal of Students Attending Seventh-day Adventist High Schools in the United States and Canada Kindergarten-Grade 12Since its first recognition in 1981, the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) has become a global disease of increasing prevalence. Because there is no current cure or vaccination available to effectively prevent AIDS, health education has become an important... -
An Inquiry of Governance Training , Perceptions of Board Members Qualifications , and Board Assessments of Day Academies in the Southern Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists Kindergarten-Grade 12Purpose of study: The purpose of the study was to investigate the school boards of non-boarding secondary schools in the Southern Union regarding their governance training programs, the perceptions of the board members regarding their qualifications,... -
Applying Marketing Concepts to Seventh-day Adventist Secondary Education Tertiary-LifelongThe purpose of this study was to review the existing concepts of marketing higher education, examine ideas that may apply to secondary education, and develop an outline for utilizing those principles in private secondary education. Results demonstrated that... -
Do Adventist Boarding Academies Offer Balanced Education? Grade 9-Grade 12This article examines the curricula of the 40 Adventist residence academies in the continental USA that were in operation during the 1979-1980 school year to ascertain how well and in what way they are fulfilling their educational task. -
Forum Theatre and Parables - A Qualitative Field Experiment in a Seventh-Day Adventist Academy Grade 9-Grade 12"In this article, the author describes a qualitative field study designed to test the effectiveness of Forum Theatre (FT) as a cross-disciplinary approach to Biblical parabolic literature analysis for students enrolled in a Seventh-day Adventist (SDA)... -
Guidelines for campus beautification with special reference to Seventh-day Adventist academies and colleges in North America Grade 9-TertiaryProblem: Few recognize the potential between campus beautification and the enrichment of the institutional programs or the responsibility role of stewardship for school lands. Often, campus beautification has not been considered an important item in... -
Health education in a sample of Adventist academies in North America Grade 8-Grade 12Ninety-three questionnaires were sent out to health-education teachers employed in Adventist academies in North America. Of those sent out, 38 (35.3%) were completed and returned. Consequently, with such a small sample, any generalizations made from the findings... -
HIV and AIDS: Beliefs, Knowledge, and Behaviors of High-School Students in Adventist Academies Grade 9-Grade 12Problem: Few attempts have been conducted to assess knowledge of HIV/AIDS in the adolescent population attending Seventh-day Adventist secondary schools. This present study was to investigate the HIV/AIDS-related beliefs, HIV/AIDS-related knowledge,... -
Image and role of the business officer in the Seventh-day Adventist boarding academy of the North American Division Kindergarten-Grade 12The purpose of this study, broadly conceived, is to determine the functions of the business officers in the Seventh-day Adventist boarding academies of the North American Division. For the purpose of this study the “business officer” is the individual... -
Integrating Teen Witnessing into the Curriculum Tertiary-LifelongThe article shows how Great Lakes Academy integrates witnessing options into the curriculum by offering classes for credit. It provides examples of how they have done this as well as the success that has resulted. -
Learning styles and gender as related to achievement in English among students in North Sulawesi Adventist Boarding Schools, Indonesia Kindergarten-Grade 12This study investigated linkages between the learning styles and gender and achievement in English among students in North Sulawesi Adventist boarding schools, Indonesia. In doing so, it sought to contribute to a better theoretical understanding of the students’... -
NAD Education Research: CognitiveGenesis 2006-2009 Kindergarten-Grade 12This first newsletter explains a comprehensive study assessing Adventist academics in the North American Division, to be conducted through all elementary and secondary schools in the region over three years. -
NAD Elementary and Secondary Schools Kindergarten-LifelongFind Adventist elementary and secondary schools as well as colleges across the North American Division. Search by zip code or state, or browse by conference. Contact information included. -
Narratives of Longevity from the Perspective of Seventh-day Adventist School Administrators in North America: A Multiple Case Study Kindergarten-Grade 12Problem: The average length of stay for school principals in the Seventh-day Adventist system of education in North America is 2.5-4.0 years. Elementary principals remain in leadership for 2.5 years, day academy principals stay for 3.6 years, and boarding... -
Northview Bible Lab Report 2001 Kindergarten-Grade 12Looking for practical ideas on how to make community outreach and service opportunities a vibrant part of your school's curriculum? Read this report from Northview Adventist Academy for great ideas on what worked for them this year. -
Nutritional Quality of Lunches at a Seventh-Day Adventist School Tertiary-LifelongThe purpose of this study was to determine if what the 3rd, 4th , and 5th grade children at Central Valley Christian Academy (CVCA) were eating for lunch followed the beliefs of the Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) church and if lunches brought from home (LFH)... -
Perception of Faculty Participation in Academy Governance in the Central Luzon Conference, Philippines Grade 9-Grade 12This study explores faculty and administrators’ views about faculty participation in school governance. Ten dimensions of teacher participation were considered for this study: goals, vision or mission, facilitating procedures and structures, curriculum... -
Perceptions pertaining to actual and prepared participation of teachers in decision making in North Philippine Academies - a comparative study Kindergarten-Grade 12Shared decision making, focusing on faculty involvement and participation in decision making at the local school level, has been identified as an essential element in successful educational reform. The purpose guiding this study was to examine and compare... -
Pre-college career guidance and persistence at a small private university in Tennessee Grade 12-TertiaryThis mixed methods study was designed to determine the type and quality of pre-college career guidance experiences of college freshmen and the impact of those experiences on student performance and retention. This study was limited to first time freshmen at... -
Sample Student Handbook Policies - Pacific Union Conference Preschool-Grade 12Reference this document when developing a school handbook for an Adventist school. Sections to include in North America Division schools are included. Some sections can be used verbatim and other sections refer to information from the Pacific... -
School Board Governance Training - Myth or Must? Grade 9-Grade 12This article discusses the responses of a questionnaire given to school board members of Adventist day academies in the Southern Union Conference concerning board governance training. Member role definition, legal responsibilities, and accountability were... -
Selected Variables Related to Alienation from Religion as Perceived by Students Attending Seventh-day Adventist Academies in the United States Grade 9-Grade 12"Problem: Some young people who are reared in religious homes reject the religion of their parents upon reaching adolescence. This is a matter of crucial concern to church youth leaders as well as to parents. It was the purpose of the present study... -
Sharing a Common Faith - A Global Study of God-Centered Teaching in Adventist High Schools Grade 9-Grade 12Results from a survey of nearly 750 Adventist secondary teachers in 50 countries regarding their understanding of 'faith' and its significance to their teaching subject areas such as math, science, history, language, and Bible. The questionnaire, offered in... -
Should Adventist Academies Teach Literature? Grade 8-Grade 12Literature can be a controversial topic in Adventist schools in many regions worldwide. Shirley McGarrell explores the teaching of literature in Adventist schools throughout select regions of the Caribbean. Two sets of teachers were surveyed and interviewed:... -
Teacher Participating in Decision Making - A Comparative Study of School Leader and Teacher Perceptions in North Philippine Academies Grade 9-Grade 12"Shared decision making (SDM) has been identified as an essential element in successful educational reform. This study compared the perceptions of school leaders and teachers regarding actual and preferred faculty participation in decision making across... -
The Academy Principalship Today Grade 9-Grade 12The author reports on dissertation research regarding Adventist academy principals in the continental USA. "The purposes of the study were 1) to determine and analyze the status off the principalship with respect to a number of personal and professional... -
The Effects of Regional Accreditation on the Achievement of Aims, Goals, and Mission of Seventh-day Adventist Academies in the United States as Perceived by Principals and Teachers Tertiary-LifelongThe purpose of this study was to determine the principals' and teachers' perceptions of the effect of regional accreditation on the aims, goals, and mission of Seventh-day Adventist academies in the United States. Items selected from the Evaluative Criteria... -
The Influence of Selected Factors on Religious Knowledge, Attitudes and Christian Practice Grade 9-Grade 12"This study investigated the perceptions of grades 9 and 10 students (N=124) in a Seventh-day Adventist boarding Academy in the Philippines in relation to the degree of strength they perceived various socio-religious variables (Home, Church Program, Bible... -
The philosophy of Christian service and its practice in Seventh-day Adventist academies of the United States during the 1979-1980 school year Grade 9-Grade 12Problem: Service-learning in the educational system of the Seventh-day Adventist church in the United States, as is true in public education, generally has been over-shadowed by a subject-matter orientation. It was the purpose of this study to determine... -
The Renaissance Network Kindergarten-Grade 12This 2012 NAD Teachers Convention presentation discusses an initiative of the Alumni Awards Foundation, a nonprofit organization working to improve Adventist K-12 education in North America. The Renaissance Network is an initiative that improves the level of excellence in schools by providing leadership, resources and training. -
The Role of the Academy Principal in the Austral Union of the Seventh-day Adventist Educational System as Perceived by Principals and Teachers Kindergarten-Grade 12Problem: Considering the rapid expansion of educational institutions in the Austral Union of Seventh-day Adventists and the lack of a job description for principals, there is a need for more research in the area of the principal's role. Method:... -
Values and Leadership Characteristics of Seventh-day Adventist Academy Teachers in Michigan Grade 9-Grade 12Problem: Two important aspects in the life and work of teachers are their values and leadership styles. The values they hold affect the influence they exert and the knowledge they impart, and the leadership styles they practice determine in part their... -
Why Principals Stay Kindergarten-Grade 12The findings of the lived experiences of the principals in the study "Narratives of Longevity from the Perspective of Seventh-day Adventist School Administrators" are shared in this informative 2012 NAD Teachers Convention presentation.