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A Suicide Prevention Program for Adventist Schools Grade 9-TertiaryAn epidemic of teenage suicide necessitates a comprehensive approach that involves the family, school, and community resources. The pressures and changes experienced in adolescence contribute to this problem. Suicidal teens perceive themselves to be helpless,... -
Adolescent Consumers - A Study of the Relationship between Media, Advertising and Consumption TertiaryThis paper aims to survey the relationship between TV and Internet advertising and the consumption decisions of 5th and 8th grade students. To compare the students' answers, identify the degree of participation and "influence" of these media in both... -
Adolescent Fitness - Implications for a Lifetime Tertiary-LifelongThis article shows the need for daily physical activity in schools and how this can be achieved. It also provides a list of four national organizations that are especially helpful for K-12; many of their programs, services, and publications are free. -
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 Update for Teachers Kindergarten-LifelongThis article discusses HIV-AIDS transmission and prevention, and highlights the classroom teacher's role in educating students, parents, and the community. Topics include: How HIV is Transmitted; How HIV is Not Transmitted; HIV Positive Versus Having AIDS;... -
Bringing Christianity into Courtship Grade 9-Lifelong"Because it involves the intention of marriage and establishment of a permanent relationship, courtship should be entered into with utmost seriousness and care. Here are eight helpful principles." -
Characteristics of Hispanic Seventh-day Adventist Adolescents who Attempted Suicide Kindergarten-LifelongProblem: Hispanic adolescent suicide attempts appear to have been understudied, while suicidal behavior continues to be a concern as a youthful phenomenon. The present study sought to contribute to the understanding of Hispanic youth suicide and its... -
Children from Divorced Families Kindergarten-Grade 12Habenicht outlines ways to help children from divorced families succeed. -
Dating and Sexuality - Guiding the Young Grade 5-Tertiary"The question is thus not whether young people should date but rather how they should do so." -
Exercise Programs for Teens - Ideas for Academy Physical Education Classes Grade 9-Grade 12A challenge for educators is implanting in students positive attitudes toward fitness so that they will adopt a lifestyle that includes vigorous physical exercise. Physical education should teach the value of lifelong fitness, be fun, invigorating, and pertinent... -
Expressed Parental Attitudes Toward Child Rearing in Relation to Study Habits, Study Attitudes and Study Skills Achievement in Early Adolescence Kindergarten-Grade 12Problem: Parents' attitudes toward child rearing are considered to be a major factor affecting their children's study habits, study attitudes, and study skills achievement. The purpose of this study was to determine whether there is a correlation between... -
Five R's to Help the Hurting Kindergarten-LifelongHow can teachers meet the needs of hurting students? Daniel Vander Ark presents the 5 R's: Recognize, Remember, Record, Respond, and Refer. Using a hypothetical situation, the author shows how teachers can respond to hurting students in a responsible manner.... -
GC Youth Department Kindergarten-LifelongThe Youth Department facilitates and supports the ministry of the Adventist Church in winning, training, holding, and reclaiming its youth. It is to assist the world church in forming objectives, goals, and plans, and to provide training that will equip the... -
Gifted Adolescents and the Balanced Family Concept Grade 1-Grade 12"Do factors in the family environment facilitate or impede adaptive coping responses in family members? Some theorists have warned that in some cases, relationships with parents may become a source of stress and conflict for adolescents. While the regulation... -
Guide Magazine Grade 4-Grade 8"Guide is a Christian story magazine for young people ages 10-14. The 32-page, four-color publication is published weekly... Our mission is to show readers, through stories that illustrate Bible truth, how to walk with God now and forever." -
Helping Students Cope With Stress Preschool-Grade 12This article challenges educators and parents to understand the dynamics of childhood and adolescent stress. The author identifies effective coping skills that will strengthen students' resistance to stress at home and school. -
Identity Crisis in Adolescence - Brief Analysis and Implications for Religious Praxis According to Erik Erikson's Theory TertiaryThis paper examines Erik Erikson's concept of identity crisis in adolescents, as well as the implications for religious praxis, specifically in working with adolescents. The goal is to show that understanding the crisis of adolescence allows for a better approach... -
Knowledge, attitudes, intentions and behavior concerning aids risks among adolescents in Adventist Colleges in the Philippines TertiaryThe purpose of this study was to explore knowledge, attitudes, intentions, and behaviors concerning AIDS risk among adolescents attending Adventist colleges in the Philippines. The study sought to assess the extent to which these students participated in sexual... -
Lost and Found - A Journey of Hope Grade 7-Lifelong"Even though I had a sad trajectory in the world of sin and crime, God made me victorious in Christ Jesus and showed me that real joy and pleasure comes from serving Him." -
MIQ Videos - Most Important Questions for Teens Grade 7-Grade 12Watch ten one-hour programs streamed online addressing teen questions on topics such as Christian hypocrisy, culture and sexuality. Doug Bachelor hosted this series of 10 from Great Lakes Adventist Academy. Titles include: Is there a God? Is the Bible true?... -
Peace Like a Spider Grade 5-Grade 12This book explains some of the Bible's best tips for succeeding in relationships, spiritual life, school, and on the job. -
Praise Time - A Collection of Songs for Youth Grade 3-LifelongCompiled from 30 years of favorites from Big Lake Youth Camp (Oregon), this book is made up of songs that have endured in the memories and hearts of young people. Includes some songs that had never been written down before now. -
Reaching the Millennial Generation - A Necessity for Adventist Education Tertiary-LifelongWho are the Millennials? Jeffery shares insight into what needs to happen within Adventist education to meet the needs of those born between 1978 and 2002. This generation, expected to be the most highly educated, affluent, and ethnically diverse in history,... -
Religiosity and Risk - The Influence of Adolescent Faith on Behavior Kindergarten-LifelongThis study examined the relationship between various measures of religiosity, including intrinsic and extrinsic religious orientation, vertical and horizontal faith maturity, Christian orthodoxy, and religious practice, and the adolescent risk behaviors of... -
Self-Reported Personal Problems of Adventist Academy Students Grade 8-Grade 12Problem: Adolescence is a time fraught with many challenges. There are no current studies prior to this one for Adventist academy students concerning the whole range of their personal problems. Method: A survey of students in 14 Adventist... -
Teaching the Older Student with Learning Disabilities Grade 9-Grade 12Teenagers' incomplete homework, behavior problems, and bad attitudes are often coverups for academic difficulties. The following should be taken into account when working with older students: feelings of frustration, bypass strategies, teaching previously... -
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 Development of the Concept of Salvation in Lutheran and Seventh-day Adventist Parochial Secondary-school Students Grade 9-Grade 12Problem: This study took an initial look at the development of the concept of salvation in Lutheran parochial school adolescents, comparing them with Seventh-day Adventist parochial school adolescents. This was the first study to compare denominations... -
The effects of an adolescent asthma education intervention on knowledge, intention, behavior, self-efficacy, and self-consciousness Kindergarten-Grade 12Background: Asthma is an inflammatory condition of the bronchial airways. The majority of asthma education interventions target adults and children, while few exist for the adolescent population. Among adolescents, asthma is an important cause of morbidity... -
The Home-School Partnership: Learning to Share Accountability Kindergarten-Grade 12Robert Strom discusses effective ways of developing the partnership between home and school by including parents as partners in the educational process. The partnership between parents and schools should include reasonably divided obligations, acknowledgement... -
The relationship of nutrition knowledge and food-related behavior among secondary students Grade 9-Grade 12Problem: The purpose of this study was to assess the level of nutrition knowledge, to determine how nutrition knowledge is related to food-related behavior among secondary students at a parochial day school, and to determine the effect on both of a... -
The Validity of the Growing Disciples in Community Model Among Adolescents in Seventh-day Adventist Schools in North America Grade 9-Grade 12Purpose of the Study: There is little empirical research about discipleship, and particularly discipleship and adolescents. An understanding of Christian discipleship might, however, be an antidote for a growing trend toward consumer mentality in the... -
VG2 Adventist Schools Do Make a Difference! A Report on Valuegenesis Kindergarten-Grade 12Do Adventist schools make a difference? V. Bailey Gillespie shares results from the first and second Valuegenesis studies on faith, values, and commitment in Adventist schools. Over 30,000 respondents from across North America participated in this two-phase... -
VG2 Update 16: Adolescence and Peer Pressure Grade 9-Grade 12This Valuegenesis 2 newsletter focuses on peer pressure, the power of friends, effective strategies for coping with peer pressure, and what parents, church members, and school personnel can do about it. -
VG2 Update 17: At-Risk Behavior and Our Youth Grade 9-Grade 12This Valuegenesis 2 newsletter reports on the incidence of at-risk behavior in Adventist youth, the percentage of Adventist youth involved in at-risk behaviors, and the influence of supportive and effective environments. -
Wholesome Relationships in a Sex-crazed World Grade 9-Lifelong"To enjoy wholesome relationships in a sex-crazed world, it is important to follow carefully the paradigm sanctioned by the Bible and to set healthy boundaries ahead of time to help you avoid dangerous and life-altering dilemmas." -
Young Disciple Ministries Grade 5-Grade 12Young Disciple Ministries is conducted by Seventh-day Adventist Christians with a mission to bring young people to the Lord. Resources include a weekly magazine, Sabbath School materials, a youth camp, evangelism resources, music productions, Bible studies...