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A Century of Growth and Commitment Kindergarten-LifelongThe 1995-2000 Education Report from the Southern Asia Division (SUD) presented at the Adventist General Conference Session. The report discusses the advancements and progress made in the following areas: Looking Back; Nursing Schools; Medical Technology Laboratory;... -
A System in Search of Identity Tertiary-LifelongA historical perspective on SDA higher education and how its current direction has been largely shaped by the results of two identity crises. The results of the first led Adventist colleges to become liberal arts institutions rather than Bible colleges and... -
A Vision and a Journey - 25 Years of Dialogue Tertiary"This journal’s story begins with an ambitious launch, an international perspective, and an expanding roster of authors and readers, with encouraging surprises along the way." -
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... -
Addressing the Needs of the Non-Traditional Learner LifelongNontraditional learner needs must be addressed by colleges and universities. Higher education has changed due to the fewer students between the ages of 18-22 and the rapidly changing job market, which requires retraining and advanced training. Institutions... -
Administrator Perceptions of Internet-Based Distance Education in Adventist Colleges and Universities: A Mixed-Method Study TertiaryProblem: The quality of Internet-based distance education (IBDE) will increasingly become the standard by which students choose a program as higher educational options multiply due to the dramatic growth in distance education. A system-wide examination of perceptions of IBDE in Adventist higher education is important to administrators for future institutional strategic planning purposes, systemic adoption of policies and practices that promote excellence, and identifying collaborative efforts. -
Adventist Education Today: Africa-Indian Ocean Division Grade 1-LifelongThis JAE article is the 1985 General Conference Africa-Indian Ocean Division education report for 1980-1985. Reports from colleges and universities include Adventist Seminary of West Africa (ASWA), Adventist Missionary College (AMC), and The Adventist University... -
Adventist Education Today: North American Division Kindergarten-LifelongThis article from the 1985 General Conference issue of JAE reports on Adventist education in the North American Division, 1980-1985. -
Adventist Post-Secondary Institutions Accreditation Status Tertiary-LifelongThis list identifies by institution and country all post-secondary institutions recognized and accredited by the Seventh-day Adventist church, along with the year each institution was first accredited and when current accreditation expires. -
Adventist Virtual Library - IAD Tertiary-LifelongThe Adventist Virtual Library (AVL) was created to facilitate access to academic databases for all Seventh-day Adventist educational institutions that are part of the Inter-American Division. -
All About the Church's New Commission on Higher Education Tertiary-LifelongDuring the 2000 Annual Council, the General Conference Executive Committee appointed The Commission on Higher Education (CHE). In this article, Garland Dulan shares the CHE progress report on the following areas: academic programs, financial management, strategic... -
Andrews University Educational Research Index 29 Tertiary-LifelongA report of formal research conducted by students in the School of Education at Andrews University. Some studies may be of importance or interest to teachers, therefore they are made available through the School of Education. This edition of the index references... -
Are Your Constituents Buying a Pig in a Poke? Tertiary-LifelongAdventist parents, ministers, academy teachers and union executives often don't really know what is happening at the college or university. College and university faculty and administrators should make an effort to reach out to constituents, enhance relationships between the local Adventist and non-Adventist community, and reduce tensions or misunderstandings. -
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. -
B.A.s, M.A.s, and M.U.G.s - A case-study in socio-cultural change Kindergarten-LifelongThis case-study of Brisbane Seventh-day Adventists indicates that University education, for these Adventists who experience it, is a significant factor in sociocultural change, since it provides an environment where they may construct and learn dissonant perceptions... -
Binge Drinking - A New College Epidemic Grade 12Alcohol and drug use is a common health problem on college and university campuses. Alan Handysides shares the statistics among college aged young adults, and what it means for the thousands of students attending Christian colleges and Adventist schools. Handysides... -
Breaking New Ground Kindergarten-LifelongThe 2000-2005 Education Report from the Trans-European Division (TED) presented at the Adventist General Conference Session. Challenges, new buildings, enrollment gains, higher education achievements, in-service for educators, and winning students for Christ... -
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... -
Change, Growth, and Outreach Kindergarten-LifelongThe 1995-2000 Education Report from the Southern Asia Pacific Division (SSD) presented at the Adventist General Conference Session. The report discusses the advancements and progress made in the following areas: Developing the SSD Edition of the Journal of... -
College Composition Revisited: The Right Type of Write Hype Grade 11-TertiaryThe art of writing has deteriorated and teachers need a stronger grounding in language and literature. Teachers are not interested in teaching writing courses and many are ill-equipped to do so. Guidelines for writing and writing instruction are discussed.... -
Comprehensive Planning in Seventh-day Adventist Colleges and Universities in the United States TertiaryPurpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the status of planning in Adventist colleges and universities in the United States, and also to determine if significant relationships existed between planning in small and large institutions and between... -
Developing a Worldwide Extended Campus Program Tertiary-LifelongThe development of Loma Linda University's School of Health extension campus programs. The dwindling numbers of the traditional target population of higher education is a reason for innovation, which includes offering some course work at off-campus locations.... -
Dialogue Editorial - Celebrating a Continuing Ministry Tertiary"Within the context of that biblical worldview – God-centered, Biblebased, redemptive, and eschatological – Dialogue has ministered to Adventist students in secular campuses, cementing their faith, augmenting their search for... -
Dialogue Editorial - Introducing the New Director for Campus Ministry Tertiary"On behalf of Dialogue, it is my pleasure to welcome and introduce Dr. Jiwan Stefan Moon as the newest member of Adventist Ministry to College and University Students (AMiCUS) and an advisor to Dialogue." -
Dialogue Editorial: Inspire to be. Empower to share. TertiaryIn March of 2015, representatives from around the world met at the General Conference headquarters for a Public Campus Ministry (PCM) summit and symposium. "They came to build on more than 60 years of Adventist ministry on public campuses and launch it... -
Dialogue Editorial: The Power to Serve Tertiary-Lifelong"A special temptation for those with advanced or professional degrees of any kind is to turn inward and thereby serve oneself...An education enhances the health and well-being of the whole family and results in higher social status. Along with these things... -
Different Learning for Different Learners - Adjusting the College Curriculum to Individual Needs Tertiary-LifelongThe traditional college curriculum needs re-examination. Students have many different learning styles, and lecturing does not reach all of them. Students need to learn how to assimilate new information in the way that is the most effective to them, whether... -
Educating Head, Hand, and Heart Kindergarten-LifelongThe 1985-1990 Education Report from the Africa-Indian Ocean Division presented at the Adventist General Conference Session. Education and redemption are one and the same was the guiding principle during this time. The report discusses statistics, higher... -
Education, Evangelism, Nurture - A Dean of Education Looks at Current Concerns Kindergarten-LifelongEducators and administrators need to exalt the role of education as a truly evangelistic mission backed by quality academic training and spiritual commitment. The author's convictions regarding Adventist education are that it provides the most sustained, comprehensive... -
Employee Perceived Communication Effectiveness and Communication satisfaction as related to Job Satisfaction in Higher Education (California) Tertiary-LifelongThis study had three central aims: (1) to investigate the association between communication variables and job satisfaction, (2) to increase understanding of the impact of organizational communication on employee satisfaction, and (3) to analyze the communication processes of a church-related institution of higher education, Loma Linda University (LLU). -
Employing Non-Adventist Professors Tertiary-LifelongWould hiring non-Adventist professors and contract teachers result in a compromise of mission and secularization of Adventist institutions? Richard Osborn asks critical questions to determine whether such hiring practice are unavoidable, necessary, or a 'slippery... -
Exemplary Adventist Colleges Kindergarten-LifelongThis column lists recent awards and notable achievements of Adventist colleges and universities worldwide in the areas of service, academics, and outreach. -
Factors affecting student enrollment choice - A study of no-shows Tertiary-LifelongPurpose: The purpose of this study was to discover and examine the reasons why undergraduate prospective students who were accepted into degree programs at La Sierra University chose not to enroll (no shows). Factors which influenced no shows' decisions... -
Faculty Commons Tertiary-LifelongA ministry of Cru (previously Campus Crusade for Christ), Faculty Commons strives to "help you bring the resources of the university (fellow faculty, grad students, students, and ideas) to the world for the... -
Financing Church Colleges Tertiary-LifelongFor SDA colleges to be financially strong, they should decentralize, be unique and have different funding. Raising money and cutting expenditures are the primary ways to fund higher education. Ways to raise money include higher church subsidies, higher tuition,... -
Freshmen Retention at Two Seventh-day Adventist Higher Education Institutions TertiaryProblem: Information is needed regarding the reasons students attend Seventh-day Adventist higher education institutions, and how these reasons and students' characteristics relate to their decision to remain in college or withdraw. Method:... -
From Sowing to Reaping: An Undimmed Vision Kindergarten-LifelongThe 2000-2005 Education Report from the Southern Asia Division (SUD) presented at the Adventist General Conference Session. Reports on K-12 successes and higher education. Challenges are training Adventist human resources to catch up with the enormous growth... -
Gloria Diokno - Dialogue with a university lecturer and researcher from the Philippines Grade 11-LifelongGloria Diokno is a social scientist, a university lecturer, and a researcher. She answers questions for young Adventists, including: "What kind of research do you conduct? Does teaching in a public university create problems for you as an Adventist? How... -
Growing Adventist Higher Education Without Leaving Our Roots Behind Tertiary-LifelongAs schools move beyond the traditional pool of applicants and aggressively pursue international, non-denominational, and non-Adventist students, the need to create a balance between the changing clientele and Adventist roots becomes a crucial issue. Payne... -
Growth, Outreach, and Innovation Kindergarten-LifelongThe 2000-2005 Education Report from the Southern Asia-Pacific Division (SSD) presented at the Adventist General Conference Session. Some countries have seen rapid growth in education due to the vision and generosity of the McNeilus family, Maranatha, and ASI.... -
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... -
Hearing the Silence Tertiary-LifelongAdding women's and black studies to the college curriculum helps to fill in the gaps in the traditional curriculum. These studies ask questions such as what is the nature of artistic 'greatness'? What social conditions have enabled artists to pursue their... -
Improving Measurement and Evaluation in Higher Education Tertiary-LifelongBandiola provides college educators with researched test-writing tips, and suggestions for preparing students for assessment and evaluation in various forms. -
INFO Editorial: Forum TertiaryIn this editorial, Julian Melgosa introduces the reader to this issue of InFo, which features presentations from the AIIAS School of Graduate Studies forum on Quality in Higher Education. The intention of this issue is to present InFo readers with an account... -
Institutional Activities in International Higher Education: An Assessment of Advancement Strategies Used at Selected Small Church-Related Colleges and Universities Tertiary-LifelongProblem: Small church-related colleges and universities are experiencing financial difficulties. This study assesses the institutional advancement programs at selected Seventh-day Adventist colleges and universities. The purpose of this examination... -
Integrating Faith and Learning in the Physical Sciences Tertiary-LifelongThis article from the JAE special science issue posits that the integration of faith and learning should foster a religious faith and provide a setting in which moral dilemmas resulting from scientific progress can be examined. Early scientists pursued science... -
Is Adventist Education Too Expensive? Tertiary-LifelongAn intensive campaign to sell the idea that attendance at denominational schools really is affordable. A summary of the reasons for the increase in tuition costs is presented. Ideas on how Seventh-day Adventist college and university administrators must respond to fulfill their commitment to offer educational opportunity to every qualified application from their constituencies are provided. -
JAE Editorial: Are You Drawing Pictures? Tertiary-LifelongSome young people believe higher education to be irrelevant, time-consuming, and costly. These are short-sighted views colored by the desire for instant success and the freedom to order one's life according to personal wishes. The classroom teacher can support... -
JAE Editorial: Educated -- To What End? Tertiary-LifelongOmission of values education from the university curriculum has led to the fracturing of knowledge and unpreparedness to address the issues technology has presented. A worldview of a personal God and Creation-Redeemer is needed to challenge us to better living,... -
JAE Editorial: Strength Through Unity Tertiary-LifelongTrust and unity within each and among institutions, a shared task based on respect for each other and Christ reflected in the lives of each teacher and administrator should inspire students to enter the field of education. Articles in this issue include: -
JAE Index - Volume 65 Kindergarten-Grade 12This Index to Volume 65 of the Journal of Adventist Education lists all articles and other published items for 2002-2003, except the 'Of Interest to Teachers' column. -
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 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... -
Job Satisfaction, Organizational Commitment, and Religious Commitment of Full-time University Employees TertiaryThis study investigated the relationship of job satisfaction and organizational and religious commitment among full time workers at Akra University (a pseudonym) based on a number of demographic factors. Analysis of variance using the Games-Howell procedure... -
Journey to Excellence - Mission, Curriculum, and Collaboration Kindergarten-LifelongThe 2000-2005 Education Report from the North American Division (NAD) presented at the Adventist General Conference Session. The division and union education leadership are processing all policy, relationships, and curriculum development through the mission... -
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... -
Looking at the Challenges With Hope Kindergarten-LifelongThe 2000-2005 Education Report from the East-Central Africa Division (ECD) presented at the Adventist General Conference Session. This division is one of the new territories created by the realignment of the African divisions in 2002. The report lists educationally... -
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... -
Marketing Adventist Higher Education: Some Practical Strategies Tertiary-LifelongMarketing is one of the most important keys to helping Adventist higher education survive. -
Marketing Seventh-day Adventist Higher Education: College-choice Motivators and Barriers TertiaryPurpose: Approximately 75% of Seventh-day Adventist college-bound youth do not attend the church's 15 colleges in North America. This study explored the views of Adventist college-bound participants regarding the factors (motivators and barriers) that... -
Meeting the Needs of the Part-time College Student Tertiary-LifelongAdventist colleges have experienced a dramatic increase in the enrollment of part-time, nontraditional students. However, more than half of North American Adventist colleges have no separate educational programs for these students. Programs at Southwestern... -
Nurture, Commitment, and Excellence Kindergarten-LifelongThe 1995-2000 Education Report from the Trans-European Division (TED) presented at the Adventist General Conference Session. The TED is comprised of the following regions: Kosovo, Croatia, Hungary, Yugoslavia, and Pakistan. The report discusses the advancements... -
Observations About Teacher Education Tertiary-LifelongAn examination of issues directly related to the preservice education of teachers dealt with in the National Commission on Excellence in Education report "A Nation at Risk: The Imperative for Educational Reform." Issues include competency, a grasp... -
Organizational conflict - its relationship to organizational culture and spiritual maturity of teachers and administrators in selected tertiary schools TertiaryThis study explored the relationship of organizational conflict to organizational culture and spiritual maturity of teachers and administrators in selected tertiary schools in the Philippines. The organizational conflict model development by Mealiea and Latham... -
Perceptions of the Role of the Bible Class in Four Christian Liberal Arts Colleges - Considered in the Context of Conflicting Rationales TertiaryProblem: The four Seventh-day Adventist senior colleges in Inter-America aim at training Christian professionals who will serve the church either directly on its payroll or indirectly as devoted Christian professional laymen. The colleges are doubly... -
Reorganization, Economic Pressures, and Adventist Distinctives Kindergarten-LifelongThe 2000-2005 Education Report from the South Pacific Division (SPD) presented at the Adventist General Conference Session. The report discusses the following challenging issues and developments: political changes, economic pressures in the Pacific, Adventist... -
Rustout or Burnout? Tertiary-LifelongA college chair offers some suggestions for department chairs for dealing with success. -
Sharing Christ Through Technology Kindergarten-LifelongA report on the 2002 Adventist Virtual Learning Network (AVLN) Conference: Sharing Christ Through Technology. -
Spiritual Experience and the Organizational Commitment of Faculty in Adventist Tertiary Educational Institutions in North Philippines TertiaryThis study investigated linkages between the spiritual experience and organizational commitment of faculty in Seventh-day Adventist tertiary educational institutions in the North Philippines. In so doing, it sought to contribute to a better theoretical understanding... -
Taking Off the Training Wheels TertiaryThose responsible for delivering college and university education must determine the best way to structure the institution's academic environment to fulfill the mission of Adventist higher education. The authors review Kohlberg's theory of moral development... -
Teaching Accounting - A Proposal from the Planning Perspective TertiaryThis article calls attention to the importance and need for faculty planning in the teaching-learning process, and concisely addresses some aspects related to the teaching of accounting science from the perspective of its planning. In this context, some proposals... -
Tertiary education at Avondale College 1945-1974 Tertiary-LifelongThe purpose of this dissertation is to survey the development of tertiary education (1945-1974) at Avondale College, Cooranbong, the senior educational institution of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Australia. In this dissertation it is argued... -
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-LifelongA board chairman's perspective on the future of Adventist higher education. Issues to be addressed for Adventist education to survive along its chartered lines include: communicating the importance of Christian education, information sharing, enhancing the secondary school relationship, addressing financial dilemmas, cutting operating costs, too many colleges, salaries, and institutional board responsibilities. -
The Future of SDA Higher Education - A North American College President's Perspective Tertiary-LifelongAdventist higher education has grown in the past 100 years, but the question is whether it has much of a future. These concerns reflect the current decline in enrollment and therefore loss in operating revenue. Finances are the reason why students attend state... -
The Importance of and Relationship Between Admissions Criteria for Undergraduate Students and the Management of the Office of Admissions in Seventh-day Adventist Institutions of Higher Education TertiaryProblem: The selection and admission of undergraduate students involves the admissions office in the responsibility of maintaining; the delicate threefold balance of academic excellence and quality, institutional economic stability, and the provision... -
The market position of a university relative to an ideal - A study of constituent and faculty perceptions TertiaryProblem: Specialists in educational trends forecast declining enrollments for higher education until at least the end of the twentieth century. Because of these forecasts many educators have turned to marketing in an effort to find assistance in meeting... -
The Missiological Roots of Adventist Higher Education and the Ongoing Tension Between Adventist Mission and Academic Vision Tertiary-LifelongThe birth of Seventh-day Adventist higher education [was] filled with tension between the missiological/theological goals of the ecclesiastical leaders who founded it and the academics who operated it. Both had something valuable to contribute, as Knight explores. -
The Ombudsperson's Role in Higher Education Tertiary-LifelongThe role of ombudsperson in Adventist colleges and universities is very recent. An Andrews University's ombudsperson explains the role of the position and its importance in the college and university community. -
The Relationship of Leadership Characteristics of Academic Deans in Seventh-day Adventist Colleges and Universities to Their Performance Levels as Perceived by Educational Administrators and Faculties TertiaryProblem: The research literature in educational administration describes few studies directed toward identifying the relationship of specific characteristics of administrators to their performance levels. Yet such research would be useful in providing... -
The Role of Faith in God in Administrative Decision-making - a Descriptive Multiple Case Study of Three African-American Christian Women Administrators of American Higher Education TertiaryProblem: Faith in God is a phenomenon that is difficult to define. Yet, it can be seen as an attitude of complete trust in God. As Proctor (1995) stated, faith in God is believing that there is a purpose and a power (called God) available to each of... -
The role, status and qualifications of the chief advancement officer in selected institutions of higher education TertiaryPurpose: The purpose of this study was to gather data concerning the role status and qualifications of chief advancement officers serving in American private colleges and universities. Specifically, this study collected information relating to personal... -
Trustee and trusteeship of selected private universities and colleges in the United States of America and Canada TertiaryPurpose: The purpose of this study was to compare the demographics, responsibilities and role perceptions of board members in all Universities and Colleges of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Canada and the United States of America. The study dealt... -
What Do Seventh-Day Adventist Students Need to Know About Science? Tertiary-LifelongThis article from the JAE special science issue claims that Adventist science education has the responsibility to guide students into an understanding of the issues involved in the controversy being waged between modern science and the Bible. Adventist educational... -
Who's In Charge? Observations on Governance In Seventh-day Adventist Higher Education Tertiary-LifelongAdventist historian Greenleaf shares keypoints in Adventist education history regarding issues of governance, and the relationship between church and school administration. The article strives to answer the question, "Will the weight of circumstances... -
You Can't Tell a School By Its Name Tertiary-LifelongThis article from the JAE special higher education issue asks what causes so many colleges and universities that began as Christian institutions to lose their identity. A survey of some possible practical, emotional, and philosophical contributing factors...