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A Comparison of the Academic Achievement in Multigrade and Single-grade Elementary Church-school Classrooms Kindergarten-Grade 9A quasi-experimental design was used to statistically compare academic achievement among 277 students in single-grade and multigrade classrooms in the Pacific Northwest. Adjustments were made using analysis of covariance to help insure comparable group means.... -
A Comparison of the Academic Achievement of Seventh-day Adventist Elementary Students by School Type: The Influence of Teacher, Student, Parent, and School Variables Kindergarten-Grade 12Enrollment in Seventh-day Adventist schools is declining as is the number of schools and teachers. While there could be many reasons for this, one perception of SDA schools, held by parents, teachers, pastors, and school board members, is that students enrolled... -
A Snapshot of Adventist Parents Tertiary-LifelongThis article is based on a survey of Adventist families undertaken by the NAD, in cooperation with the Family Ministries of the GC, during 1994-1995. Some of the items covered in this report include personal information, religious life, parenting styles, life-style... -
Adventist Colleges Abroad: Notes From a Recent Itinerary TertiaryOpportunities for study, the excitement of travel, and the challenge of immersing oneself in another culture are realities for students who study with Adventist Colleges Abroad (ACA). U.S. and Canadian Adventist colleges, through the North American Division... -
Adventist Connect Frame - Free School Websites Kindergarten-Grade 12"A strong online presence is no longer an optional aspect of ministry—it’s essential. Frame is an updated version of the same trusted platform that has been serving the North American Division since 2006 (formerly known as Adventist Church... -
Adventist Education in North America - How Do We Measure Up Academically? Kindergarten-Grade 12How do Adventist elementary and secondary schools measure up academically to their private and public school counterparts? CognitiveGenesis seeks to answer the question, 'What impact does Adventist education have on the academic performance of students?'... -
Adventist Education Makes a Difference Kindergarten-LifelongThe 1985-1990 Education Report from the North American Division (NAD) presented at the Adventist General Conference Session. During this time, there were many K-12 curriculum development workshops and steering committees held to develop curriculum guides,... -
An AIDS-risk assessment of students attending Christian high schools in the United States of America: A practical application of the theory of planned behavior Grade 8-Grade 12During the school year of 1994-1995, 1611 students attending Seventh-day Adventist high schools in the United States of America completed questionnaires designed to assess their HIV/AIDS-related knowledge and behaviors. AIDS-related behavioral intentions,... -
An Assessment of the Perceived Administrative Effectiveness of Boarding School Principals in the North American Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church Kindergarten-Grade 12The purpose of this study was to examine the views held by those whose duties include the management and day-to-day operations of the secondary boarding schools within the North American Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. This refers specifically... -
Curriculum-Related Trends in K-12 Adventist Education in the North American Division: An Inductive Analysis of the Profile Surveys--1987-2007 Kindergarten-Grade 12Problem: For several years, curriculum developers in the North American Division (NAD) have used the biennial results from the Profile Surveys to help guide their decisions in terms of educational policy. While some comparisons have been made between individual... -
God Exists! Tertiary-Lifelong"Our chances of seeing God in the future are infinitely greater than the chances that science will discover a process that explains our existence." -
Guided Reading, Literature Circles, and Reading Workshop Kindergarten-Grade 8The purpose of this article is to familiarize teachers with terms and practices that will make the implementation of the new North American Division (NAD) Office of Education's Elementary Reading Curriculum (Pathways) as effective as possible. The article... -
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... -
Home and School Association Handbook Kindergarten-Grade 12This NAD manual is designed to assist churches in organizing Home and School associations as well as to provide information needed by the officers of the associations to fulfill their duties effectively. Includes the purpose, objectives and responsibilities... -
Humans and Chimpanzees Are 99.4% Identical…or Are They? Tertiary-Lifelong"Are humans and apes essentially identical? The answer to this question will depend heavily upon the philosophical assumptions one brings to the data." -
Ingredients of the Most Successful Schools in the North American Division Kindergarten-Grade 12What ingredients make Seventh-day Adventist schools effective? Do the most successful elementary and secondary schools in the North American Division (NAD) share any elements in common? The results for the following crucial questions about what contributes... -
Instructional Practices in Fifth- Through Eighth-grade Science Classrooms of a Selected Seventh-day Adventist Conference Grade 5-Grade 8"This investigation focused on instructional practices within 5th through 8th grade science classes of selected Seventh-day Adventist schools. Teachers reported regular use of discussion, student projects, and tests or quizzes. Most respondents said they... -
JAE Editorial: Pathways to Excellence Kindergarten-Grade 8Guest editor Erma Lee describes the new reading program for the North American Division. Pathways: Journey to Excellence Through Literacy is a reading program adapted from the Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company's core program and developed specifically... -
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... -
Judicial involvement in the governance of church-operated schools Kindergarten-Grade 12Courts at various levels are called upon to decide issues of governance within churches and church-operated schools. This article reviews four cases, two in Federal courts and two in state courts (in the USA), to determine when judicial intrusion into church... -
Layers of Significance Theory (LST): What Christian educators can do to encourage students to make positive moral choices Kindergarten-Grade 12Layers of Significance Theory (LST) suggests that the basic motivation for people is the need to be of significance. The theory identifies nine layers of significance. These are not stages through which one passes, but cumulative layers giving individuals... -
Lifestyle and Risk of Premature Sexual Activity in a High School Population of Seventh-Day Adventists - Valuegenesis 1989 Grade 8-Grade 12In the past 20 years, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), including AIDS, and the physical, psychological, and economic difficulties associated with unwanted pregnancy have increased steadily among American adolescents. The objective of this study was to... -
Lighting Lives, Blessing Nations (LLBN) Kindergarten-LifelongPreviously named Loma Linda Broadcasting Network, Lighting Lives, Blessing Nations (LLBN) "is a non-profit, Christian broadcasting network that has been dedicated to sharing Christ and changing lives since 1996. Run predominantly by volunteers and 100%... -
NAD Adventurer-Club.org Preschool-Grade 5The official website for Adventurer club ministry in the North American Division (NAD) includes resources and spiritual refreshment tools for leaders and parents. It links to resources - clubs, conferences, family resources, and leadership; Adventurer products... -
NAD Children's Ministries Preschool-Grade 8"The mission of Children's Ministries in the Seventh-day Adventist Church is to reach out to children and draw them into a loving, serving relationship with Jesus Christ and with their church." -
NAD Colleges and Universities by Degree Tertiary-LifelongSearch Adventist colleges and universities in the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists by degree offered. -
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. -
NAD Science 1-4 Implementation Guide Grade 1-Grade 4The NAD Science 1-4 Implementation Guide identifies the essential content and process skills listed in the NAD Science Curriculum Guide. This information is blended in a simple, usable four-strand format (life, health, physical & earth sciences).... -
North American Division Stewardship Resources Grade 6-LifelongThe NAD Stewardship website offers a variety of resources and interactive tools that assist in personal giving and systematic benevolence. Find stories for children, investment projects, articles on tithes and offering, offertory readings, stewardship newsletters,... -
North American Division: Adventist Education - Better Than Ever! Kindergarten-LifelongThis article from the 1995 General Conference issue of JAE is a report from the North American Division. -
Perceived effectiveness of principals of Seventh-day Adventist boarding schools Grade 8-Grade 12The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of principals in Seventh-day Adventist boarding high schools in North America as perceived by school staff, superintendents, and the principals themselves. Responses to the standardized assessment... -
Perceptions of the Evidence of a Servant Leadership Culture Among Educators in the P-12 School System in the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists Kindergarten-Grade 12Problem Statement: The Seventh-day Adventist church has consistently advocated that adherents to this religion should be Christ-like in every aspect of their lives. They should be of service to others as they create a community of believers who are... -
Predictors of organizational commitment for faculty and administrators of a private Christian university TertiaryFaculty and administrators of a private Christian university responded to measures of overall, intrinsic, and extrinsic job satisfaction as well as organizational and religious commitment. The survey measured responses on a five-point Likert-type scale. Data... -
Profile 2001 - Curriculum and Instruction in North American Schools Grade 1-Grade 12Review results from the eighth biennial survey of Adventist educators regarding curriculum and instruction in North American schools. Important findings regarding purposes, plans, practices and products are included, with thought-provoking implications for... -
Project Affirmation - Building Consensus, Planning for Success Grade 7-LifelongThis article details the beginnings, goals, groups, activities and recommendations of Project Affirmation. It includes the process that was followed and explains the Risk and Promise reports and various initiatives and resources that resulted. -
Reading Instruction - Moving from How to Why Through Paradigmatic Clarification Kindergarten-Grade 8In this article, the author traces the history of reading instruction and provides a philosophical and theoretical context for reading practice. The implications for reading instruction are then examined. The longitudinal and latitudinal nature of reading... -
Religiosity in Christian Educational Leadership Tertiary-LifelongThis study investigated the primary leadership orientations of Christian school leaders and their association with religiosity. To this end, this study adopted two lines of thought and research: the religiosity theory proposed by Batson, Schoenrade, and Ventist... -
Safe TV Kindergarten-LifelongKSBN Safe Television offers programming without violence, immorality, or profanity for all ages. Started by Carlos Pardeiro, this station has grown into a satellite network on SkyAngel as well as on AMC 4. One small 20-inch satellite dish delivers 36 Christ-centered... -
Status of Geography in Adventist Elementary and Secondary Schools in the North American Division Kindergarten-Grade 12Wilfred Liske presents the results of a study designed to discover the feelings and perceptions of school administrators and teachers regarding the status of geography education in Adventist schools in North America. -
Teacher burnout in the small Christian school: A national study Kindergarten-Grade 12Teaching - even in Christian schools - may be hazardous to one's professional and emotional health. This study examined the extent of burnout among 500 randomly selected elementary teachers in very small Seventh-day Adventist schools in the United States.... -
Teaching strategies and adaptations of teachers in multiculturally diverse classrooms in Seventh-day Adventist K-8 schools in North America - JRCE Kindergarten-Grade 8The purpose of this study was to describe the experiences of Adventist teachers - their training, their use of instructional strategies, and the challenges they encounter when teaching students of different cultures. Banks' multicultural pradigms was the theoretical... -
The Unprincipaled Teacher - Being Your Own Administrator Kindergarten-Grade 8This article suggests some strategies for improving the administrative skills of those who must teach and act as principal at the same time. The Small School Survival Guide, published by the North American Division, offers suggestions about fulfilling... -
VG1 A megastudy of faith maturity and its relationship to variables within the home, school, and church Grade 6-Grade 12Concern with declining enrollment and commitment in Seventh-day Adventist schools in the United States and Canada led to one of the largest studies ever undertaken by any church group. The research involved nearly 11,000 6th through 12th grade youth and another... -
VG1 A synopsis of the Valuegenesis Study of faith maturity and denominational commitment Kindergarten-Grade 12Concern with declining enrollment and commitment in Seventh-day Adventist schools in the United States and Canada led to one of the largest studies ever undertaken by any church group. Searth Institute, a non-denominational Minneapolis research firm, was commissioned... -
VG1 Measuring faith maturity: Reassessing valuegenesis and development of a denomination-specific scale Kindergarten-Grade 12The Valuegenesis Faith-Maturity Scale and two related short-form scales developed for mainline Protestant use were evaluated for validity for Seventh-day Adventists. Inappropriate items were identified using statistical procedures and results from a survey... -
VG1 Researching faith maturity questions on methods and findings of valuegenesis Grade 6-Grade 12Kijai interviews Donahue regarding the methodology of the Valuegenesis I study of students attending Grades 6-12 in North American Adventist schools -
VG2 The relationship between faith maturity, intrinsic and extrinsic orientations to religion and youth ministry involvement Grade 6-Grade 12The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between faith maturity, intrinsic and extrinsic motivation and youth ministry involvement. We used data from Valuegenesis II, a North American national survey of youths attending Seventh-day Adventist... -
What do NAD Health Teachers Know and Do? Grade 9-Grade 12The authors share startling statistics from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' 1995 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance to show the need for health teachers to provide current, accurate, and often quite technical information to their students.... -
Youth and Young Adult Ministries - North American Division Grade 1-Grade 12The official site of the North American Division (NAD) Youth & Youth Adult Ministries department. Webpages within include Pathfinders, Engage, Ignite, Young Adult LIFE, and Center for Young Adult Integration.