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Christian Education and Youth Retention in the Seventh-day Adventist Church Findings from a 10-Year Longitudinal Study Tertiary-LifelongThis article shares findings from a ground-breaking study of Adventist youth and considers the educational implications for predicting the retention or drop-out factors in the Adventist church. It also addresses the differences between those who attend Adventist... -
Do You Deliver What You Promise? Kindergarten-LifelongStudents as customers? G. Charles Dart cites practical lessons schools can learn from businesses in the areas of competition, customer service, product analysis, and advertising. He posits that Adventist schools should take the lead when it comes to customer service, ethical advertising, and delivering a superior product making sure the product matches the promise. -
Factors Related to Adult Degree Program Completion at Atlantic Union College TertiaryProblem: The Adult Degree Program at Atlantic Union College has for the past 34 years instituted innovations and practices, following new trends in adult education, to make it more accessible and viable in helping students grow intellectually and professionally... -
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:... -
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... -
JAE Editorial: Alarming Trends Kindergarten-LifelongThe results of a 1990 study that compares current enrollment in Adventist schools with 1975. The study found that the ratio per 1000 Adventist students had gone down significantly while the percentage of non-Adventist students had gone up significantly. While... -
JAE Editorial: The Task Ahead Kindergarten-LifelongIn assessing the figures of the last fifty years, Rasi notes that while membership in Adventist churches is increasing, enrollment in Adventist schools is decreasing. This editorial offers comment on how the Adventist church can address the current trend and... -
Let Your Customers Do the Talking Kindergarten-LifelongWord-of-mouth advertising can revolutionize a recruitment program and overall school enrollment. Finding parents and supporters who are positive talkers, and convincing them to promote your school, is the challenge addressed by Cafferky, an international marketing specialist. -
Making The Grade: Is That Boy Really Ready for the Grade He's In? Preschool-Grade 2Aspects for determining whether a child is developmentally ready for school. The differences between boys and girls are discussed as well as the advantages of delaying the start of school. Questions to assess a child's adaptation to school are presented as... -
Marketing - Responding to Change in a Changing Environment Kindergarten-LifelongThe focus of marketing Adventist schools has changed since the 1970's. This article explores the "Adventist advantage," especially showing how small schools can showcase their uniqueness. -
North Pacific Union Teacher Handbook Kindergarten-Grade 12"This handbook is designed to provide basic information about your responsibilities as a Seventh‐day Adventist teacher in a North Pacific Union Seventh‐day Adventist school. Although not all NPUC policies are included, a majority of those guidelines... -
Practical Public Relations Kindergarten-LifelongDespite limited financial resources, schools can do much to create positive perceptions and build relationships with the community, parents, prospective students, and the media. This article gives practical and creative examples of building relationships with... -
Project Affirmation - Finding New Ways to Market and Enhance Adventist Education Kindergarten-LifelongProject Affirmation is a planned process to encourage change within the North American Adventist system of education. Its primary goal is to engage North American educators in dialogue that will encourage them to embrace a shared vision of the mission of Adventist... -
Recruiter or Anti-Recruiter? The College Instructor's Role in Marketing Tertiary-LifelongAll Adventist colleges and universities have four marketing tools: academic programs/facilities, money, students, and faculty. Of these four, the faculty play a significant role advertising the school's academic quality while maintaining strong relationships... -
Recruiting Students at Every Level Kindergarten-Lifelong"Where have all the students gone?" is a crucial question being asked by Adventist church schools, academies, colleges and universities. Every recruitment program needs to identify who and where the target markets are, and through a program of direct... -
Southeastern California Conference Educator Links Kindergarten-Grade 12Download a variety of resources including forms, handbooks, and more. -
The Fish Philosophy Tertiary-LifelongDoes everyone on your campus enjoy what they do? The FISH! Philosophy is a motivational program that seeks to implement four suggested strategies to increase employee retention and motivate them to make a difference in their work. In the process, they will... -
To Retain or Not to Retain? That is the Question Kindergarten-Grade 8This article examines the controversy over failing or passing students. The authors look at student issues (physical, intellectual, and emotional), parent issues, historical issues, and school issues, to give a well-rounded approach to the question. -
VG2 Update 06: Thinking about the Church, Factors influencing leaving, Youth Ministry and the Church Grade 7-TertiaryThis report focuses on the impact of the church in the lives of children. Factors for leaving the church, and perceptions of adult leaders and teachers in the local church are analyzed with graphs and data summaries. -
VG2 Update 08: School vs Church Grade 7-LifelongThis Valuegenesis 2 update contrasts the attitudes students in grades 9-12 have toward church and school as places of warmth, spiritual growth, and fellowship. Read what the church and school can do to become positive places for teens to grow in faith.