Faith Integration Research Narrow Results
research on integrating faith in learning and/or teaching from a biblical worldview
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A Biblical Epistemology for Adventist Scholarship Tertiary-LifelongThis paper introduces basic epistemological concepts, and "argues that Adventist scholarship not only needs to participate in epistemological studies, but should also develop a Biblical Epistemology as a general hermeneutical framework for disciplinary... -
A Case Study of the Culturally Diverse Worship at the Florida Hospital Seventh-Day Adventist Church Tertiary-LifelongThis case study examined the history of the worshiping community of the Florida Hospital Seventh-day Adventist Church (FHC) with particular attention to the change in the culture of the worship services enacted in 2014 and its ongoing impact. The results from... -
A More Complete Report Card Grade 9-Grade 12What is the purpose of your school? How Adventist do you perceive it to be? Read this summary report of research conducted in the South Pacific Division by Division Education Director, Barry Hill. Comments on 8 of the 18 interview questions are summarized... -
Adventist Education - Is the Cup Half Full or Half Empty? Tertiary-LifelongHas the Adventist church articulated a clear philosophy of education to guide practice in schools and colleges throughout the world? What is the purpose of Adventist education? How is it different or unique? Is Adventist education philosophy being put into... -
Adventist Philosophy Applied to Campus Life Tertiary-LifelongThe University of Montemorelos is living a curriculum transformation experience. This project with its holistic education has the purpose of bringing the curriculum closer to the Adventist philosophy that the institution upholds. The presentation outlines... -
An Adventist Curriculum Needs Assessment - A Global Survey of Secondary School Teachers Grade 9-LifelongA 2005 survey of 837 Seventh-day Adventist high school or secondary teachers in 12 world divisions researched the following questions: 1. How do Adventist secondary teachers perceive the philosophy of integrating faith in learning? How, if at all, are... -
Australian Research on School Climate and Faith Engagement Kindergarten-Grade 12This poster shares the first year overview of Avondale College and School's two year longitudinal mixed methods research. The study is investigating whether an increase in staff and student engagement in school-based faith development activities equate to... -
Christian Schooling - Teachers’ Understanding of Purpose and Practice Kindergarten-Grade 12“Based on research into Christian Education National teachers’ understandings of the purposes of Christian schooling and how students are exposed to Christianity within the school, including their classrooms, this research identified that, despite... -
Development of the Concept of Salvation in Seventh-day Adventist Children and Adolescents 7 to 18 Years of Age Who Attend Public Schools Tertiary-LifelongThis study sought to explore how the concept of salvation and assurance of salvation develop in Seventh-day Adventist children and adolescents who have been educated only in public schools. Interviews were conducted with 91 subjects from 7 to 18 years of age... -
Ellen White on the Search for Knowledge and the Experience of Salvation - Why They Must Go Together Tertiary-LifelongFortin draws on Ellen White's writings in the context written to explore warnings regarding the search for knowledge and truth, and the importance of steadfastness to Adventist teachings. He concludes that "[s]cholarship and teaching must always be directed... -
Faith Development among Elementary Students in an Adventist Campus - A Case Study Kindergarten-Grade 8The elementary school years are crucial in a child’s faith development. This study found that key influences include family background, environment, and participatory instruction. -
Faith Formation - Perceptions of Primary and High School Students in Australian Adventist Schools Grade 1-Grade 12"Faith formation is a topic of considerable interest for those involved in Christian education. In this quantitative investigation, 580 students from Years Four, Six, Eight and Ten from eleven Adventist schools in Australia were surveyed to determine... -
Integrating Faith and Learning in Distance Education in the Ghanaian Context Grade 1-Grade 9"This paper synthesizes the philosophy of Adventist education, defines distance education, and recommends ways to integrate faith and learning among distance education students to provide an opportunity for them to accept Jesus as their personal Savior... -
Integrating faith and learning: Development of a stage model of teacher implementation Grade 6-Grade 12This article attempts to explain the process of deliberate integration of faith and learning in the formal curriculum. An operational model of the process of integration of faith and learning from the teacher's perspective can help the Christian educator to... -
Intrinsic-Extrinsic Religious Motivation and Patterns of the Self-concept – An Analysis of Selected Single Young Adults of the North Caribbean Conference of Seventh-day Adventists Tertiary-LifelongThe purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between intrinsic-extrinsic religious motivation and patterns of self-concept for a selected sample of single young adults of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The findings of the study were supportive... -
Layers of Significance - Influencing Students' Moral Default Settings Tertiary-LifelongThe author explains why students don't always make rational choices based on research done of a random sample of 146 students from both public and Adventist schools in the Walla Walla Valley in Washington State. This article outlines the process and findings... -
Perceptions of character education in a Seventh-day Adventist school Grade 12Character education has been viewed by many educators as having significant historical, academic, and social value. Many stakeholders in education argue for character development as a curricular experience. While understanding the degree to which character... -
School Climate and Faith Engagement Kindergarten-Grade 12Funded by the Association of Independent Schools in Australia, this two year research collaboration between Avondale School and Avondale University College confirmed a significant link between faith engagement and positive school climate. Read the full report... -
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... -
Stages of deliberate teacher integration of faith and learning - The development and empirical validation of a model for Christian education Kindergarten-Grade 12Problem: Research is lacking on the many ways the integration of faith and learning is accomplished by teachers. The purpose of this study was to develop a model of the process by which teachers integrate faith and learning in the formal curriculum.... -
Students' perceptions of integration of faith and learning and intentional teaching strategies at a Christian university TertiaryPurpose: This study examined Christian graduate students' perceptions of integration of faith and learning (IFL) in an instructional context where intentional integrative strategies were used to enable IFL for students. Method: This... -
The Chance of Complications From Type 2 Diabetes as Perceived by Some Black Seventh-Day Adventists who Follow a Plant-Based Diet Tertiary-Lifelong“The purpose of this qualitative ethnographic study was to explore the chance and perceptions of complications from type 2 diabetes among 10 purposefully sampled Black Seventh-day Adventists...The key finding of this study revealed that these 10 participants... -
The Concept of Salvation in 19-34-Year-old Seventh-day Adventists Who Live in the State of Indiana Tertiary-LifelongThe purpose of this study was to describe how the concept of salvation developed among Adventist young adults and to examine the perceived influence of mentors, as well as life experiences, especially traumatic experiences, on the development of the concept... -
The Meaning and Practice of the Integration of Faith and Learning Kindergarten-Grade 12The purpose of this study is to explore the distinctiveness of the Christian school, specifically as expressed in the phrase, "the integration of faith and learning (IFL)," and to investigate how experienced teachers understand this expression and... -
The Relationship Between Student Religiosity, Integration of Faith and Learning and Selected Congregational and Family Factors Tertiary"An investigation of the relationships among students’ perceptions of selected congregational and family factors of adolescent religiosity, Integration of Faith and Learning (IFL), and student religiosity. The respondents were 374 students in SDA... -
The relationship between student religiosity, integration of faith and learning, and selected congregational and family factors TertiaryThis study investigated the relationships among student perception of selected congregational and family factors of adolescent religiosity, integration of faith and learning (IFL), and student religiosity. The respondents were 374 students in Seventh-day Adventist... -
The Role of Christian Parents in Influencing Children - Perspectives on Faith Integration 0-2 years-Grade 12"The integration of faith and learning as it relates to parents raising Christian children. How their role changes over time, and how they can work with the school and the church to support faith development in children at each stage. A model is proposed... -
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 Teacher as Agent in Integrating Faith and Learning Kindergarten-LifelongRacquel Bouvet de Korniejczuk presents research on the Integration of Faith and Learning. In addition to helpful display examples, the article includes: The Process of Deliberate Teacher Implementation; What Is Integration?; Theoretical Framework (educational... -
Toward a holistic interdisciplinary model of human being - a Hebraic-Christian perspective of the human observer and its beneficial impact on the theology-and-science dialogue, society, and the environment TertiaryThe purpose of this dissertation is to discover a philosophical ground in a Hebraic Christian concept of human being for building fruitful theology-and-science dialogue that is sensitive to the physical (natural sciences), moral (philosophy and social sciences),... -
Validation of an Instrument for the Evaluation of Christian Spirituality Practices Grade 7-TertiaryThe research provides an instrument for the evaluation of Christian spirituality practices in high school students, seeking to contribute to the processes of verification of the achievement of denominational educational objectives, and to the establishment... -
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...