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research analyzing Adventist education within a specific region or time period
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A Comparison of the Health Beliefs of Florence Nightingale and Ellen G White and the Incorporation of Them into Their Respective Schools of Nursing TertiaryThis study explored the similarities and differences of the health beliefs of Ellen G. White and Florence Nightingale and how these beliefs were incorporated into each of their respective schools of nursing, the Nightingale Training School for Nurses at St.... -
A Study of Daniel 2 and Daniel 7 Grade 8-LifelongIn the cathedral of Strasbourg there is an enormous clock that, at 12 o'clock, makes the twelve apostles parade in front of the Lord. On the base of such a clock appear in four parts the four ferocious animals of Daniel 7, with the inscription: Babylon, Medo-Persia,... -
A study of select decisions that fostered the growth and development of Solusi University in Zimbabwe TertiaryProblem: Decision making is a practical day-to-day phenomenon. It manifests itself in various ways, such as choosing what to do or not to do, in evaluating and fulfilling what is now and what is expected. Decision making is a cycle covering the time... -
A study of selected administrative issues in the history and development of Newbold College TertiaryProblem: Newbold College, England, has existed since 1902. No detailed study has been made of its development, even though it has played a major part in the preparation of the Seventh-day Adventist work force in large areas of Europe and elsewhere.... -
A study of Seventh-day Adventist education in Denmark Kindergarten-LifelongThe purpose of this study was to determine attitudes toward SDA education among ministers, educators, and other SDA church members in Denmark. Questionnaires were mailed to all ministers and educators and a random sample of lay members in the Seventh-day Adventist... -
Adventist World Education Baptism Statistics 1995 Kindergarten-LifelongThis chart from the 1995 General Conference issue of JAE shows the world education baptism statistics and the world education statistics as of December 31, 1994. -
AIIAS Goals and Corporate Identity Study Tertiary"AIIAS exists to develop Christian leaders for service to the Church and society. As a faith-based educational institution its mission must reflect spiritual as well as academic concerns. Is AIIAS accomplishing that mission? This mixed methods study analyzed... -
An analysis and evaluation of the program of pastoral field education in the Inca Union Seventh-day Adventist College against selected criteria on ministerial functions TertiaryProblem: In the territory of the Inca Union, served by Inca Union College, the Seventh-day Adventist church is experiencing accelerated growth. Since there is a shortage of pastors, it usually expected of the graduates that they assume their pastorate... -
An Ethnography of an Urban Black Adventist School Tertiary-LifelongAn ethnographic study was conducted in order to explore the world of a separatist, black, Seventh-day Adventist school, to better understand broad segregation/integration issues within the text of a single school community. The study addressed the concern... -
An Evaluation of the Concept of Seminary in Mission with Reference to the Latin American Adventist Theological Seminary TertiaryThis study dealt with the Seminary in Mission (SIM) concept held by the Latin American Adventist Theological Seminary (LAATS), its current perception, and its degree of application in the five LAATS campuses. The creation of LAATS by the South American Division... -
Christian education in the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria, 1959-2004 Kindergarten-LifelongNegative trends within the Nigerian educational system, such as cultism and examination malpractices which have resulted into general lack of moral values and deficiency of practical skills among school leavers call for concern. The Seventh-day Adventist church... -
Contributions of Alma McKibbon to the Adventist Church School System Tertiary-Lifelong"If we don't understand our roots, we lose sight of our mission" (G. Ralph Thompson). Alma E. McKibbin, the first Seventh-day Adventist church school teacher in California, is little known among Seventh-day Adventists outside that state, where she... -
Cultural Characteristics of Western Educational Structures and Their Effects on Local Ways of Knowing LifelongThis critical ethnography is a study of how the interfaces between Western educational structures and Native cultural structures function in the daily operations of a privately owned school in a Native community, how these functions have evolved, drawbacks... -
Curriculum and Societal Needs - Stakeholders Perceptions of the Solomon Islands Secondary School Curriculum Grade 6-Grade 12Education is strongly linked to economic development, prosperity and social progress, yet recently, the Solomon Islands has experienced economic and social problems. This research used a questionnaire and interviews to gather perceptions from curriculum stakeholders... -
Daniel 11 - A Comparison Between the Position of William H. Shea and Desmond Ford Grade 8-LifelongThe 11th chapter of the book of Daniel remains equally enigmatic for many centuries in the past. It is not surprising that controversies arose in the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the middle of its first decades and it continues to have diverse interpretations... -
Early Adventist Education in Australia - A Report of Recent Research TertiaryReferencing Hook and Lindsay's in-depth studies of the development of the Adventist school system in Australia, Knight notes the importance of Ellen White's participation in this phase of history, following her earlier days in Battle Creek. "Neither Adventist... -
Ecclesiastes as Research - Autoethnography Through a Rear-vision Mirror Grade 11-Lifelong"The Bible is a book of many surprises. Not least of these is that it contains accounts of research. In a collection of 66 books mostly in Hebrew, Greek, and some Aramaic, through more than 40 Holy Spirit inspired authors, stretching over one and a... -
Educational trends in America from 1830-1870 influencing the formation of the Seventh-day Adventist educational system Kindergarten-LifelongSeventh-day Adventists have a present-day educational program that encircles the globe. Beginning in 1872 with one college, a staff of three teachers, and ninety students, they have, eighty years later (1952) 3,854 elementary schools; 310 secondary and advanced... -
Exegesis of Daniel 8:13-14 Tertiary-LifelongSo far it has been seen that the prophecy of Daniel 8 has been fulfilled, and this gives us confidence that the prophecies that still remain to be fulfilled will also be fulfilled. -
Exegetical Study of Isaiah 65:13-25 Grade 7-LifelongThis research is based on Isaiah 65:13-25, which is a divine declaration to create new heavens and a new earth and has as its central theme a promise of regeneration for God's people. The problem underlying the statement has to do with the appearance of contrasting... -
Factors affecting mobility rates of principals and teachers in Canadian Seventh-day Adventist schools 1970-78 Kindergarten-Grade 12Problem: Statistics Canada (1977) reported that the national mobility rate of the teaching force in Canadian public elementary and secondary schools in 1975-76 was 11 percent, compared with 15 percent in 1970-71. During the 1970-78 period, Seventh-day... -
Factors influencing the development of the curriculum in Seventh-day Adventist schools in Australia and New Zealand, 1892-1977 Kindergarten-Grade 12At the time that Seventh-day Adventists opened their first school at St. Kilda Road, Melbourne, in 1892, to train ministers, they had no plans for the school system which emerged. However, as quickly as plans were formulated, other forces and influences came... -
Financial and perceived impacts of industries on selected Seventh-day Adventist schools from 1981 to 1990 Kindergarten-LifelongPurpose: Educators, philosophers, and Christians have placed great emphasis on work as a means of character development. Seventh-day Adventists, as a group, have given special attention to including industries in connection with their schools for the... -
Goodloe Harper Bell - Pioneer Seventh-day Adventist Christian educator Kindergarten-LifelongThe Seventh-day Adventist church operates a worldwide system of Christian education. The pioneer education who played a most significant part in laying its foundations was Goodloe Harper Bell (1832-1899). Bell was a public school teacher in central... -
Graduate Business Education in Adventist Colleges and Universities - History and Challenges TertiaryIn this article from a JAE special issue on higher education, the authors present the history of and need for business graduate education and the current situation and challenges. -
Growing a University Library in Africa TertiaryThis paper presents the story of the establishment of the Judith Thomas Library, Adventist University of Africa. -
Indonesia Union College - A historical study of a Seventh-day Adventist institution Tertiary-LifelongProblem: The first Seventh-day Adventist training school established in Indonesia was the Netherlands East Indies Training School (Indonesia Union College after 1962) founded in 1929. The school has since grown considerably and achieved university status,... -
Institutional ethos: Conveying the essence of Loma Linda University's mission Tertiary-LifelongThis study sought to discover students' perspectives of the institution's mission. A set of models for understanding wholeness were developed by comparing the relationships between students' expectations and Loma Linda University's (LLU) documents and statements.... -
Key administrative decisions in the history of Seventh-day Adventist education in Bermuda Kindergarten-LifelongProblem: In 1993, during the celebration of fifty years of continuous Christian education in Bermuda, it became strikingly evident that the Seventh-day Adventist Church had no single literary, historical compilation of SDA education in the country.... -
Manual training - Its role in the development of the Seventh-day Adventist educational system Kindergarten-LifelongThe purpose of this study was to examine the history of manual training within the Seventh-day Adventist educational system and determine its relationship to the development of manual training in the public schools of America. consideration was also given... -
Planning for effective organization in Seventh-day Adventist one-teacher schools Kindergarten-LifelongThe main purpose of this study was to investigate the present situation of the one-teacher Seventh-day Adventist school and to make plans for its more efficient organization. This involved two minor problems: 1. the gathering and evaluating of data concerning... -
Reproduction, resistance & transformation at Maranatha High School Grade 8-Grade 12 New!!The focus of this thesis is the attempt by the Seventh-day Adventist church to reproduce Adventist culture in students attending one of its schools, Maranatha High School. As a 'critical ethnography', it adopts a theoretical perspective from critical social... -
Revelation 17:9-11 - A Vision of the Seven Beastly Heads and the Harlot Woman Grade 10-LifelongThe chosen passage is considered by some to be one of the most enigmatic in the Bible. However, in the last eschatology symposium held in Brazil (2002), no paper was published specifically addressing this passage. Reasons? It could be the absence of any commentary... -
River Plate College - An historical study of a missionary institution 1898-1951 Tertiary-LifelongProblem: The first Seventh-day Adventist educational institution in South America was River Plate College, Entre R(')ios, Argentina, founded in 1898. After eighty-three years the school has grown considerably and has developed into a full-fledged college.... -
Seventh-day Adventism in the US: Committed to Higher Education TertiaryIn this article, attention is given to the historical context in which the relationship between the religious and educational arms of the Seventh-day Adventist church was forged; the commitment of Adventism to higher learning in the US is explored; strategies... -
Seventh-day Adventist education in Papua New Guinea, 1908-1941 Kindergarten-LifelongAbout sixty years after the first Christian mission influence was exerted in Papua New Guinea, the Seventh-day Adventist Church sent its first missionaries to Papua. S. W. Cart trained as a teacher and minister at the denomination's Avondale College came from... -
Seventh-day Adventist mission education in Papua New Guinea Kindergarten-LifelongThis study traces the history of the Seventh-day Adventist Mission’s educational effort in Papua New Guinea between the years 1942 and 1970. After outlining the problems experienced during the war years under the ANGAU administration, it discusses the... -
Shaping Life Spaces: Adventist Christian Education in the Caribbean Basin Kindergarten-TertiaryThe author reflects on the role of Christian education in individuals in the Caribbean Area. She mentions that Christian education enables children to grow into adults that are law-abiding citizens with peace, harmony, and love. She states that Christian schools... -
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 Avondale School and Adventist Educational Goals 1894-1900 Kindergarten-Lifelong New!!Problem: The Avondale school in its initial era is regarded by some Seventh-day Adventists as the denomination's model school. At the time when the pioneers were establishing the school they spoke and wrote about their educational goals and methods... -
The concept of contextualization and its implications for the Seventh-day Adventist theological education in India TertiaryProblem: The Seventh-day Adventist church in India operates in a rapidly changing pluralistic context and a predominantly Hindu culture. Response to the emerging opportunities and demands suggest the reconstruction of theological education in more contextual... -
The Divine Timetable - Daniel Chapters 8 and 9 Grade 9-LifelongApproximately 10 years had passed since Daniel had received the vision of the 2,300 evenings and mornings recorded in chapter 8. Although an angel told him, "You keep the vision for it is for many days" (Dan. 8:26), he longed to know the meaning... -
The historical development of the religion curriculum at Battle Creek College 1874 -1901 TertiaryTopic: This study focused on the evaluation of the historical development of the religion curriculum at Battle Creek College from its founding in 1874, to its removal to Berrien Springs in 1901. Battle Creek College was the first Seventh-day Adventist... -
The historical development, philosophical foundation, and mission of the religious education program at Andrews University Tertiary-LifelongTopic: This study focuses on the evaluation of the historical development and philosophical foundation of the Religious Education program at Andrews University. The program has been instrumental in training individuals as Bible instructors, church and... -
The history of mission education in the territory of Papua-New Guinea from 1872 to 1962 with special attention to the years 1932 to 1952 Kindergarten-LifelongWhile the Territory of Papua and New Guinea from the year 1884 passed through several forms of British and German, civil and military government, mission native education, first set up in the Territory in 1872, developed through four consecutive phases. The... -
The history of Seventh-day Adventist education in Australia and New Zealand Kindergarten-LifelongThe object of this thesis is to present a reasonably complete and comprehensive account of the history and development of Seventh-day Adventist education in Australia and New Zealand. Difficulty has been found in endeavouring to include sufficient... -
The implementation of the educational philosophy of Avondale High School Grade 7-Grade 12The Seventh-day Adventist Church school system, which grew from American church-oriented primary schools estab¬lished first in the 1850s, has attempted to implement an educational philosophy formulated from 1872 onwards, largely by Ellen White, the church's... -
The influence of Ellen White upon the development of the Seventh-day Adventist school system in Australia, 1891-1900 Kindergarten-LifelongThe Seventh-day Adventist church operates an extensive system of educational institutions not only in Australia but throughout the world. This thesis examines the contribution made by one of its early leaders towards the establishment and operation of the... -
The Karmel report of 1973, a watershed period of the Seventh-day Adventist school system in Australia? Kindergarten-LifelongThis study has arisen out of a need for the SDA community to document and understand the impact of public policy at the federal level on the Seventh-day Adventist education system in Australia, particularly since the early 1970’s. Using a... -
The Martin report of 1964 - a watershed period for Seventh-day Adventist tertiary education in Australia Kindergarten-LifelongAvondale College, previously known until 1963 as the Australasian Missionary College (AMC), stands out as unique among Australian tertiary institutions. It is one of only five remaining non-government tertiary organizations in this country that have endeavoured... -
The organization and administration of the Australasian Missionary College TertiaryThe following essay is an attempt to provide a solution to a number of administrative problems that are posed by a steadily expanding Seventh-day Adventist boarding college. The problems that it faces are peculiar to the Australasian Missionary College because... -
The Peruvian educational reform of 1968-1980 and Seventh-day Adventist education at Inca Union College - A study in models Tertiary-LifelongProblem: The purpose of this study was to compare and contrast two distinct educational models: (1) Peruvian educational reform, which affected both public and private education throughout the country, and (2) the Seventh-day Adventist educational system... -
The philosophy of Christian service and its practice in Seventh-day Adventist academies of the United States during the 1979-1980 school year Grade 9-Grade 12Problem: Service-learning in the educational system of the Seventh-day Adventist church in the United States, as is true in public education, generally has been over-shadowed by a subject-matter orientation. It was the purpose of this study to determine... -
The Sabbath from a Historical Perspective Grade 4-LifelongThe seventh day of the week, known as the Sabbath and day of rest, has been, is, and will continue to be the object of special consideration. Since long ago, and from a biblical perspective, different approaches have been presented as to its validity, especially... -
Venezuelan Adventist University Institute: The development of a Seventh-day Adventist educational institution TertiaryProblem: The first and only Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) tertiary-level institution in Venezuela is Venezuelan Adventist University Institute. It was founded initially as a secondary boarding academy in 1962, began offering college level programs in... -
Warren Eugene Howell - Seventh-day Adventist educational administrator Kindergarten-LifelongProblem: Warren Eugene Howell served the Seventh-day Adventist educational system as an administrator and teacher for thirty-four years. He pioneered two important Adventist educational institutions and led the General Conference Education Department... -
When Did Herod the Great Die? Grade 7-LifelongThe well-known figure of Herod, known in history as Herod the Great, has recently received a boost in the media because of the discovery of Herod's possible tomb in Herodium. However, the Bible does not present a positive enough picture to remember him as... -
William Warren Prescott, Seventh-day Adventist educator Kindergarten-LifelongWilliam Warren Prescott, 1855-1944, was one of the most influential educators of the Seventh-day Adventist church. As a religious educator he also served the church as preacher, writer, editor, and administrator. His influence on the church was extensive but...