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A Close Reading of Bigger Thomas Tertiary-LifelongAfrican American author Richard Wright portrays his characters in Native Son in a stereotypical manner. Dorothy Patterson's paper examines the stereotypical expectations surrounding Richard Wright's black protagonist and two major white characters. -
Adventists and Human Dignity Tertiary-LifelongWhy do Adventists believe in human dignity? John Graz discusses the role of the Adventist church in human rights and addresses the question by looking at human dignity throughout the Bible. He encourages Adventist schools at all levels to promote as core values... -
Beyond the Curriculum - Culturally Responsive Pedagogy in Action Kindergarten-Grade 12This 2018 NAD convention workshop "investigate[d] and analyze[d] the construct of culturally responsive pedagogy. [Participants] explore[d] how CRP is defined and how these definitions are enacted in classrooms, schools, communities, and society."... -
Breaking Down Walls - Overcoming the Racial Barrier in Faith-based Education Kindergarten-Grade 12Participants in this 2018 NAD convention breakout session examined "what administrators/educators can do to overcome the barriers that limit effective classroom instruction and what they can do to develop more authentic cross-cultural relationships with... -
Color in the Elementary School Classroom - Educating Children About Race Kindergarten-Grade 8"Next to parents, teachers have the most influence on a child’s perspective of the world, making it a 'moral and ethical' responsibility to ensure that children have a proper understanding of our world, which includes racial issues." -
Educating African American Boys Preschool-Grade 12The presentation (in two parts) of this 2018 NAD convention workshop "provides tools for young men to close the education achievement gap between black and white boys....Gain a greater understanding of factors that contribute to the fourth grade failure... -
Fernando and Ana Stahl - Missionary Social Activists? Grade 9-LifelongSeparate but equal was an issue in Peru during the 1950s and 1960s, continuing in some parts of the world today. This article considers the personal transformation of a missionary family and how they dealt with the same issue based on class order, rather... -
One Humanity - The Biblical Mandate to Reach Everyone with the Gospel Tertiary-Lifelong"Affirmation of one humanity embracing every ethnicity, race, caste, color and tribe is a work in progress at the individual and corporate level. In that process a two-fold call is made on every believer: to relate to others according to the dignity of... -
Parenting Against Prejudice 0-2 years-LifelongEvery family has "isms" that affect them: alcoholism, racism, workaholism, sexism. Views and lifestyles can be held on to for generations. But many of these "isms" not only harm our own families, but they also detract from our ability to... -
Racism and Nationalism - The Biblical Teaching Tertiary-Lifelong"Any manifestation of racism, ethnocentrism, nationalism, tribalism, or casteism is unacceptable, not only from a humanitarian point of view, but also from a biblical perspective." -
Racism Versus Christianity Tertiary"Racism is almost as old as the human race. It appears in many forms, both crude and subtle. Racism exists when we allow color, caste, language, nationality, tribe, ethnicity, culture or any such factor to erect a wall between people either individually... -
Religious Liberty Education - Opening Windows on the World Grade 9-TertiaryBert Beach discusses the teaching of religious liberty in Adventist schools. He advocates teaching religion to lift learners to a higher level of devotion, spirituality, love, tolerance, and understanding. -
Seventh-Day Adventists and ‘Race’ Relations in the U.S. – The Case of Black-White Structural Segregation Tertiary-LifelongThis study aimed to gain a deeper insight into the racialized structure and unique Seventh-day Adventist arrangement concerning racial segregation practice which is distinct from that of other denominations. The qualitative study was focused on the Detroit... -
VG2 Update 09: Importance of Values Grade 7-LifelongThis Valuegenesis 2 report focuses on attitudes students in grades 6-12 have toward materialism, altruism, and morality. Read this issue to find out how factors such as school religion programs, peer religiousness, quality of family worship, and the frequency...