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    Athletics Guidelines for Adventist Schools Grade 1-Lifelong
    This document provides schools which believe that their students will benefit by a positive, Christ-centered sports program with guidelines for operation. Following an Introduction and Mission or Position Statement, the Guidelines for Seventh-day Adventist...

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    A Primer on Motivation Principles: Principles Old and New Kindergarten-Grade 12
    How can teachers motivate today

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    Competition - Still the Number One Concern Kindergarten-Lifelong
    What is the role of competition on the Adventist Christian campus? Christian college and university administrators have long grappled with this controversial topic. Ron du Preez examines this issue, and in the process, presents another worthy question: What...

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    Competition or Cooperation Kindergarten-Tertiary
    A look at sports and the church. In 1976 the General Conference published the pamphlet Guidelines for Activities with Elements of Competition. Ellen White wrote about the dangers of sports, but never used the words competition or rivalry....

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    Competitive sport, self-efficacy & academic achievement - a multiple regression analysis involving secondary school students in Seventh-day Adventist schools Kindergarten-Grade 12
    Physical activity and academic achievement are important and valued aspects of society. The present study investigated the relationship between involvement in competitive sport, self-efficacy beliefs and academic achievement in Adventist secondary school students....

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    Ellen White and the Matter of Competition Grade 5-Lifelong
    “While Ellen White directly addressed their perils, competition and rivalry were a minor theme in her writings. Her emphasis was on the antidote—cooperation, unity, and a spirit of selfless service.”

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    Hot Boudin, Cold Cous-Cous Kindergarten-Lifelong
    Assessing the negative aspects of interschool sports. The beginnings of intercollegiate sport and the Adventist experience and Ellen White's counsels are discussed. A literature review suggests five basic areas of concern which yield ample evidence to support...

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    Is There a Seventh-day Adventist Philosophy of Sport? Grade 9-Tertiary
    While certainly not the norm when the church’s schools were first established, sports have become commonplace today. Questions we should be asking: What should Seventh-day Adventist Christian sport be like? What should motivate our programs? How should...

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    JAE Editorial: Reasons Why We Should Cease and Desist From Interschool Sports Grade 7-Grade 12
    George Akers discusses reasons why inter-school sports is unacceptable: it goes against the inspired counsels; it imitates the secular schools; instead of traditional work/witness/service mission of SDA education it reorganizes the schools around the play;...

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    Physical Fitness - Whose Responsibility? Kindergarten-Grade 12
    Is physical fitness the responsibility of school, home, or the individual? Everyone associated with the school has the responsibility of providing young people with the training and environment necessary to help them learn and embrace sound health principles....

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    Suicide Mortality Among Students in South Korea - An Extended Discussion Grade 3-Tertiary
    "This paper extends discussion from a previous work examining the rise in rate of suicide in South Korea from 1985 to the present time, factors that have contributed to this occurrence, and possible solutions to this societal problem."

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    The 'King of the World' Lives in Kansas Grade 4-Grade 8
    John Treolo shares the story of Jack Staddon, winner of the 1989 National Geography Bee held in Washington, D.C. Staddon competed against one million 4th to 8th graders representing over 20,000 schools throughout the United States. Staddon also overcame many...

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    The Power Plant Complex Kindergarten-Lifelong
    To evaluate sport objectively and assess its place in Adventist education, a number of factors must be considered. These include Ellen White's counsels; sport and society; the development of the discipline of physical education; the training of physical education...

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    The Role of Sports Competition in the Physical Education Curriculum - An Alternative for Primary School Kindergarten-Grade 8
    When a Christian school fails to transform lives, the purpose of that school becomes almost absurd. It is with this knowledge and with these instruments that I try to transform the lives of my students. This work was the first written reflection I have done...

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    What We Can Learn from Video Games - Classroom Application Kindergarten-Grade 12
    This 2012 NAD Teachers Convention presentation will help teachers understand how game players develop effective social practices and skills in navigating complex systems, and how those skills can support learning in other complex domains.

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    Would Jesus Give an F? Kindergarten-Lifelong
    This article explores a variety of Bible texts to consider Jesus' perspective on assessment in contrast with modern methods of assessment. It also provides Christlike alternatives that could enhance student learning and encourage teachers to emulate Jesus...

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    You Can't Tell a School By Its Name Tertiary-Lifelong
    This article from the JAE special higher education issue asks what causes so many colleges and universities that began as Christian institutions to lose their identity. A survey of some possible practical, emotional, and philosophical contributing factors...