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Showing 1 to 20 of 27 for “"church-related"”.
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Factors influencing fundraising success at church-related colleges and universities
… factors leading to fundraising success in church-related colleges and universities that have not secularized their Christian mission, governance, and denominational relationships. This study posed research questions concerning both the specific strategies and leadership behaviors used by …
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Selected Variables Related to Alienation from Religion Among Church-Related High School Students
… of the most important concerns of parents and church leaders is alienation from religion among church-related adolescents. This research was conducted to discover relationships that might exist between alienation from religion and other selected variables.</p> <p>Method. Three hundred and …
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Government Aid to Private Church-Related Colleges in Iowa and its Relationship to Financing
… available to private colleges. many of which are church-related. The problem studied was: the historical and legal basis on which governmental funds can be used to aid church-related colleges in light of the doctrine of separation of church and state, the amount of funds received from federal …
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Influence of Mission Statements on Teacher Education Programs at Two Church-Related Undergraduate Institutions
… the investigator proposed a model for small, church-related, liberal arts institutions to utilize in performing a self-study of their teacher education programs.</p> <p>The following conclusions were drawn: (1) There was no or only a minimal (inferred) relationship between the institutional …
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An Assessment of Effective Fund-Raising Policies Used at Private, Church-Related Undergraduate Colleges
… those fund-raising policies that might help church-related colleges to be more effective in generating gift income from private philanthropy. The purpose of this study was to bring to light those fund-raising policies that may be associated with effective fund-raising programs at …
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A study of the attitudes of college seniors toward the church and toward some church-related questions
… to analyze some prevailing attitudes toward the Church and some of its activities among college students. This analysis of attitudes toward the Church is part of a larger undertaking of the Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station which is studying country life trends in Virginia from 1900-1950. …
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Institutional Activities in International Higher Education : An Assessment of Advancement Strategies Used at Selected Small Church-Related Colleges and Universities
<p><em>Problem</em>. Small church-related colleges and universities are experiencing financial difficulties. This study assesses the institutional advancement programs at selected Seventh-day Adventist colleges and universities. The purpose of this examination was to analyze "what is" to determine …
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A Comparative Study of Critical Thinking Skills, Dogmatism and American College Testing Program Scores of Seventh-day Adventist College Freshmen Graduated from Church Related and Public Secondary Schools
… secondary education. The Seventh-day Adventist Church has also accepted this as one of the goals for its educational system. It was the purpose of the present study to compare critical thinking skills developed in Seventh-day Adventist young people in Seventh-day Adventist boarding academies, …
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A Comparative Analysis of the Church Retention Rate of Christian High School Graduates
… 90% of youth ministry participants abandon the church after high school graduation. Chapter 1 examines the current statistics related to the church retention of young adults. The research questions used to guide the study are introduced. In order to accomplish the goal of the study, Shields' …
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Freshmen Retention at Two Seventh-day Adventist Higher Education Institutions
… of Tinto's model of retention was tested for church-related institutions.</p> <p>Results. Freshmen at these two Seventh-day Adventist institutions appear to be similar to their peers at other public and private traditional and residential colleges in personal background, reasons for attending …
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Shaping Church Culture: Table Fellowship and Teaching in Luke-Acts
… if, how, and in what ways Jesus and early church leaders intentionally shaped the culture of their followers. In Luke, table fellowship was the primary means Jesus used to shape the culture of his followers, as demonstrated through the prominence of eleven meal scenes. In Acts, teaching was …
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A Quantitative Study of Adolescent Aggressive Behavior in a Church-Based Context: Bully in the Pew
… behavior (bullying) among adolescents in a church-based context. Chapter 1 introduces the research concern that adolescent aggression is a challenge, not only in schools and work environments, but also in church. While the church should be a place of safety and transformation, the research …
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Metamorphosis of a dream: the history of Appalachian Bible College (1950-1983)
… students to multi-vocational (albeit singularly church-related) offerings. General Studies, that originally had almost no place in the curriculum, came to occupy nearly a third of a student’s time. The behavioral restraints that were placed upon students changed significantly over the years. The …
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A study of counseling services in selected small colleges
… (2) to determine if counseling services at church-related colleges differed from those at other small colleges; (3) to determine whether formal counseling services were deemed necessary for small colleges to meet the needs usually met by counseling services at larger universities, as …
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A Holistic Process for Leading Organizational Change
… is as high as 80 percent. Since 1994, the church has had a steady failure and plateau rate of 80%. With over two million resources available for organizational change, and an emphasis on church revitalization by organization as such as NAMB, is it possible the disconnected variations of …
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Variables Which Influence Professional Socialization in the Nursing Student
… The settings for this study were a four-year, church-related college and two community colleges. Eighty-nine students completed the questionnaires including forty-seven baccalaureate and forty-two associate degree students. The three instruments used were: (1) Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking …
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An examination of the development and implementation of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 during the Johnson administration
… and research revealed that the same obstacles of church-state relations, fear of federal control, distribution of funds were issues not only in development by Congress but also in implementing at the federal and state level.Segregation was only an obstacle in development by Congress and …
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"Intonations of their Own Language": An Analysis of Leadership and Resonance in Two Progressive Young-Adult-Filled Congregations in the Pacific Northwest.
… is in decline, and young adults are leaving the church in considerable numbers. This exodus is especially noticeable in mainstream religious denominations, although evangelical groups are beginning to experience a similar waning. The fastest-growing “religious” group consists of those who …
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Change Processes in Selected Private Institutions of Higher Education
… statistics over a 5- year period were all church-related and therefore the study was expanded to consider how church-relatedness may have affected the institutions ability to change.</p> <p><em>Method</em>. A qualitative multiple case study methodology was used for this research. I selected …
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