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Showing 1 to 20 of 245 for “"faith-based"”.
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COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS & STUDENT ENGAGEMENT IN FAITH-BASED SCHOOLS
… This can be accomplished through work-based learning, problem-based learning, civic engagement, or service learning. While much research has been conducted on what public schools are doing with community partnerships and student engagement, little research has been conducted on …
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Faith based organizations in Lebanon: objectives and practices.
… look at the objectives and practices of faith-based NGOs, or FBOs, currently active in Lebanon, both local and international. It considers the role of the sectarian context, and the influence “ if any - of religious identity and values on the founding and mission of an FBO, and the …
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Bridging Social Capital Formation In A Faith-Based Organization
<p>Previous research on faith-based organizations suggest that these organizations are highly effective at forging relationships between individuals from different racial, ethnic, and religious backgrounds, known as bridging social capital. This study examines the process of bridging social capital …
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Faith-Based Organizations and Legislative Advocacy: A Qualitative Inquiry
Since the early 1990s, religion and matters of faith and spirituality have become a focal point in numerous arenas beyond the individual and traditionally sacred. With President George W. Bush's White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives of 2001, the Charitable Choice provision of …
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Politics, power, and decision-making in faith-based organisational change
The South England Conference is a faith-based membership-driven organisation. They are part of a large Christian denomination and are integral to serving the European division. Yet, there has been a sharp decline in growth in recent years. Successive leaders have tried to address the issue but have …
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Assessing the Role of Faith-Based Organizations in Health Promotion
… weight loss and physical activity outcomes among faith-based organizations (FBOs). </p> <p><strong>Methods</strong>: Data for this study were collected in two phases. Phase I data were based on a feasibility study and targeted African-American individuals (N = 55) who participated in an obesity …
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Community Food Work as Critical Practice: A Faith-based Perspective
Historically, many faith-based hunger relief efforts address food insecurity through the emergency food system, but they often do not challenge the systemic causes of the need, which according to some, are poverty and inequality. As a promising alternative, community food work is a radical approach …
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Faith-based higher education and the religiosity of Christian college students.
… as evangelical homogeneity, the integration of faith and learning, and the availability of spiritual mentors influence the faith lives of students. The results from this dissertation suggest that the religious identity of these colleges and universities is very important to students, and that …
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A Constructivist Inquiry of Church-State Relationships for Faith-Based Organizations
Faith-based initiatives have the potential to alter church-state relationships as they remove barriers to the public funding of human services in organizations that promote the role of values, beliefs, and other characteristics of faith. In seeking to "level the playing field" for these faith-based …
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Congregation Activism in the Community: A Study of Faith-Based Leadership
… not only by politicians who recommend funding faith-based initiatives, but also by scholars who make the case for giving the nation's churches a central role in tackling community problems, including problems associated with poverty (Boddie, 2003). These scholars point out that, with over …
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Alone Together: The Experiences of LGBTQIA+ Undergraduates at Faith-based Colleges
… the experiences of LGBTQIA+ alumnix who attended faith-based colleges. The study was guided by Strayhorn’s (2019) College Students’ Sense of Belonging Theory and Abes’ et al. (2007) Reconceptualized model of multiple dimensions of identity. The scope of experiences explored was narrowed to three …
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Faith-based interventions in addressing violence against women in Cape Town
… of religion in the public sphere, Faith Based Organisations (FBOs) have also responded to the problem of violence against women. In this thesis, I study the interventions of Ihata Shelter, a Muslim organisation, St Anne's Homes, a Christian organisation, and South African Faith & …
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The dynamics of faith-based organizations and their effects on educational standardization
… although we live in a pluralistic society. Faith-based schools seek to restore elements of the Christian tradition, believing those values essential for their children. Some in the greater community look to such schools for elements and practices to translate and apply into the greater …
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Intentions in Attending Faith-based Schools: Stories of Muslim Students in Saskatchewan
… intentions and experiences in attending a faith-based school reflected in the scholarly and religious intentions and practices of faith-based schools that are found in research? The study question is inspired in part by the works of Tariq Ramadan (2004), which used mixed methods, drawing on …
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Faith-based sexual education: A comparison of comprehensive and abstinence-only programs
<p>This study sought to evaluate the effects of faith-based sexual education programs. Participants (ages 13-18, N = 128) were surveyed regarding their religious and sexual attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors prior to completing a sexual education program at their church, synagogue, or religious …
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The nature and extent of faith-based involvement in African pharmaceutical systems
… common practice in resource poor settings. Faith-based drug supply organizations (FB-DSOs), as a component of the private-not-for-profit (PNFP) sector, are increasingly involved in the supply of pharmaceuticals to complement public sector efforts in wider coverage of communities in Africa. …
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Faith-based mental health provision in Africa: a mixed methods systematic review
Faith-based mental health provision as a model of mental health service delivery is not widely acknowledged or researched, despite being highly utilised, especially in the African context. There is currently limited empirical research or review work on the various types of faith-based health …
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Faith based institutions and youth participation in community development : issues and opportunities
… however are the roles churches and other faith-based institutions can play in involving youth. Across the nation, churches and church-affiliated community organizations provide adults opportunities to revitalize their communities. In this thesis, two types of challenges that hinder these …
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A comparative study between a faith-based psychoeducational intervention and psychological well-being
… psychological well-being/distress and perceived faith maturity over time based on participation in Walking Worthy a Journey to Freedom (WWJ). The research was designed as a fully mixed sequential equal status design with the quantitative portion conducted as an ex post facto comparative study …
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Making space to breathe : values, identity and accountability in a faith-based NGO
… growing relationship with government on their faith-based NGO and its implications within the context of Christian mission. Notions of intentionality, accountability and legitimacy within the relationships with their stakeholders emerged as significant foundations for the work of the …
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