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A Matter of Conscience LifelongA 28-minute documentary film looking at Seventh-day Adventist Conscientious Objectors in the United Kingdom during World War I, a group of brave young men who chose not to fight. What were their reasons? Did they make a good choice? And how did they stand... -
Analysis of the factors affecting job satisfaction among educational administrators employed by the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Australia Kindergarten-LifelongProblem: This study addressed the problem of why educational administrators within the Seventh-day Adventist system in Australia were not remaining longer than their positions. The approach taken was to address the area of job satisfaction and to examine... -
B.A.s, M.A.s, and M.U.G.s - A case-study in socio-cultural change Kindergarten-LifelongThis case-study of Brisbane Seventh-day Adventists indicates that University education, for these Adventists who experience it, is a significant factor in sociocultural change, since it provides an environment where they may construct and learn dissonant perceptions... -
Can Education Be Both 'Higher' and 'Adventist'? Tertiary-LifelongIs the term 'Adventist Higher Education' an oxymoron? Fritz Guy shares that while it is not an easy task, Adventist higher education is both possible and necessary if Adventists wish to transmit the unique Adventist heritage, beliefs, values and sense of mission. -
Church Size and Member Characteristics, Commitment, and Satisfaction Tertiary-Lifelong"This presentation examines how church size is related to member satisfaction with local church functioning and how demographics of church members vary according to church size. The presentation highlights statistically significant differences in church... -
Commitment, Culture and Teacher Satisfaction in Adventist Universities in Latin America and Spain TertiaryThis study investigates and analyzes to what extent the institutional commitment of full-time employees in Spanish-speaking Adventist institutions of higher education (Latin America and Spain) is determined by their perception of the institutional culture,... -
Intrinsic-Extrinsic Religious Motivation and Patterns of the Self-concept – An Analysis of Selected Single Young Adults of the North Caribbean Conference of Seventh-day Adventists Tertiary-LifelongThe purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between intrinsic-extrinsic religious motivation and patterns of self-concept for a selected sample of single young adults of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The findings of the study were supportive... -
JAE Editorial: Clarifying the Mission, Renewing the System Kindergarten-LifelongFritz Guy, guest editor, invites the reader to reflect on God's will for Adventist education with reference to quality, adequate facilities and good teachers. Religious commitment is a reason for good education. Variety must not be confused with quality. Under... -
Job Satisfaction and its Relationship to Organizational and Religious Commitment Among Workers at Northern Caribbean University TertiaryProblem: Recruiting teachers and motivating them to stay in their jobs present a challenge to educational institutions in Jamaica. Given the importance of workers' satisfaction to the health of an organization and the link between job satisfaction and... -
Job Satisfaction, Organizational Commitment, and Religious Commitment of Full-time University Employees TertiaryThis study investigated the relationship of job satisfaction and organizational and religious commitment among full time workers at Akra University (a pseudonym) based on a number of demographic factors. Analysis of variance using the Games-Howell procedure... -
Nurture and Church Member Well-Being in a Global Seventh-day Adventist Sample Tertiary-Lifelong"We report a two-factor model of effective and failed nurture in the church—encouragement for wholeheartedness, efficacy in ministry, and belonging. Effective nurture explained a small amount of variance in well-being beyond controls including religious... -
Predictors of organizational commitment for faculty and administrators of a private Christian university TertiaryFaculty and administrators of a private Christian university responded to measures of overall, intrinsic, and extrinsic job satisfaction as well as organizational and religious commitment. The survey measured responses on a five-point Likert-type scale. Data... -
Relationship Between Involvement in Institutional Activities and Christian Life Commitment Among Undergraduate Students of a Christian University in Mexico Tertiary-Lifelong New!!This study attempted to identify the extent to which Christian commitments of undergraduate students in a Mexican Christian university are related to their involvement in institutional activities, influential agents, and selected demographic variables. A descriptive... -
Religiosity in Christian Educational Leadership Tertiary-LifelongThis study investigated the primary leadership orientations of Christian school leaders and their association with religiosity. To this end, this study adopted two lines of thought and research: the religiosity theory proposed by Batson, Schoenrade, and Ventist... -
Religious Tolerance and its Relationship to Spiritual Maturity and Religious Orientation Among Seventh-day Adventists in Jamaica Tertiary-LifelongThe purpose of this study was to investigate the extent to which spiritual maturity and religious orientation are related to religious tolerance among Seventh-day Adventists in the East Jamaica Conference. Results showed that Adventists in this study have... -
The effects of maternal parenting style and religious commitment on self-regulation, academic achievement, and risk behavior among African-American parochial college students TertiaryThis study explored relations between religiosity, both parent and student, and maternal parenting style and student academic self-regulation, academic achievement, and risk behavior among African-American youth attending a parochial college. Eighty-five students... -
The Quest For Integrity - Facing the Key Challenge of Postmodernism Kindergarten-LifelongBruinsma discusses four implications of postmodern thinking on Adventist campuses: truth is relational; spirituality is in, institutional loyalty is out; consistent stewardship is important; as is integrity. He concludes, "Young postmoderns will grow... -
VG2 Update 07: Family Importance Grade 7-LifelongThis Valuegenesis 2 report addresses various factors in shaping values such as family role, religiousness of parents, and limits and climate in the home. Read this issue to discover the family's role in shaping children's understanding of redemption.