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Spiritual And Character Development In Online Education At Brigham Young University, Frederick Roger Hyatt
Spiritual And Character Development In Online Education At Brigham Young University, Frederick Roger Hyatt
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With the increasingly widespread adoption of online learning, education is at an important crossroads. Spirituality and character building were once an important part of formal education. In the more secular modern era, many institutions of higher learning have neglected the spiritual aspects of teaching and learning. There is increasing academic interest in the relationship between spirituality and education. At the same time, relatively little attention has been paid to how spiritual and character development can be facilitated in online courses. This study seeks to better understand the how to develop spirituality and character building more effectively in online education through …
Spiritual And Character Development In Online Education At Brigham Young University, Frederick Roger Hyatt
Spiritual And Character Development In Online Education At Brigham Young University, Frederick Roger Hyatt
Theses and Dissertations
With the increasingly widespread adoption of online learning, education is at an important crossroads. Spirituality and character building were once an important part of formal education. In the more secular modern era, many institutions of higher learning have neglected the spiritual aspects of teaching and learning. There is increasing academic interest in the relationship between spirituality and education. At the same time, relatively little attention has been paid to how spiritual and character development can be facilitated in online courses. This study seeks to better understand the how to develop spirituality and character building more effectively in online education through …
Pedagogical Approaches And Instructional Content That Predict Increased Acceptance Of Biological Evolution In University Students, Clinton Thomas Laidlaw
Pedagogical Approaches And Instructional Content That Predict Increased Acceptance Of Biological Evolution In University Students, Clinton Thomas Laidlaw
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Evolution is the central organizing theory of biology. Without evolutionary theory, biology becomes a somewhat tangential assemblage of facts about living organisms, which is precisely how it is viewed by many students. Many teachers teach evolution in a limited capacity or avoid it entirely due to fear of opposition, lack of confidence in their own understanding, or lack of acceptance of the theory themselves. When evolution is not taught, or is not accepted, it cannot be utilized to make sense of the field, and is quickly forgotten by students. While some studies have shown a correlation between instruction about evolution …