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The Effects Of Laity Ministry Involvement On Transformational Discipleship, Emmanuel Reinbold
The Effects Of Laity Ministry Involvement On Transformational Discipleship, Emmanuel Reinbold
Ed.D. Dissertations
This study sought to determine the impacts of The Place Assessment process within four congregations that are a part of The Church of the Nazarene in central and Eastern Iowa. The Place Assessment process included structured teaching, completing a comprehensive assessment online, and structured coaching. The results of this process showed measurable increases in the areas of discipleship engagement and discipleship transformation.
Motivation To Pursue Higher Education, David W. Knutsen
Motivation To Pursue Higher Education, David W. Knutsen
Ed.D. Dissertations
Non-traditional college students now comprise an ever increasing portion of the overall number of college students but little is known about the factors that motivate one to pursue higher education. The purpose of this study was to explore the motivating factors, both extrinsic and intrinsic, that lead U.S. workers to pursue higher education. This research was conducted using 200 students of Robert Morris University and the data were collected using a survey instrument that measures the extent to which various factors influenced one’s motivation to pursue higher education. Analysis of the data revealed that overall the most important extrinsic factor …