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Closing The Loop: Debriefing And The Short-Term College Missions Team, David M. Johnstone
Closing The Loop: Debriefing And The Short-Term College Missions Team, David M. Johnstone
Publications from Student Life & Spiritual Life
Colleges routinely send teams across cultural and economic lines to serve other communities. The returning from any cross-cultural experience is laced with dissonance. This article hopes to provide paradigms to assist making these trips a more significant educational experience. Using Mannoia 's description of how learning takes place, we perceive that all aspects of the educational experience can become tools for creating learning. Short-term cross-cultural trips have the potential for being one of the most formative pedagogical experiences of a student's college career. The tools presented here should assist them to transform the event into a significant l(fe experience.
An Exploration Of Reflective Thought Based On Reaction, Relevance, And Responsibility Using The Tools Of Drama, Collage, And Personal Narrative With Preservice Teachers, Carol Jo Brazo
Faculty Publications - College of Education
This study examined the usefulness of focused reflection in helping preservice teachers develop their vision for professional practice. Sixteen students progressed through learning events during the first ha(f of their Master of Arts in Teaching program utilizing four central categories of professional identity, reaction (emotional responses), relevance (cognitive responses), and responsibility (psychomotor responses). Students utilized the tools of drama, collage, and personal narrative. Written reflections followed each learning event. Respondents were encouraged to tie learning events to theory and to deconstruct their experiences. Reflections were structured usingprofessionalzdentz(y, reaction, relevance, and responsibiliry. Evidence from the study revealed that professional identity evolved …
Can A True Faith-Based Education Be Delivered Online?, Kaye Shelton, George Saltsman, Jekabs Bikis
Can A True Faith-Based Education Be Delivered Online?, Kaye Shelton, George Saltsman, Jekabs Bikis
Faculty Publications - College of Business
Can a faith-based education be as effective when delivered online as when it is delivered face-to-face? An in-depth look at the early adopters of the online technology reveals that it can be if the Christian university commits itself to developing an online learning community and to interweaving faith principles into crucial areas of its online program. The three key areas of faith integration upon which hinges the success of such programs are the integration of faith into course material, faith integration in the relationships among students, and faith integration in the faculty student relationships. Consistent attention to these three areas …
An Administrator’S Challenge: Encouraging Teachers To Be Leaders, Ginny Birky, Scot Headley, Marc Shelton
An Administrator’S Challenge: Encouraging Teachers To Be Leaders, Ginny Birky, Scot Headley, Marc Shelton
Faculty Publications - College of Education
This article examines how high school administrators influence teacher leadership in both positive and negative ways, particularly in an educational reform environment. It specifically looks at how they encourage, discourage, and motivate involvement in teacher leadership activities. Data from two studies were collected from teacher leaders through individual interviews and multiple surveys. The findings provide additional evidence that when teacher leaders function within a collaborative leadership model, teachers find more meaning and are motivated to continue in their leadership roles.
Male Elementary Teachers: Myths And Realities, Robert Bonner
Male Elementary Teachers: Myths And Realities, Robert Bonner
Faculty Publications - College of Education
This research project utilized a mixed method design to examine the myths and realities which confront male elementary teachers in Oregon public schools. Five research questions were posed which investigated the motivations, career ambitions, hiring experiences, potential issues, working environment, and the benefits of male elementary teachers. The quantitative process utilized a survey of male and female elementary teachers in the Oregon public schools. Potential participants were chosen through a stratified random sample determined by the gender of the teacher. The response rate for both male and female respondents was 51%, which yielded samples of 159 male teachers and 92 …
A Sage Who Leads Toward Shalom: Visions Of Leadership From The Old Testament, Patrick Allen
A Sage Who Leads Toward Shalom: Visions Of Leadership From The Old Testament, Patrick Allen
Faculty Publications - College of Education
No abstract provided.
Sitting In The Seat Of Mockers: Christian Youth And The Contemporary Ironic Turn, Ken Badley
Sitting In The Seat Of Mockers: Christian Youth And The Contemporary Ironic Turn, Ken Badley
Faculty Publications - College of Education
No abstract provided.