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Growth No. 15 (2016) - Full Issue
Growth No. 15 (2016) - Full Issue
Growth: The Journal of the Association for Christians in Student Development
The full issue of the fifteenth edition of Growth: The Journal of the Association for Christians in Student Development.
Relationships With God, Relationships With Others, And Health: Associations Among First-Year College Students, Sean Wang, Kathleen Eldridge, Hannah Parmelee
Relationships With God, Relationships With Others, And Health: Associations Among First-Year College Students, Sean Wang, Kathleen Eldridge, Hannah Parmelee
Growth: The Journal of the Association for Christians in Student Development
When students transition away from their homes and into higher education, they enter a social environment where they are free, if not encouraged, to question and explore their values and beliefs, including their beliefs of God. Practicing Christians often report having a relationship with God, a conception that implies a dynamic and social process at work. This longitudinal study had two goals: (a) examine collegians’ relationship with God in terms of their God image, His involvement in their lives, and the importance of their faith, at two time points in their first year of college; (b) examine how these God …
A Cord Of Three Strands Is Not Quickly Broken: Strengths Of A Team, David M. Johnstone
A Cord Of Three Strands Is Not Quickly Broken: Strengths Of A Team, David M. Johnstone
Growth: The Journal of the Association for Christians in Student Development
The idea of “strengths” is a shift for the western world in how it looks at talents, skills, and weaknesses. The strengths paradigm is an assessment that universities are using to assist students in identifying their talents and strengths. Many have written about strengths and the individual; few have written about or researched the impact of the paradigm on team development. Discussing how disparate strengths can work in relationship to one another is important. Moreover, understanding that improper use of strengths can lead to the “shadow” side of strengths creating dissonance and conflict in a team is also important. This …