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Peer Feedback Among Nursing Students: Does It Enhance Learning?, Sydney Everett, Rachel Joseph, Tracey Turner, Dorothy Murphy

Wisdom & Compassion: The LUSON Journal

Background: The American Nurses Association (ANA) describes that peer review is essential for excellent nursing practice and describes the principles of Peer Review. The Magnet program has embraced this in clinical excellence. Peer feedback has multiple benefits.

Purpose: The purpose of this manuscript is to examine the literature on peer feedback and identify the benefits of peer feedback on student learning and information retention.

Methods: Search terms such as Peer assessment, peer coaching, peer tutoring, peer-assisted learning, and informal peer learning were used to retrieve peer-reviewed publications from databases such as CINAHL, PubMed, and Google Scholar. The term Peer feedback …

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Wisdom & Compassion: The LUSON Journal

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A Fruitful College Campus Ministry: A Mixed-Method Case Study Of Vassar Christian Fellowship At Vassar College, Jacob T. Dunlow

Christian Perspectives in Education

Given the increased scrutiny and difficulty Christian student organizations are encountering on secular college campuses, study is needed to aid in forming a way forward for fruitful campus ministry. This article presents a case study of a student campus ministry that is currently thriving in its secular liberal arts environment. It utilized a mixed-method approach to discover seven factors that led to vibrancy for Vassar Christian Fellowship, a student ministry at Vassar College. Application is focused on campus ministries and local churches.

Noetic Sanctification: Using Critical Thinking To Facilitate Sanctification Of The Mind, Bryce F. Hantla

Christian Perspectives in Education

This literature review proposes four pillars of critical thinking (CT) that should be applied as the Christian educational discipline of noetic (or cognitive) sanctification: 1) CT is a broad term involving multiple aspects of an approach to life, 2) education brings individuals out of the classroom and into developing CT dispositions, 3) CT necessitates being conversant with multiple perspectives throughout the process of thinking and learning, and 4) CT involves a high self-awareness regarding assumptions, biases, and motivation. Based on these CT pillars, some applications are recommended for Christian educators, regardless of educational setting.

Ethical Leadership: Guiding Principles For Educators And Administrators, Mary P. Sullivan

Christian Perspectives in Education

Rooted in Biblical principles, this discussion of eight values associated with ethical leadership will provide educators and administrators with “food for thought” as they adopt their own personal code of ethics or guiding principles on which to base their leadership style.