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Brazil Adventist University. Theological Seminary

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Dominant Characteristics And Predictive Factors That Motivate A Theology Career Choice In A Private Denominational University In São Paulo, Brazil, Gerson Pires Araujo Jan 2014

Dominant Characteristics And Predictive Factors That Motivate A Theology Career Choice In A Private Denominational University In São Paulo, Brazil, Gerson Pires Araujo

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Problem. More than six times the number of applicants than can be accepted attempt to enter the theology program on the campus of the Adventist Brazilian University of São Paulo (UNASP). The number of applicants is increasing every year and the majority cannot follow their chosen career.

Purpose. The purpose of this study was to investigate and identify the dominant characteristics and the discriminant factors that motivated the career choice of freshman theology students in a private denominational university in Brazil. The study also analyzed the demographic characteristics of those students and their perceived sense of mission for a ministerial …