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Aesthetic Knowing: Essential To The Development Of Heart And Mind., Laura Howzell-Young, Susan Daniels
Aesthetic Knowing: Essential To The Development Of Heart And Mind., Laura Howzell-Young, Susan Daniels
Journal of Critical Issues in Educational Practice
Children are biologically wired to experience their world through rich sensory, affective, aesthetic, and imaginal experiences. Children thirst for art, music and movement, and these modes are utilized widely to learn the varied languages of literacy: the alphabet, numbers, vocabulary, body-sense and more. Yet, in response to meeting higher and more prescribed standards at the elementary and secondary levels, there is a tendency to narrow the curriculum, to consider art and music expendable, to view social-emotional development as external to the schoolhouse. This narrowing is happening just as our global culture is moving again toward multiple kinds of communication: toward …
Meaningful Assessment Promotes Meaningful Learning, Diane K. Brantley
Meaningful Assessment Promotes Meaningful Learning, Diane K. Brantley
Journal of Critical Issues in Educational Practice
Since the enactment of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act in 1965, America’s schools have faced enhanced scrutiny by the public sector. Larger demands have been placed on children to perform at increasingly higher levels of achievement in reading and math, often beginning as early as kindergarten. Teachers and institutions of higher education have also felt the surge of outside pressure to “perform” wash over them.
Parents, Guilt, And Forgiveness: The Effects Of Divorce On College Students Attending Private Christian Colleges, Kristin Deal
Parents, Guilt, And Forgiveness: The Effects Of Divorce On College Students Attending Private Christian Colleges, Kristin Deal
Growth: The Journal of the Association for Christians in Student Development
With national divorce statistics on a rise, higher education should consider its approach to meeting the needs of students from these homes. Specifically, faith-based institutions must think about the effects divorce has had on the faith development of students from divorced families. Using individual interviews and a focus group, I researched the experiences and faith development of seven students from divorced homes attending three private Christian institutions in Southern California. The qualitative nature of the study gave voice to the unique stories of these students.
Student Success Or Student Non-Dissatisfaction?, Jerry Pattengale
Student Success Or Student Non-Dissatisfaction?, Jerry Pattengale
Growth: The Journal of the Association for Christians in Student Development
No abstract provided.
Growth No. 6 (2006) - Full Issue
Growth No. 6 (2006) - Full Issue
Growth: The Journal of the Association for Christians in Student Development
The full issue of the sixth edition of Growth: The Journal of the Association for Christians in Student Development.
A Qualitative Study Of Hispanic Protestant College Students, Edwin Romero
A Qualitative Study Of Hispanic Protestant College Students, Edwin Romero
Growth: The Journal of the Association for Christians in Student Development
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God & Mammon: When Revenue Becomes More Important Than Mission And Community In Higher Education, David M. Johnstone
God & Mammon: When Revenue Becomes More Important Than Mission And Community In Higher Education, David M. Johnstone
Growth: The Journal of the Association for Christians in Student Development
No abstract provided.
Student Success In College: Creating Conditions That Matter, Treva Barham
Student Success In College: Creating Conditions That Matter, Treva Barham
Growth: The Journal of the Association for Christians in Student Development
No abstract provided.
Achieving And Sustaining Institutional Excellence For The First Year College, Robert C. Pepper
Achieving And Sustaining Institutional Excellence For The First Year College, Robert C. Pepper
Growth: The Journal of the Association for Christians in Student Development
No abstract provided.
Service-Learning Code Of Ethics, Jeffrey P. Bouman
Service-Learning Code Of Ethics, Jeffrey P. Bouman
Growth: The Journal of the Association for Christians in Student Development
No abstract provided.
My Freshman Year: What A Professor Learned By Becoming A Student, Christopher Klein
My Freshman Year: What A Professor Learned By Becoming A Student, Christopher Klein
Growth: The Journal of the Association for Christians in Student Development
No abstract provided.
The Vocation Of A Christian Scholar: How Christian Faith Can Sustain The Life Of The Mind, Todd C. Ream, Lauren E. Sheehan
The Vocation Of A Christian Scholar: How Christian Faith Can Sustain The Life Of The Mind, Todd C. Ream, Lauren E. Sheehan
Growth: The Journal of the Association for Christians in Student Development
No abstract provided.
Can Hope Endure: A Historical Case Study In Christian Higher Education, Jason M. Morris
Can Hope Endure: A Historical Case Study In Christian Higher Education, Jason M. Morris
Growth: The Journal of the Association for Christians in Student Development
No abstract provided.
How College Affects Students: Volume 2 A Third Decade Of Research, Kimberly C. Thornbury
How College Affects Students: Volume 2 A Third Decade Of Research, Kimberly C. Thornbury
Growth: The Journal of the Association for Christians in Student Development
No abstract provided.