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The Phenomenon of collective oral English proficiency failure in Thai public schools
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2014-09)
The increasing popularity of English as a global language has driven most Asian countries to create a national mission for their citizenry to acquire English competency (DeCapau & Wintergerst, 2010). Conversely, Thailand ...
Influence of investor behaviour on investment performance
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2018-07)
Investors in the financial markets are expected to act rationally in their investment decisions as postulated by the efficient market hypothesis. This expectation of rational investor behaviour, however, does not always ...
Investigating the effect of extensive reading on vocabulary acquisition for English as a second language young learners
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2017-02)
Extensive reading (ER) has been generally accepted as a program that improves vocabulary acquisition in first language (L1) but its effect is still debated for English as a second language (ESL) learners. Normally, ESL ...
An Adventist educational leader in Asia : a narrative inquiry
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2019-07)
Adventist higher education has a great need of excellent leaders. This study describes the life story of an exemplary Adventist educational leader in Asia. It aims to understand his life experiences to inspire current and ...
Breaking the glass ceiling : a phenomenological study of women leaders in Adventist higher education institutions
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2014-07)
The Adventist Church owns and operates 106 higher education institutions
worldwide, and opened its first higher education institution in 1874. To date, less than
20 women have served in the capacity of president, even ...
Integration of faith and learning practices of faculty in the former Soviet country of Ukraine
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2015-02)
This dissertation is a case study of the faculty practices of integration of faith and learning in Ukrainian Adventist Center of Higher Education (UACHE) in Ukraine, a former Soviet republic. The implementation of integration ...
Quality assurance in Seventh-day Adventist online higher education
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2014-08)
Online higher education is a fast-growing area of Adventist education and, given
its unique qualities and the Adventist philosophy of education, nature-specific quality
assurance and accountability measures are ...
Identity expressions of FA'ASAMOA through the lived experiences of Samoans in Melbourne, Australia : a narrative exploration
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2012-03)
South Pacific Island migration has resulted in large populations residing in Australia, New Zealand, and America, whereby the populace of Pacific Islanders is far greater in those countries than the residual populations ...
Adolescent spirituality in relation to teacher spirituality and school context
(2014-02)
The fundamental aim of Christian education is to restore the broken relationship
between God and the student. Based on this fundamental aim of education, this study was
conducted mainly for the purpose ofinvestigating ...
Curriculum and professional development using the universal design for learning framework : a case study with an action research component
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2018-10)
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a framework that has the potential to improve and optimize teaching and learning for all people based on scientific insights into how humans learn (Meyer, Rose, & Gordon, 2014). ...