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Persistent home-schooled children's perceptions : collective analysis of case studies
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2008-10)The purpose of this study was to discover what non-British and non-American elementary and middle school aged home-schooled children themselves think of the experience of being home schooled, after having home schooled for ... -
Principals' servant leadership, workplace spirituality, and job satisfaction of teachers
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2011-09)This quantitative study examined the relationship between servant leadership, workplace spirituality and job satisfaction, reported by Seventh-day Adventist teachers and principals in Bangladesh. Although many existing ... -
Transformational leadership, school climate, faith maturity, and organizational citizenship behavior
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2012-03)This study looks at some potential significant variables in Adventist schools in relation to organizational citizenship behavior (OCB). The study is designed to address the problem, ―To what extent does the transformational ... -
Student perceptions of teacher competency, teaching strategies, school climate, teacher-student relationship and classroom management
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2013-02)This descriptive correlational study investigated variables associated with classroom management: teacher competency, teaching strategies, school climate, and teacher-student relationship in 6 private middle and high schools ... -
Mentoring style, self-description, and academic achievement
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2013-03)The intention of the study was to examine student mentoring, self-description, and academic achievement in a selected private university in Jakarta, Indonesia. There were 150 respondents in the study. The 2 instruments ... -
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 ... -
Character development outcomes : a predictive model for tertiary institutions
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2014-05)Higher education institutions are facing challenges in the area of character development as manifested in the percentages of college completion rates, teen pregnancies, drug abuse, sexual abuse, suicide, marriage out of ... -
Children's implicit leadership theories in middle childhood
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2014-05)Given the lack of perceived importance of the initial experiences in childhood as a solid base for leadership effectiveness in adulthood, this exploratory study was designed to describe the content, differences in, 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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Cultural competence and nursing curriculum
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2014-11)This study purposed to define cultural competence in the Philippine context via selected faculty in accredited nursing schools in order to propose a model for a culturally competent nursing curriculum in the Philippines. ... -
College choice decision of Adventist students in the Philippines : a mixed methods approach
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2014-12)College choice decision is a complex phenomenon which has a long term impact on the students' lives and success of higher education institutions (HEis). Alarming statistical reports of decline in enrollment in Adventist ... -
The Culture of successful administrative professionals : an ethnographic case study
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2015-01)Behind every successful executive is an efficient and competent administrative professional. The administrative professionals are the unsung heroes in the workplace. Their effort is oftentimes hardly seen, but these ... -
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 ... -
Organizational identification : a structural equation model for Adventist higher educational institutions
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2015-02)The need for affiliation is an innate need for humans who constantly seek to form attachments. Organizations are social environments where the same tendencies are extended. When an employee experiences a sense of belonging ... -
Inclusive education : a case study of effective inclusive practices
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2015-03)Inclusive education is a trend supported by public laws in many countries. Such stipulations require regular schools, public or private, to provide meaningful and effective learning experiences to all students. This research ... -
Circumventing the exodus : a correlational study of workplace factors affecting teacher inclination to remain
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2016-01)Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) schools are established with a sacred mission to restore in their students the image of their Maker. This restoration requires the help of competent teachers. However, due to very attractive ... -
A Descriptive case study of the implementation of a work-embedded doctoral program using professional development small groups
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2016-02)One of the main challenges for the professional development programs is the assurance that the participants will transfer what they have learned from the workshop to the workplace. In professional development outside of ... -
Factors influencing the effectiveness of community health education
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2016-02)Unhealthy lifestyles lead to many kinds of chronic diseases, but positive behavior change to healthy lifestyles may reduce the risk of chronic diseases. It is necessary that health professionals conduct health education ...