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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Attitudes toward Sexual Abstinence among Black Seventh-Day Adventist College Students
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Ashley, George; Ramirez, Octavio; Cort, Malcolm – Christian Higher Education, 2013
The purpose of this study was to identify Black Seventh-Day Adventist (SDA) college students' attitudes toward the concept of sexual abstinence. Attitude toward abstinence was operationalized as a dichotomy of acceptance or rejection of the concept as a way to order sexual behavior. The study utilized a convenience sample ("N" =…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Student Attitudes, African American Students, Religious Cultural Groups
The Effects of the Practice of the Newstart Health Regimen on Faculty Stress among Faculty at Seventh-Day Adventist Colleges and Universities
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Ashley, George; Cort, Malcolm – Christian Higher Education, 2007
Utilizing an availability sample of (n = 124) faculty from three postsecondary Seventh-day Adventists institutions that promote a healthy lifestyle philosophy encapsulated in the acronym NEWSTART, this study explored effects of this health/religious regimen on faculty stress among this group. The findings reported in this paper indicate that three…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Church Related Colleges, Higher Education, Anxiety