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Laurie A. Schreiner – Christian Higher Education, 2024
This study of 12,851 students from 34 member institutions of the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities examined the predictors of student thriving, as well as racial and ethnic differences in thriving and its predictors, within undergraduate, adult, and graduate student samples. Thriving was defined as being vitally engaged in the…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Adult Students, Graduate Students, Student Experience
Foote, Laura S. – Christian Higher Education, 2020
This reflective essay addresses the use of metaphors as a creative framework through which Christian academics can change the lens for viewing our practices. Academics strive to demonstrate creativity, innovation, critical thinking, and mental keenness, while aspiring to teach our students to do the same. Often, however, the stresses and strains…
Descriptors: Christianity, Figurative Language, College Faculty, Andragogy
Foote, Laura S. – Christian Higher Education, 2015
Narrative learning is strongly allied with transformational learning and adult development (Merriam, Caffarella, & Baumgartner, 2007), given that it creates context for adult meaning making. Through the use of narrative writing, adult students have the opportunity to engage multiple aspects of learning. Many colleges and universities allow…
Descriptors: Criticism, Personal Narratives, Transformative Learning, Adult Development
Boden, Karen E. – Christian Higher Education, 2012
An unprecedented opportunity exists for Christian colleges and universities to utilize 21st-century technology and the impact of globalization to broaden the use of distance learning for missional purposes through their educational offerings. Some institutions offer open education that allows those with Internet access to take courses at no cost…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Church Related Colleges, Christianity, Influence of Technology
Sutherland, Winston Terrance – Christian Higher Education, 2010
The study reported in this article focused on the scholastic life of John Nelson Darby and his contributions to the Bible college movement. Darby continues to exert a great influence on Christianity, particularly conservative evangelical Christianity. This research provides a discussion of the forces that conspired to shape the direction of…
Descriptors: Biblical Literature, Christianity, Change Agents, Intellectual History
Milacci, Frederick A. – Christian Higher Education, 2006
This study examined how eight adult education practitioners understand spirituality. The investigation defined and grounded the notion of spirituality within a specific religious/theological tradition, Christianity broadly defined. Data were collected via informal, conversational, taped interviews, and several themes emerged. The study used these…
Descriptors: Christianity, Adult Education, Religious Factors, Spiritual Development