Covering a variety of topics, Volume 86, Issue 4 of The Journal of Adventist Education (JAE) is now available online. Titles include:
The Other IP by Desmond Hartwell Murray
“Seeing the infinite possibilities of our students, employees, colleagues, family, and friends can create safe spaces for others and ourselves to be our authentic selves even while in mortal pursuit of our best selves. It creates a space of grace and mercy for the ongoing work of restoration of the image of God. It creates the space where possibility can flourish into reality, unbounded by gender, race, nationality, religion, socioeconomics, or any other demographic criteria or categorization.“
Essential Competencies of Teachers: Moving Toward Educational Excellence in Post-pandemic Times by Tito Goicochea-Malaver, Hipólito Jaime Contreras Baca and Josue E. Turpo-Chaparro
“Educational quality is significantly influenced by teacher performance. Previous studies have highlighted the importance of the teaching role, underscoring that student success is primarily related to the teacher’s attention, guidance, and motivation in achieving teaching and learning objectives. This article reports on a study conducted by the authors in 2023.”
Descriptive Writing and the Elements of Thought in Critical Thinking by Kayla F. Gilchrist-Ward and Karen Tucker
“Although descriptive writing appeals to the five senses, it should not be ignored as a critical thinking tool through which the writer and the reader can delve beneath the surface to analyze the writer’s and the reader’s thought processes.”
Plant-based Diets and Opportunities for Health Evangelism Among Parents of Seventh-day Adventist School Students by Shondell DeVelde
“Parents play an important role in developing their children’s eating behaviors and perceptions about food. How, then, can schools help to create awareness of the benefits of healthy eating? Can helping parents become more aware of the benefits of plant-based diets be a way for schools to engage in health evangelism?”
Revitalizing the Adoption of Open Educational Resources: The James White Library Experience by Margaret Adeogun
“Open Educational Resources can alleviate the rising costs associated with textbooks. The include teaching, learning, and research materials in any medium—digital or otherwise—that exist in the public domain or have been released under a Creative Commons license.”
The Ministry of Prayer in the Classroom and Beyond by Don Leo M. Garilva
“My prayer ministry for students and faculty worked well and was effective in my cultural context. Would it work effectively in other cultures and settings? I encourage Adventist educators to test it and look for ways to pray for students, and also faculty, and administration with intentionality and purpose.”
Nondirective Teaching in Online Music Education by Rodney James Frómeta Bring
“In this experiment, nondirective teaching in an online modality proved effective for the musical development of students with little or no previous training. It contributed to learner autonomy and facilitated attention to diversity, provided that students were trained to self-manage their learning.”
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