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The Company You Keep: National Associations and Christian Higher Education Christian Higher Education Pub Date : 2024-03-25 P. Jesse Rine
Published in Christian Higher Education (Vol. 23, No. 1-2, 2024)
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Thriving in Black and Latino Men at Christian Colleges and Universities Christian Higher Education Pub Date : 2024-03-25 Whittington Goodwin, Laurie A. Schreiner
Black and Latino men are attending college at higher rates than ever before, yet their increased access has not led to increased success, as Black and Latino men face greater barriers to their succ...
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Conversations of Hope in a Culture of Crisis Christian Higher Education Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Richard Langer
In the late 1990s, linguist Deborah Tannen argued that America had become an “argument culture” characterized by an adversarial frame of mind when approaching the world and the people in it. Recent...
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Decentering Whiteness in Teacher Education Preparation Programs at Christian Universities Christian Higher Education Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Brian C. Herndon
The teacher workforce in the United States is predominantly White, while the student population in public schools is increasingly diverse. This research paper delves into the crucial topic of decen...
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Building and Sustaining a Research Culture Christian Higher Education Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Timothy G. Campbell, Mark Sargent, Stanley P. Rosenberg
Plenty of research tells us that culture is the most essential ingredient in a healthy organization, yet there are many colleagues who wonder whether research has a healthy place in their campus cu...
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Empowering the Next Generation: Unveiling Leadership Motivators for Millennial Women in Christian Higher Education Christian Higher Education Pub Date : 2024-02-26 Jamie Hoag Sanfilippo
Over the past decade, the rate of presidential turnover in higher education has accelerated, prompting research on what motivates the next generation of leaders. This article focuses on millennial ...
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Dispelling the Myth of the “Queen Bee Syndrome”: Assessing Women’s Professional Relationships with Women in Christian Higher Education Christian Higher Education Pub Date : 2024-02-23 Jessica L. Tchindebet, Jamie H. Sanfilippo, TaRita D. Johnson, Karen A. Longman
Over the past five decades, a gender stereotype known as “Queen Bee Syndrome” has persisted, portraying some women who have risen to leadership roles in male-normed organizations as being self-pres...
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A Transcendental Phenomenological Exploration of Undergraduate University Students’ Lived Experiences with Spiritual Leadership Christian Higher Education Pub Date : 2024-02-21 Bob E. Neal
This article presents findings from a recent study conducted at a Christian university exploring the spiritual leadership encounters undergraduate students described having with faculty and staff m...
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Men as Advocates for Women in Leadership Christian Higher Education Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Carrie M. Stockton
Despite improvements in gender equity within higher education nationally, underrepresentation in women’s leadership persists in Christian higher education. As women in leadership navigate the conte...
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Strategies for Sustainability: Advancing Authentically Christian Higher Education Christian Higher Education Pub Date : 2023-12-19 P. Jesse Rine
Published in Christian Higher Education (Vol. 22, No. 5, 2023)
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Mentoring Matters: Theological Explorations of Generational Transition and the Academic Vocation Christian Higher Education Pub Date : 2023-12-19 Todd C. Ream, Jerry Pattengale, Christopher J. Devers
Published in Christian Higher Education (Vol. 22, No. 5, 2023)
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Mentoring in Christian Higher Education: Cross-Cultural Reflections From Australia Christian Higher Education Pub Date : 2023-12-19 Maureen Miner, Kirsty Beilharz
This article undertakes to respond to the work of the three preceding authors and to compare and contrast their observations with the Christian cross-cultural setting in Australia. Authors of the p...
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Following the Mentorship Model of Jesus: The Role of Storytelling Christian Higher Education Pub Date : 2023-12-19 Ji Y. Son
Drawing from research in the learning sciences, this article argues that educators, like Jesus, should use stories as we mentor students to move beyond passive reception of information and truly ap...
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A Christian Anthropology for the Mentoring Community: Nurturing Love and a Shared Humanity Christian Higher Education Pub Date : 2023-12-19 Michael J. James
This essay explores the concept of mentoring communities in the context of Christian higher education. It delves into the importance of forming mentoring communities for faculty, administrators, an...
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Joining and Renewing the Mission: New Faculty Mentoring and Institutional Vitality Christian Higher Education Pub Date : 2023-12-19 Matthew D. Lundberg
Mentoring of some sort is always part of the socialization process as new faculty members join the life and mission of a university. One type of mentoring is informal in nature. Newer members of a ...
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Redeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church Christian Higher Education Pub Date : 2023-12-01 Kevin A. Mirchandani
Published in Christian Higher Education (Ahead of Print, 2023)
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Special Issue: Best Practices in Christian Higher Education Christian Higher Education Pub Date : 2023-09-13 Laura Carroll, Derran Reese
Published in Christian Higher Education (Vol. 22, No. 3-4, 2023)
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Against the Baptized Facsimile: A Call to Christian Self-Determination Christian Higher Education Pub Date : 2023-09-13 P. Jesse Rine
Published in Christian Higher Education (Vol. 22, No. 3-4, 2023)
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Selected Dissertations on Christian Higher Education Christian Higher Education Pub Date : 2023-09-13
Published in Christian Higher Education (Vol. 22, No. 3-4, 2023)
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So That All May Flourish: The Aims of Lutheran Higher Education Christian Higher Education Pub Date : 2023-08-22 Gregor Thuswaldner
Published in Christian Higher Education (Ahead of Print, 2023)
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“I Never Would Have Talked to This Person”: The Power of an Assignment to Encourage Engagement Christian Higher Education Pub Date : 2023-08-22 Marcia K. Everett
Abstract First-Year Seminars (FYS) are a high-impact practice (Keup & Young, 2018 Keup, J. R., & Young, D. G. (2018). Investigating the first-year seminar as a high-impact practice. In R. S. Feldman (Ed.), The first year of college: Research, theory, and practice on improving the student experience and increasing retention (pp. 93–154). Cambridge. [Google Scholar]; Skipper, 2017 Skipper, T. L. (2017)
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Catholic Education: Reclaiming the Prophetic in an Age of Neoliberalism Christian Higher Education Pub Date : 2023-08-21 Maria Aurora Correa Bernardo, Jude Butcher
Abstract The prevailing current context of neoliberalism has often been viewed as curtailing the prophetic expression of the Catholic identity of Catholic educational institutions (CEIs). This article proposes that only by reclaiming their prophetic identity can CEIs flourish authentically in the neoliberal era. A faith-based approach to addressing the challenges of neoliberalism is presented, drawing
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Learning the Good Life: Wisdom from the Great Hearts and Minds That Came Before Christian Higher Education Pub Date : 2023-08-18 Noel Cooper show Reviewed by
Published in Christian Higher Education (Ahead of Print, 2023)
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Becoming a Student-Ready College: A New Culture of Leadership for Student Success (2nd ed.), Christian Higher Education Pub Date : 2023-08-18 Andrew J. Cornelius
Published in Christian Higher Education (Ahead of Print, 2023)
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Summer Bridge Programs for First-Generation Students in the Christian College Context: Strengths and Challenges Christian Higher Education Pub Date : 2023-08-18 Brenda Morton, Aida Isela Ramos
Abstract Universities nationwide have sought ways to support the retention of students on their campuses, particularly first-generation students. One such method is through summer bridge programs designed to offer academic and social support to new incoming students in the months before their first year begins. Christian institutions’ faith-based mission statements are integral to developing programming
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Toward a Comprehensive Approach to Personal Vocation Christian Higher Education Pub Date : 2023-08-18 Christopher J. Payne, Valerie Plaus, Megan Reister, Joshua Miller, Stephen Frezza, Juan Jauregui, John Pilsner
Abstract Franciscan University of Steubenville (FUS) has established a strategic initiative to help all students identify their unique gifts and gain tools for living their personal vocations on a daily basis and throughout the course of their lives. As a Catholic institution of higher education, FUS is actively building an institutional culture that will enable “an ever clearer discovery of one’s
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Becoming the Mentors We Needed: Formative First-Year Practices and Motivating Factors of Peer Mentorship in College Christian Higher Education Pub Date : 2023-08-18 Sarah Todd
Abstract The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine formative first-year practices and motivating factors that encouraged first-year college students to pursue peer mentorship roles. The examination of peer mentorship within undergraduate populations owes much to Jacobi’s (1991 Jacobi, M. (1991). Mentoring and undergraduate academic success: A literature review. Review of Educational Research
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Residential Chaplains: A Promising Resource for Faith and Character Formation Christian Higher Education Pub Date : 2023-08-18 Austin T. Smith, Perry L. Glanzer, Theodore F. Cockle
Abstract Although higher education scholars have examined chaplaincy in college and university settings, we are not aware of any studies that have sought to examine chaplains who live and serve in residence halls. As such, we conducted a collective case study of three Protestant institutions with residential chaplain roles—Taylor University, Pepperdine University, and Baylor University. We present
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Addressing the Needs of Diverse Learners in a Christian Online Higher Education Environment Christian Higher Education Pub Date : 2023-08-18 Brian E. Cole, Jennifer T. Butcher
Abstract With the growth of online higher education and the increasing diversification of college and university students, there is a need to focus on addressing the inequities of online learning and responding to the needs of diverse students. Students experience greater challenges in academic performance and in persisting and completing online programs, especially among particular student subgroups
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Career and Calling Circles: Spaces of Belonging for First-Year Underrepresented Students Christian Higher Education Pub Date : 2023-08-17 Chris M. Riley
Abstract This article describes All Rise, a career and calling circle (CCC) designed to address first-year underrepresented pre-law college students’ sense of belonging. The article focuses on how the practice was designed, developed, and evaluated. Although restorative practices such as the circle process have emerged in response to addressing student disciplinary issues on college campuses, little
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The Curious Absence of the Satan and Spiritual Warfare in Christian Higher Education Christian Higher Education Pub Date : 2023-06-12 Kevin O’Donoghue
Abstract This article examines to what extent any engagement with the themes of the Satan, demonic evil, and spiritual warfare appear in the scholarship and teaching within Christian higher education institutions. A review of the course descriptions from 104 of the 115 governing members of the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities was conducted to answer this question, along with a review of
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Identity in Action: Christian Excellence in All of Life Christian Higher Education Pub Date : 2023-05-08 Alex Oh
Published in Christian Higher Education (Ahead of Print, 2023)
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Women, Writing, and the Pandemic: An Autoethnographic Study on Factors Constraining or Supporting Women’s Research Writing at a Small Christian University Christian Higher Education Pub Date : 2023-05-08 Olga Pahom, Cathy Box, Amanda Ellis, Shannon Rains
Abstract Previous research has shown that women face unique challenges in higher education when it comes to research, writing, and getting published. The COVID-19 pandemic intensified these challenges as both domestic and professional obligations increased for many women in academia. The goal of this autoethnographic study was to investigate the factors that supported or constrained four women faculty’s
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Servant Teaching: Practices for Renewing Christian Higher Education Christian Higher Education Pub Date : 2023-04-25 Katrina Gallardo Palma
Published in Christian Higher Education (Ahead of Print, 2023)
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Cultivating Mentors: Sharing Wisdom in Christian Higher Education Christian Higher Education Pub Date : 2023-04-25 Angela J. Doty
Published in Christian Higher Education (Ahead of Print, 2023)
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Selected Dissertations on Christian Higher Education Christian Higher Education Pub Date : 2023-03-01 Denise Nelson
Published in Christian Higher Education (Vol. 22, No. 2, 2023)
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Becoming Great Universities: Small Steps for Sustained Excellence Christian Higher Education Pub Date : 2023-02-27 Jim Vermilya
Published in Christian Higher Education (Ahead of Print, 2023)
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In This World of Wonders: Memoir of a Life in Learning Christian Higher Education Pub Date : 2023-02-23 Isaac Choi
Published in Christian Higher Education (Ahead of Print, 2023)
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Selected Dissertations on Christian Higher Education Christian Higher Education Pub Date : 2023-01-17
Published in Christian Higher Education (Vol. 22, No. 1, 2023)
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Revisiting the Hermeneutic of Divine Relationship: Contributions of Liberation Theology and Implications for Systemically Oriented Christian Therapists Christian Higher Education Pub Date : 2022-12-13 Peter M. Rivera, Ahlia Atterbury-Kim, Harry J. Aponte
Abstract This essay builds upon previous work introducing the hermeneutic of Divine relationship, a lens by which systemically oriented Christian therapists can begin to understand the connections between the relational nature of God and their systemic worldview. Specifically, we explore what liberation theology has to offer each of the five domains of the hermeneutic of Divine relationship (i.e.,
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One Faith No Longer: The Transformation of Christianity in Red and Blue America Christian Higher Education Pub Date : 2022-11-23 Olga Dietlin
Published in Christian Higher Education (Vol. 22, No. 2, 2023)
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Redefining Interfaith Engagement: A Case Study of One Evangelical Institution Christian Higher Education Pub Date : 2022-11-18 Matthew J. Mayhew, Musbah Shaheen, B. Ashley Staples
Abstract This article presents findings from an exemplary case that highlighted some opportunities and challenges one evangelical institution faced when trying to promote interfaith learning and development in its students, despite the absence of formal interfaith practices on campus. The case study, which included an evangelical institution with little to no formal interfaith practice, was conducted
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Christian Worldview as a Critical Information Literacy Lens: A Synthesis of the CCCU Commitments and the ACRL Framework Christian Higher Education Pub Date : 2022-11-15 Lauren M. Young
Abstract The work of numerous authors discussing the integration of Christian faith and practice in higher education has been presented in the scholarly conversation to date. Simultaneously, literature abounds regarding the Association of College and Research Libraries’ (ACRL) Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education, its application by academic librarians and teaching faculty in the
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Exploring Ideologically Diverse Friend Groups Among College Students at a Christian University Christian Higher Education Pub Date : 2022-11-10 Sarah E. Patterson, Sarah E. Madsen, Nathan F. Alleman
Abstract Ideological diversity, or the “honest consideration of multiple views, often competing for claims that privileges a vigorous or spirited debate of ideologically different ideas which are to be judged on their logical soundness and intellectual merit” (Von Bergen & Bressler, 2017 Von Bergen, C. W., & Bressler, M. S. (2017). Viewpoint diversity and discrimination in higher education. Global
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The Small College Imperative: Models for Sustainable Futures Christian Higher Education Pub Date : 2022-11-11 Brad Pardue
Published in Christian Higher Education (Vol. 22, No. 1, 2023)
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The Real World of College: What Higher Education Is and What It Can Be Christian Higher Education Pub Date : 2022-11-10 Michelle Ross
Published in Christian Higher Education (Vol. 22, No. 1, 2023)
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Selected Dissertations on Christian Higher Education Christian Higher Education Pub Date : 2022-10-06
Published in Christian Higher Education (Vol. 21, No. 5, 2022)
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Christian Higher Education for Vocational Living Christian Higher Education Pub Date : 2022-08-29 Matt Bowman
Abstract Despite the increased interest and research into the concept of vocation or calling, students are still prone to a reductionist understanding of vocation as primarily their job or career (Kleinhans, 2016 Kleinhans, K. A. (2016). Places of responsibility: Educating for multiple callings in multiple communities. In D. S. Cunningham (Ed.), At this time and in this place: Vocation and higher education
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A Typology of Christian Higher Education: Analyzing the Purposes of Learning Christian Higher Education Pub Date : 2022-08-25 Alex Sosler
Abstract This paper proposes an original synthesis of teleological aims and priorities of Christian colleges and universities. Based on historical trends and trajectories, I provide a typology of ages based on the purpose of college education and the subsequent views of human personhood: the age of faith, the age of reason, the age of industrialization, and the age of feeling. Each age emphasizes a
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Selected Dissertations on Christian Higher Education Christian Higher Education Pub Date : 2022-08-01
Published in Christian Higher Education (Vol. 21, No. 4, 2022)
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The Impact of Instructional Modality on the Relationship of Psychological Sense of Community to Thriving among Graduate Students Christian Higher Education Pub Date : 2022-08-01 Hannah Knott, Sara Baker
Abstract McMillan and Chavis (1986 McMillan, D. W., & Chavis, D. M. (1986). Sense of community: A definition and theory. Journal of Community Psychology, 14(1), 6–23. https://doi.org/10.1002/1520-6629(198601)14:1 < 6::AIDJCOP2290140103 > 3.0.CO;2-I[Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]) defined a psychological sense of community (PSC) as feelings of influence, membership, integration, and
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Student Voices on the COVID-19 Crisis: An Australian Christian Higher Education Study Christian Higher Education Pub Date : 2022-07-13 Debra Ayling, Johannes M. Luetz
Abstract The COVID-19 escalation of cases in Australia in March 2020 instigated a swift and comprehensive conversion of classroom instruction to online learning for all students and staff at Christian Heritage College (CHC), a private Higher Education Institution (HEI) in Brisbane. Technology integration exploded on “all fronts,” including online lectures, tutorials, student meetings, staff meetings
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Dreaming Dreams for Christian Higher Education Christian Higher Education Pub Date : 2022-07-11 Steven D. Mason
Published in Christian Higher Education (Ahead of Print, 2022)
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The Soul of the American University Revisited: From Protestant to Postsecular Christian Higher Education Pub Date : 2022-07-11 Caleb W. Southern
Published in Christian Higher Education (Vol. 22, No. 2, 2023)
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Measuring Faculty Faith & Learning Involvement: Toward the Validation of a Survey Instrument Christian Higher Education Pub Date : 2022-07-11 Preston B. Cosgrove
Abstract Higher education continues to face an uncertain future, not only through demographic shifts, rising costs, and a competitive marketplace, but also through dissonant visions for the telos of education. In this context, Christian institutions have the opportunity to carve out a distinctive niche, provide answers about the purpose of a liberal education, while also impacting the lives of its
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Characteristics of Christian College Faculty Who Prioritize Students’ Development of Vocational Calling Christian Higher Education Pub Date : 2022-07-07 Reid Vance
Abstract Interviews were conducted with 15 faculty members across three Christian U.S. university campuses in seeking to identify the attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors of faculty who had been identified by institutional leaders in the area of calling and vocation as prioritizing the development of a sense of vocational calling in their students’ lives. This study led to the identification of four personal
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Finding Our Way: Lessons for Christian Universities Christian Higher Education Pub Date : 2022-06-28 Laurie Schreiner
Published in Christian Higher Education (Vol. 21, No. 5, 2022)
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The Possible Infusion of Ubuntu and Paideia Values into Neoliberal Tendencies in Higher Education Institutions Christian Higher Education Pub Date : 2022-06-24 Johannes L. van der Walt, Izak J. Oosthuizen
Abstract Since the 17th century, life in general—and in particular with respect to the management/administration of higher education institutions (HEIs)—has been dominated by neoliberal tendencies. Stated another way, neoliberalism is the tendency to view everything in capitalist terms and to see all institutions as businesses, including those that in principle have no connections with trade and industry
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Theological Education in and for Black and Brown Communities Christian Higher Education Pub Date : 2022-06-24 Norlan Josue Hernandez, Leon Harris
Abstract This paper uses a critical pedagogical lens for evaluating North American theological education within Black and Brown communities. A Latin American epistemology, exemplified in Freire’s (2000 Freire, P. (2000). Pedagogy of the oppressed (30th ed.). The Cotinuum International Publishing Group. Inc. [Google Scholar]) concept of conscientização, is highlighted throughout. Four major pedagogical
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Faculty Development for Christian Mission: The State of the Field Christian Higher Education Pub Date : 2022-06-24 Theodore F. Cockle, Perry L. Glanzer, Madeline Whitmore
Abstract Scholars studying Christian higher education frequently suggest that faculty are the campus constituents with the most influence over the future of an institution’s Christian mission. Thus, both faculty hiring and development are important elements for maintaining and strengthening the Christian identity of a university over time. Despite this importance, we do not know of a study that has