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Bartkowski, John P.; Call, Vaughn R. A.; Heaton, Tim B.; Forste, Renata – Research on Social Work Practice, 2007
Despite increased attention to religious organizations as an ally in America's welfare-to-work revolution, faith- based employment assistance programs have garnered little attention from scholars. This study seeks to fill this gap by examining intake and follow-up survey data collected from clients of Employment Resource Centers sponsored by the…
Descriptors: Religious Organizations, Career Centers, Christianity, Job Applicants
Francis, Leslie J.; Robbins, Mandy; Lewis, Christopher Alan; Barnes, L. Philip; Sion, Tania ap – Educational Research, 2007
Background: Northern Ireland is a province that remains deeply divided between Protestants and Catholics and maintains a segregated system of schools. Purpose: The research builds on a series of studies conducted in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s to monitor the attitude toward Christianity of males and females educated in Protestant and Catholic…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Protestants, Catholics, Females
Van Brummelen, Harro – Journal of Education & Christian Belief, 2007
This article reviews and explores the links between Chet Bowers' recent book on constructivist theories of learning and the paper by Gormas, Koole, and Vryhof on learning for reconciliation published in this journal (Spring 2006). The reviewer holds that Bowers' critique of constructivism has merit, but that his emphasis on eco-justice leaves gaps…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Ecology, Sustainability, Political Attitudes
Vontress, Clemmont E.; Woodland, Calvin E.; Epp, Lawrence – Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 2007
Many African Americans experience low-grade depression, referred to as dysthymia in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed., text rev.; American Psychiatric Association, 2000). After more than 250 years of enslavement, prejudice, and discrimination, dysthymia is reflected in chronic low-grade sadness, anger, hostility,…
Descriptors: African Americans, Counseling, Cultural Influences, Depression (Psychology)
Esqueda, Octavio J. – Christian Higher Education, 2007
This article provides a summary of the Cuban Revolution and its implications and consequences for Christian higher education in Cuba. Christian institutions experienced the same oppression from the communist revolution as the rest of the evangelical denominations during the sixties and seventies. The worst period for Protestantism began in 1965…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Social Systems, Conflict, Christianity
Canales, Arthur David – Religious Education, 2006
This study addresses eight models for "doing" ecclesial adolescent ministry in the United States from both a Catholic and ecumenical perspective. The article offers youth ministers in the field with creative insights to further enhance their ministry with adolescents. The eight models represent an inclusive theological and pastoral…
Descriptors: Models, Adolescents, Catholics, Protestants
Brady, Judith Ann – Religious Education, 2006
This article examines the dramatic increase in poverty in the United States of America. An analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau for 2004 reveals the extent of poverty. The official poverty threshold is lower than what is needed for a person or family to provide for the necessities of life. The effects of poverty on women and children are…
Descriptors: Justice, Economically Disadvantaged, Poverty, Females
Bruce, Deborah A.; Sterland, Samuel J. R.; Brookes, Norman E.; Escott, Phillip – Journal of Beliefs & Values, 2006
In 2001, more than 1.2 million worshipers in over 12,000 congregations in four countries participated in the International Congregational Life Survey (ICLS). The ICLS was an expansion and revision of previous surveys conducted in Australia (the National Church Life Survey) to include congregations and worshipers in New Zealand, England and the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Surveys, Churches, Christianity
Ziebertz, Hans-Georg; Kalbheim, Boris; Riegel, Ulrich – Journal of Beliefs & Values, 2006
Issues like faith and Church, religion and religiousness are not valued particularly highly among the young. At the same time a search for the meaning of life and an orientation in one's own behaviour still seem to be significant and transcendent focal points are being sought to deal with these issues. This article questions the value that…
Descriptors: Religion, Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries, High School Students
Aquino, Frederick D.; Hamilton, Mark W. – Christian Higher Education, 2006
"Interdisciplinary education" has become a catchphrase among Christian educators, but what does such a practice look like in reality? The authors, a systematic theologian and a biblical scholar respectively, reflect on their shared experiment in teaching students the doctrine of God. Their findings invite a rethinking of the nature of theological…
Descriptors: Theological Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Biblical Literature, Epistemology
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
Isaac, Sherin K. – ProQuest LLC, 2008
Introduced by Jonathan Bowlby in the early 1960s, attachment theory seeks to explain an individual's depth of bonding with others throughout one's life. Attachment styles can affect family life, life interactions, career choices, friendships, relationships, marriage, and parenting (Turner, 2005). Attachment theory is composed of four different…
Descriptors: Recognition (Achievement), Life Satisfaction, Family Relationship, Acculturation
Collier, John; Dowson, Martin – Journal of Research on Christian Education, 2008
This article presents the efforts of one Christian school to counteract secular societal norms and foster Christian values in its students. Anecdotal observations led to an empirical study to ascertain students' thinking about values. In turn, the study results led to the school staff taking specific actions to address the realities discovered in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Religious Education, Christianity, Educational Practices
Taylor, Alison; Mackay, Jesse – Journal of Education Policy, 2008
This paper considers the establishment of three alternative programs within a school district over time to explore the assumption that such programs reflect families' preferences and that consumer demand dictates their survival. We examine differences in discourses around alternative programs that relate to the type of program and when, why, and…
Descriptors: School Districts, School Choice, Foreign Countries, Nontraditional Education
Catholic Education: A Journal of Inquiry and Practice, 2008
In June 2005, shortly before Rev. John I. Jenkins, CSC, became president of the University of Notre Dame, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops released a pastoral statement, "Renewing Our Commitment to Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools in the Third Millennium." This document, building upon the rich experience of two…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Futures (of Society), School Role, Catholics