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A Research on Effective Discipleship and Communication for the Believers in Oral Culture: Focusing on the Oral Training of Manaschies in Kyrgyzstan
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Joseph Suntaik Oh – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of this study is to present the fundamental principles, methods, and effective communication methods of oral discipleship training for the believers in the oral cultures. To achieve the purpose, the researcher analyzed the data obtained from the individual interviews with 25 manaschys and 30 Kyrgyz Christian ministers. In this…
Descriptors: Christianity, Clergy, Oral Language, Foreign Countries
Keepers of West-African Humanism and Healing: African-Centered Storytelling Praxis by Age in Chicago
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Elisha Hall – ProQuest LLC, 2020
My dissertation explores the interdependent connection between African oral tradition and traditional African healing strategies found in storytelling in Chicago. In examining a nonprofit based in Chicago that offers cultural education through political resistance oral narratives (i.e. storytelling), my research examines how storytelling can…
Descriptors: African Culture, Story Telling, Oral Tradition, Cultural Education
Native Hawaiian Student Retention in Institutions of Higher Education
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Borthwick-Wong, Emilly – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The number of Kanaka 'Oiwi who hold bachelor's and graduate degrees must increase in order for the Kanaka 'Oiwi to have a stronger, more unified voice in which to enact change and improvements for our community. Therefore, the intent of this study is to better understand the experiences of Kanaka 'Oiwi students at institutions of higher education…
Descriptors: Hawaiians, College Freshmen, Interviews, Student Attitudes