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Jiayi Yu – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The dissertation investigated the interplay between an elevated sense of purpose moderated by heightened altruistic motivation and sustained attention in a college undergraduate population. Drawing on existing literature highlighting the positive effects of purpose on well-being and cognitive abilities, the study introduced an experimental design…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Altruism, Christianity, Religious Colleges
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Oganessian, Armen – Teaching Theology & Religion, 2023
This paper addresses a surprising phenomenon in the evangelical theological classroom. Evangelical theological students often approach theology as an exclusively analytic subject, failing to use imaginative criteria in "doing theology." Specifically, they fail to use their literary imaginations or what some call narrative imagination.…
Descriptors: Christianity, Theological Education, Imagination, Student Attitudes
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Valenti, Elizabeth – Journal of Instructional Research, 2023
Mindfulness is an important metric of human functioning that has been a topic of cultural and academic attention over the past 30 years (Spijkerman et al., 2016) and can help to elevate one's awareness and internal psychological experience (Wielgosz et al., 2019). To date, there remains an absence of literature examining perceptions of mindfulness…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Christianity, Religious Colleges, Metacognition
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Sarah E. Patterson; Sarah E. Madsen; Nathan F. Alleman – Christian Higher Education, 2024
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, p. 26), is a growing research interest in the higher…
Descriptors: Diversity, Friendship, Ideology, Student Attitudes
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Tran, Yune; Dee, Amy – Journal of Education and Learning, 2023
Teacher identity is complex, dynamic, ongoing, and worthy of examination. This study examined the perceptions of preservice teachers' personal identity (e.g., gender, race, religious background, etc.) and how they influence preservice teachers' professional identity as a subject, pedagogical, and professional expert. Participants (N = 81) were…
Descriptors: Professional Identity, Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries
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Laura Phillips; Jennifer Shewmaker – Christian Higher Education, 2025
Perceived failure in academic performance can lead to differing outcomes for students. Depending on the coping strategies that they choose, students may improve or worsen their performance. This study examined the relationship between affective components and coping strategies in college students' responses to perceived academic failure and their…
Descriptors: Coping, Academic Failure, Christianity, Religious Colleges
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Rachael Wanjiku Gitiha; Peter Rugano; Steve Wakhu; Ciriaka Gitonga Muriithi – Cogent Education, 2024
The techniques and methods of teaching in Kenya have changed rapidly from traditional methods to contemporary, 21st century, technology-based approaches (Ashrafi et al., 2020). This development led to the introduction of several frameworks to support the application of numerous innovations in learning. However, the uptake of technology-supported…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Educational Technology, Christianity, Religious Education
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Jennifer Mitton; Daniel B. Robinson; Gregory R. L. Hadley – Gender and Education, 2024
This paper focuses on the perspectives of adolescents attending a private Christian single-sex secondary school. The research literature into the impact of single-sex schooling upon learners, while plentiful, is equivocal and few scholars have delved into the views of adolescents in such contexts. To demonstrate their perspectives of single-sex…
Descriptors: Single Sex Schools, Adolescents, Student Attitudes, Private Schools
Rachelle Andrews-Mobley – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Students of color graduate from Protestant institutions at an alarming disproportional rate in comparison to White students. This case study presents data at one eastern college as to what factors impact students of color's persistence to graduation. The researcher conducted eight student interviews, mostly in person. The study asked two research…
Descriptors: Minority Group Students, Academic Persistence, Graduation, Christianity
Alexandra Chana Fishman – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Religious and faith-based discrimination has been an overwhelming issue in American academies for time immemorial. This dissertation is a secondary data analysis that utilized the samples identifying as Evangelical Christian, Jewish, and Muslim. There were 1,166 Evangelical Christian participants, 182 Jewish participants, and 145 Muslim…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Attitudes, Religious Discrimination, Christianity
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Baylee A. Edwards; Chloe Bowen; M. Elizabeth Barnes; Sara E. Brownell – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2024
The tension between religion and science as a long-standing barrier to science education has led researchers to explore ways of improving the experiences of Christian students in biology who can experience their Christianity as stigmatized in academic biology environments. As undergraduate science classes become student-centered, interactions…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Christianity, Religious Factors, Student Experience
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Rito Baring – Religious Education, 2024
The blame appended to anthropocentric leanings of traditional Christian thought for our ecological woes challenged me to do a reality check of our context and religious education's offering for an ailing world. I begin by looking at our ecological crises in the Philippines and searching for glimmers of hope from young Filipino environmental…
Descriptors: Ecological Factors, Religious Education, Climate, Christianity
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Bob E. Neal – Christian Higher Education, 2024
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 members. University students today face a myriad of challenges ranging from aspects of mental health to finding purpose and meaning in life. As a result,…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Experience, Religious Factors, Leadership
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Sunhaji; Atabik; Mukhroji; Ade Eka Pradana; Abu Dharin – Pegem Journal of Education and Instruction, 2024
Indonesia as a multicultural country has a very complex diversity. More differences create greater potential for disunity as well as conflicts between ethnic and cultural groups. Inculcating values of tolerance towards students in Indonesia is a must, because Indonesia does not only consist of one understanding, religion, ethnicity and culture.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Values, Prosocial Behavior, Teaching Methods
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Sean P. Sullivan; Jonathan Barnes – Anatomical Sciences Education, 2024
Anatomy education is essential for developing healthcare professionals, and discussion continues about factors that impact and improve the anatomy learning environment. Neglected in this discussion is a consideration of the diverse religious assumptions and beliefs that college students bring to anatomy learning. Surveys of religion among United…
Descriptors: Anatomy, Allied Health Occupations Education, Religious Factors, Beliefs
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