Destruction wrought by hurricanes can physically impact schools, houses, and businesses, all of which can delay or prevent recovery within communities. This study investigated the awareness among five private K-12 Christian administrators of the United States Department of Education (USDOE) guidelines for developing emergency operation plans…

Although evangelicals have long been skeptical about non-sectarian higher education, the current climate in the United States necessitates a fresh look at possible sources of their beliefs. This is relevant since many of the current culture wars center on education. For instance, book bans in Texas public schools, funded by evangelicals, take aim…

This research study was conducted to explore faith integration and learning practices and its possible effect on student and faculty relationships. The research study utilized a phenomenological approach to collect data. Eighteen students and 10 faculty participated in this study. Participants were asked questions about faith integration and…

This qualitative exploration examined teacher perceptions concerning the integration of values within teaching and learning at Mukono Christian University (a pseudonym). The research set out to address four critical research questions: (1) What are the perceptions of teachers regarding the integration of values into teaching and learning at Mukono…

My remarks will outline, from a philosopher's perspective, challenges and opportunities that I see for a science of virtue. I will touch on three topics: (1) ensuring that the studies are philosophically useful; (2) grappling with issues of measurement; and (3) next steps in moving a science of virtue forward. I approach (1) and (2) through…

The conflict between freedom of religion and freedom of identity and expression in schools remains a controversial topic internationally. As primarily socializing agents, schools reproduce the cultural norms of the communities within which they are embedded. When schools are situated in environments with high levels of religiosity that are…

A growing number of new faith communities in North America are emerging as part of the Wild Church Network. These outdoor church expressions seek to re-acquaint, re-cover, and re-member their faith communities as loving participants of the larger community of Creation. This paper explores theological foundations and spiritual practices grounding…

This paper attempts to reassess the educational affordances of digital screens, at a time when their educational impact has become "incontournable," but is also increasingly growing suspicion. To bypass the redundancies of overly critical theoretical approaches, the paper foregrounds the subjectifying potentialities of the screen's…

Epistemology is the branch of philosophy that studies the nature of knowledge (Hetherington, 2012; Moreland & Craig, 2017; Pritchard, 2014). Epistemology is central to the practice of research and education (Spears, 2003). The epistemological position that holds science as the best or only way of acquiring knowledge is known as scientism…

The purpose of this research was to examine the perceptions of administrators at classical Christin schools who have implemented a house system in their student population, specifically looking at their impact on distributing leadership and cross-grade level relationships. Little research exists on house systems and whether they fulfill the…

The call for faith integration in academic programs related to human services such as counseling, psychology, and social work has grown in recent years as research continues to support the efficacy of introducing faith into therapy practices. Both Christian and secular human services programs are working to find the most effective and impactful…

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…

This study sought to advance the growing body of research on communication and instruction outside of the college classroom by exploring the rhetorical and relational goals of religious leaders facilitating premarital education about sex (i.e., sexuality, sexual health, and intimacy). Specifically, 47 evangelical Christians who had taught…

This study leverages a policy change in the missionary program of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that exogenously influenced the likelihood that a woman took gap time during college to understand how gap time influences women's subsequent choice of major and academic outcomes. If structured gap time shapes educational outcomes,…

What is the role of teachers in constructing loving dialogic space that is liminal in nature? How can curricular boundary objects catalyze new dialogic spaces connecting people in different social locations? Illuminating these questions, Ms. Thompson opened new doors for elementary students in an urban Reformed Christian school community, inviting…