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Grant Ledbetter – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The purpose of this quantitative correlational study was to examine the influence that head athletic coaches have on the spiritual development of their athletes at faith-based colleges and universities. Using van Dierendonck's (2011) Servant Leadership model as a theoretical framework, student-athletes from three Council of Christian Colleges and…
Descriptors: Religious Colleges, Student Athletes, Spiritual Development, College Students
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Timothy Lynch – Palgrave Macmillan, 2024
This book, now in its second edition, explores how physical education (PE) and learning through movement can be best enacted in schools in order to optimise children's wellbeing and subsequent academic learning. Drawing together extensive data from school communities around the globe, the author examines multiple dimensions of child health in…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Well Being, Holistic Approach, Child Health
Rebeiz, André; Cooke, Max – Canadian Education Association, 2017
The H'a H'a Tumxulaux Outdoor Education Program is a land-based project of the Kootenay-Columbia Learning Centre in Trail, British Columbia (B.C.). 'H'a H'a Tumxulaux' means "Sacred Land" in the language of the Sinixt people, who claim lands in the West Kootenay region of B.C. as their traditional territory, amongst other Nations. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Indigenous Knowledge, World Views, Canada Natives
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Bowman, Nicholas A.; Small, Jenny L. – Research in Higher Education, 2010
College student spiritual development constitutes an important, yet understudied topic in higher education research. In particular, very little is known about whether and how this development varies among students from diverse religious backgrounds. Using a longitudinal sample of 14,527 students from 136 institutions, the current study explored…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Religion, Spiritual Development, Religious Factors
Maddix, Mark A., Ed.; Estep, James R., Ed.; Lowe, Mary E., Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2012
The book provides best practices from online educators who are engaged in online teaching and program development in Christian higher education. It also explores the distinct aspects of teaching and developing online courses and programs from a Christian perspective and within Christian higher education institutions. As such it is can serve as a…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Learning Theories, Higher Education, Online Courses
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Walker, Monica Windley; McPhail, Christine Johnson – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2009
The purpose of this study was to explore community college president and chancellor perceptions of the phenomenon of spirituality and the role of spirituality in their leadership style. A hermeneutic phenomenological research design guided this study. A total of 14 community college presidents and chancellors were purposely selected and…
Descriptors: School Culture, Community Colleges, Leadership Styles, Leadership Effectiveness
Lin, Jing – Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2006
Author Jing Lin contends that there is a great need for educators to reconceptualize education in the 21st century. Here, she discusses the danger of global wars, environmental breakdown, moral vacuum and nihilism in society, and the problems in current debates on school reform. This book calls for a school that facilitates the formation of a…
Descriptors: Role of Education, School Restructuring, Consciousness Raising, Humanism