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Hoskins, John Richard – ProQuest LLC, 2014
Christian schools ought to revolve around Jesus' teaching, "Whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be your slave, even as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many" (Matthew 20:26-28, ESV). However, Christian schools often model…
Descriptors: Christianity, Religious Education, Values, Religious Factors
Atkinson, Kristen N. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This paper presents a participatory research approach to the study of youth activism within a community development and movement-building program. It employs participatory ethnography theory and methods to explore an innovative model of social change for social justice. Building on community youth development and transformative social work…
Descriptors: Youth, Activism, Social Justice, Participatory Research
Portillo, Danelia – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The high percentage and the steady growth of Hispanic/Latino students in Arizona demand that special attention be placed on improving academic achievement and attainment. The need to support Hispanic/Latino parents in becoming meaningful positive contributors to their children's schooling continues to surface as a critical issue in school…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Parent Attitudes, Models, Attitude Change
Keating, Kari Hall – ProQuest LLC, 2011
As rural communities experience rapid economic, demographic, and political change, program interventions that focus on the development of community leadership capacity could be valuable. Community leadership development programs have been deployed in rural U.S. communities for the past 30 years by university extension units, chambers of commerce,…
Descriptors: Community Leaders, Evaluation Research, Extension Education, Rural Areas
Lee, Byeong Cheol – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Tourism is a growing and significant component of the world economy and competition for tourism revenues is intense. For countries or regions seeking community development through tourism, communication strategies are an essential element of success. The Internet plays an increasingly large role in how we communicate in the 21st century and with…
Descriptors: Tourism, Community Development, Communication Strategies, Travel
Bartruff, Elizabeth Ann – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Using the Community of Inquiry (COI) model as a framework, this case study analyzed the interactions of teacher and students in an online graduate level education course at a small Christian college in the Pacific Northwest. Using transcript content analysis, communication between participants was coded as either contributing to the social,…
Descriptors: Community Development, Graduate Study, Education Courses, Distance Education