Leadership identity and capacity development are crucial for first-year students as they begin their academic and professional journeys. This study examined the relationship between leadership identity and leadership capacity among first-year students at three private faith-based institutions. Findings revealed how students primarily understood…

Background/purpose: This study analyzes the commognition of students with low Working Memory Capacity (WMC) when solving calculus problems, particularly in integral material. Commognition, which merges cognition and communication, is explored through four indicators: keywords (stating knowns and unknowns), visual mediators (graphical…

In the first report in a three-part series on financial aid leveraging, Stephen Burd details how Baylor University used predatory inclusion practices in their financial aid policies by steering the families of low-income students to Parent PLUS loans to fill substantial financial aid gaps, potentially causing them significant financial distress.…

Blended learning is a demanding topic nowadays where its existence is possibly enhance lecturers' competencies as well as giving students new experiences from the combination of different platforms of learning i.e. face to face interaction and online class. Since blended learning seems to be relevant topic at the present time, therefore the aim of…

Limited research has examined the relationship between the Enneagram personality styles of faith-based university presidents/provosts and the institution's student enrollment size. While there are many personality theories, the Enneagram is a sophisticated model that exposes the unconscious predispositions, motivations, anxieties, and behavioral…

The purpose of this study was to examine the impact Jesuit tenets have on the attitudes of survivors of workforce reduction who were employed at Jesuit institutions of higher education during the early years of the COVID-19. The researcher interviewed seven current employees from five different Jesuit institutions to ascertain their feelings…

This study investigates Religiosity and Plurality among Students and Lecturers at Islamic Religious Higher Education Institutions (PTKIN) in South Sulawesi, aiming to 1) assess their levels, 2) identify influencing factors, and 3) evaluate developmental effectiveness for both aspects. Employing a mixed-methods approach within a Religious and…

Developmentally speaking, young adulthood is a time when students begin to understand how their religious beliefs influence their behavior (Fowler, 1981). For Student Affairs professionals at evangelical Christian institutions (ECIs), educating the whole student includes helping students to understand this connection with beliefs and behavior.…

This study examined the use of humour in EFL classrooms in Islamic higher education in Indonesia. It intends to find out whether Indonesian EFL teacher educators used humour as pedagogy and how they used it. Using a narrative inquiry method, it involved 25 EFL students undertaking English Writing courses working in groups of two or three members…

The work of numerous authors discussing the integration of Christian faith and practice in higher education has been presented in the scholarly conversation to date. Simultaneously, literature abounds regarding the Association of College and Research Libraries' (ACRL) "Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education," its…

The purpose of this project was to impact the participants' spiritual formation with an emphasis on cultural identity with a select group of White Christian college students at Calvin University in Grand Rapids, Michigan through a three-session small group that focused on spiritual formation, cultural identity development, and practicing spiritual…

This action research study focused on the creation of an onboarding program to empower employees in higher education institutions. The topics of onboarding, professional development, and team building specifically for admissions professionals working in Christian higher education institutions were discussed. Three workshop sessions were created…

Too often, the racial diversity conversation is perceived as an issue for people of color rather than one that also profoundly impacts White people. The power of whiteness often reflects its invisibility, particularly embedded into the culture of Christian colleges. This study was a hermeneutic phenomenology of diversity professionals addressing…

Many contemporary leadership models fall short on delivering desired results and improving the effectiveness of leadership in the real world. Apostolic leadership seeks to integrate Eastern and Western approaches to leadership. Built on Hebraic wisdom, the experiences of the early apostles of the Christian church, and non-Western perspectives on…

This case study utilizes mixed methods to evaluate the methods and processes used to recruit, to gauge student persistence and the graduation rates of black students in a Christian college setting. It examines the institutional practices and policies that influenced positive retention and graduation of Black students in small, private Christian…