Thriving in Leadership: Strategies for Making a Difference in Christian Higher Education. Edited by Karen A.Longman. Abilene, Tex.: Abilene Christian University Press, 2012. 336 pages. ISBN 978-0-89112-229-6. $24.99.

2013 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
pp. e110-e111
Author(s):  
Abson P. Joseph
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Christian Higher Education ◽  
Leadership Strategies ◽  
Christian University ◽  
Making A Difference

scholarly journals Service-Learning in Asia

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol Ma ◽  
Thera Chiu ◽  
Lim Tai Wei
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Christian Higher Education ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Charitable Organization ◽  
Christian University ◽  
Student Community ◽  
Academic Conference ◽  
Set Up

Although SL is primarily a western learning concept, it is widely used as a pedagogy among education and community sectors in Asia, especially after the academic conference on ‘Service-Learning in Asia: Creating networks and curriculum in higher education’ held in 2002 at the International Christian University (ICU) in Japan as this became an interconnection with other Asian HEIs (Xing & Ma, 2010). In 2004, ICU set up the Service-Learning Asia Network (SLAN) with support from the Japanese Government and the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia (Ma, Chan, Chen and Fong, 2018). In 2004, LU received one million dollars (HKD) funding support from Kwan Fong Charitable Organization to start a Service-Learning and Research Scheme (SLRS) and then in 2006, received another ten million dollars (HKD) to set up the first Office of Service-Learning (OSL) in Hong Kong. With the aim of constructing a model for academy-student-community partnership, LU has made an attempt to truly put the inspirational slogan “Serving to Learn and Learning to Serve” into practice. With commitment from a dedicated SL team and support from local and regional partners, LU started taking the lead of SL development in both Hong Kong and Asia. LU even organized the first Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning (APRCSL) in 2007 and served as the secretariat for SLAN after the revitalization.

scholarly journals The Idea of a “For-Profit” Private Christian University in South Africa

2019 ◽  
Vol 84 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Morné Diederiks
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Private Higher Education ◽  
Christian Higher Education ◽  
Christian University ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Private Higher Education Institutions ◽  
The One

The one-sided focus of Christian higher education in South Africa on the field of theology and the lack of integrating faith and learning in other subjects emphasizes the need for a Christian university in South Africa. The question addressed in this article is whether a Christian university can also be for-profit, considering the fact that all Christian private higher education institutions in South Africa are non-profit. There are numerous criticisms against for-profit higher education institutions. The greatest of these are that for-profit private higher education institutions miss the purpose of what it means to be a university and that profitable higher education institutions exploit students. The church also has numerous criticisms of the profit motive, but from the Bible it is clear that there are two lines of thought regarding profit. The one is that profit is dangerous and that it easily becomes an idol; the other is that people are called to be profitable. This article concludes that there is room for a for-profit Christian higher education institution in South Africa. This for-profit Christian higher education institution should be imagined in terms of its understanding of profit regarding its mission, students, faculty and governance.

scholarly journals Bridging Bible and Biology: The Impact of Faith Integration on the Spiritual Growth of Students in Christian Higher Education

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daisy Savarirajan ◽  
Su Fong
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Spiritual Growth ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Christian Higher Education ◽  
Christian University ◽  
College Life ◽  
Christian Worldview ◽  
Faith Integration ◽  
The Impact

The integration of faith and learning (IFL) is an integral part of Christian higher education. The recent years have seen a spate in published studies testifying to an intense pursuit of meaningful IFL by many institutions of Christian higher education. However, little scholarship has been devoted to explore the influence of faith integration in science and its effect on the spiritual growth of students. A private, Christian university in the Southwest United States, has integrated the Christian worldview (CWV) in at least 30% of courses in college programs. Instilling the core Christian convictions into each student’s total college life has been one of the distinctive tasks of the University. The purpose of this study is twofold: (1) to understand how CWV develops in Biology and (2) how IFL affects the personal faith of students. The data was collected, over a period of three consecutive years 2016 to 2018, from students preparing for Health Care and Science careers. Using the survey design with open-ended questions, 489 participants provided responses to articulate the Christian worldview perspective of microorganisms and diseases. Findings reveal a positive impact of IFL on the personal faith of students. The results also indicate students demonstrating growth in their understanding of the biblical worldview within the context of Biology.

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