Faith Integration in a Public Relations Capstone Service-Learning Project Denise P. Ferguson, Ph.D. Associate Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; Professor, Department of Communication Studies Azusa Pacific University [Note: this article appears in a special edition on Service Learning in Christian Higher Education. Special thanks to Kristen Sipper, Azusa Pacific University, for recommending this special edition] Abstract: this …
Think Outside Yourself: Teaching Research Methods as an Entry to Service Learning and Christian Social Thought
Think Outside Yourself: Teaching Research Methods as an Entry to Service Learning and Christian Social Thought Jonathan M. Bowman, Ph.D. Professor, Communication Studies University of San Diego [Note: this article appears in a special edition on Service Learning in Christian Higher Education. Special thanks to Kristen Sipper, Azusa Pacific University, for recommending this special edition] Abstract: In the field of …
Love and Communication: A Partner Service Project
Love and Communication: A Partner Service Project Renee Bourdeaux, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Communication Northwest University [Note: this article appears in a special edition on Service Learning in Christian Higher Education. Special thanks to Kristen Sipper, Azusa Pacific University, for recommending this special edition] Abstract: In this Partner Service Project, students work in pairs to critically evaluate love as …
Answering the Call: Vocational Discernment in Student Internships
Answering the Call: Vocational Discernment in Student Internships Joy A. York, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Communication Studies Whitworth University [Note: this article appears in a special edition on Service Learning in Christian Higher Education. Special thanks to Kristen Sipper, Azusa Pacific University, for recommending this special edition] Abstract The integration of faith into the higher ed classroom and …
Analogy as a Strategy for Faith-Learning Integration
Analogy as a Strategy for Faith-Learning Integration (Note: Dr. Wood is the 2018 Quentin J. Schultze and Paul A. Soukup Faith-Learning Integration Award Winner for outstanding Christian scholarship in Communication Studies) Naaman Wood, Ph.D. Redeemer University College Abstract As a habit for faith-learning integration, analogies can help Evangelicals accomplish historian Mark A. Noll’s call to resource the Christian tradition, …
Promoting Co-curricular Learning Success: How Sharing Assessment Results Can Strengthen On-campus Credibility and Help Recruit Students
Promoting Co-curricular Learning Success: How Sharing Assessment Results Can Strengthen On-campus Credibility and Help Recruit Students Ken Waters, Ph.D., Professor of Journalism, Pepperdine University Elizabeth R. Smith, Ed.D., Assistant Professor of Journalism, Pepperdine University Abstract This paper examines the assessment procedures used for the extracurricular student newsroom at one small, liberal arts, Christian university. The assessment of this student newsroom …
Faith as Foundational: A Holistic Approach to Faith and Learning Integration
Faith as Foundational: A Holistic Approach to Faith and Learning Integration Jeremy Osborn, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Communication, Cornerstone University Keywords: Holistic Faith Integration, Becoming, Application in Action. Cite as: Jeremy Osborn, “Faith as Foundational: A Holistic Approach to Faith and Learning Integration,” Journal of Christian Teaching Practice, 5(1), 2018, https://www.theccsn.com/faith-as-foundational-a-holistic-approach-to-faith-and-learning-integration/ Introduction Most of my life in academia has been spent at institutions …
Faith Integration as Servant Leadership in the Communication College Classroom
Faith Integration as Servant Leadership in the Communication College Classroom Kevin T. Jones, Ph.D. Professor of Communication Arts, George Fox University Abstract: The integration of faith and learning is often misunderstood. While the phrase is often used in Christian college circles, defining the phrase has proven challenging at times. While students may think it is just praying before class, there …
Faith Integration as Identity
Faith Integration as Identity Jonathan Pettigrew, Ph.D. Arizona State University, Assistant Professor, Hugh Downs School of Human Communication Introduction Immediately after completing my undergraduate psychology degree from a small state school in Texas, I moved across the country to Indiana. Licensed as a minister and commissioned as a missionary, I began working as a Christian campus minister at a large, …
In It with Them: Embracing Process and Authenticity as Transformational Points of Connection
In It with Them: Embracing Process and Authenticity as Transformational Points of Connection Richard K. Olsen, Ph.D. University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Associate Professor and Department Chair Introduction The essay is as much a confessional as a guide. Sharing my account of integrating and negotiating my personal faith journey with what I believe is my calling to teach at a …