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Christian Higher Education and Students with Diverse Beliefs: Impacts and Challenges

avondale-bepress.context-key9231587
avondale-bepress.submission-pathedu_papers/93
avondale.affiliateChristian, Beverly; 0000-0002-0507-4960
avondale.affiliateMatthes, Andrew
avondale.departmentScripture, Spirituality and Society Research Centre
avondale.departmentChristian Education Research Centre
avondale.facultyEducation
avondale.reporting.isPeerReviewedPeer Reviewed
avondale.reporting.versionPublished Version
dc.contributor.authorMatthes, Andrew
dc.contributor.authorChristian, Beverly J.
dc.contributor.authorCelic, Elize Sophia
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-01T00:24:13Z
dc.date.available2023-11-01T00:24:13Z
dc.date.issued2016-10-01
dc.date.submitted2016-10-04T17:41:26Z
dc.description.abstract<p>The ethos, mission, and values of Christian Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are usually grounded in a biblical worldview. Increasingly, Christian HEIs are attracting students who do not share the faith espoused by the institutions they attend. This qualitative case study explored the perceptions of six final-year education students with different belief frameworks to those of the Christian HEI they attended. They were interviewed to determine their perceptions of the transparency of the ethos, mission, and values of the HEI, the impact of the HEI on their lives, and the challenges they faced as students. The data revealed some positive impacts and some challenges for both the students and the Christian HEI and identified an overarching factor that moderated the identified tensions.</p>
dc.identifier.citation<p>Celic, E., Christian, B., & Matthes, A. (2016). Christian higher education and students with diverse beliefs: Impacts and challenges.<em> International Christian Community for Teacher Education, 11</em>(1), 1-11. Retrieved from https://icctejournal.org/</p>
dc.identifier.issn1932-7846
dc.identifier.urihttps://research.avondale.edu.au/handle/1897/09231587
dc.language.isoen_us
dc.provenance<p>This article was originally published as:</p> <p>Celic, E., Christian, B., & Matthes, A. (2016). Christian higher education and students with diverse beliefs: Impacts and challenges.<em> International Christian Community for Teacher Education, 11</em>(1), 1-11. Retrieved from https://icctejournal.org/</p> <p>ISSN: 1932-7846</p>
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Christian Community for Teacher Education
dc.relation.urihttps://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/icctej/vol11/iss1/2
dc.relation.urihttps://icctejournal.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/v11-i1-celic-christian-higher-education1.pdf
dc.rights<p>Used by permission: <a href="https://iccte.org/">International Christian Community for Teacher Education</a> and the author(s).</p>
dc.rights.licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/
dc.subjectChristian higher education
dc.subjectethos
dc.subjectmission
dc.subjectvalues
dc.subjectdiverse beliefs
dc.titleChristian Higher Education and Students with Diverse Beliefs: Impacts and Challenges
dc.typeJournal Article

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