The Impact of Avondale College's Ethos, Mission and Values on Six Students not of the Seventh-Day Adventist Faith

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avondale-bepress.abstract<p>The Christian tertiary institutions‟ ethos, mission and values impacts on students not of the particular faith of the Christian educational institution. This study investigated six fourth year education students‟ experiences at Avondale College during their time of study. A review of the literature reveals a strong focus on the role of education in a Christian university, the ethos, mission and values that govern the university, as well as the faculty that maintain the Christian ethos of the university. The literature also highlights the danger of Christian universities and colleges moving progressively towards secularization, and suggests corrective measures to reacquaint with the founding vision and mission of the Christian university. The process of emergent design within the use of the case study as a research method was used to gather data through the use of face-to-face interviews. The data revealed that the students were impacted by Avondale College‟s ethos, mission and values during their time of study, especially through the authentic relationships formed with lecturers. Furthermore, the results indicated that the authentic relationships with lecturers impacted students beyond their academic achievements. It also impacted them in their social, professional, spiritual and intra-personal connections with Avondale College. The study concluded that the ethos, mission and values of a Christian institution are most likely to have an impact on students‟ lives through the authentic relationships they form with their lecturers.</p>
avondale-bepress.articleid1009
avondale-bepress.authorsElize Sophia Celic
avondale-bepress.context-key3908509
avondale-bepress.coverpage-urlhttps://research.avondale.edu.au/theses_bachelor_honours/9
avondale-bepress.document-typethesis
avondale-bepress.field.advisor1Beverly Christian
avondale-bepress.field.advisor2Dr. Andrew Matthes
avondale-bepress.field.comments<p>Used by permission: the author.</p> <p>A print copy of this thesis is held in the Avondale College Library (SC Theses 378.0716732 C33).</p>
avondale-bepress.field.custom_citation<p>Celic, E. S. (2012). <em>The impact of Avondale College's ethos, mission and values on six students not of the Seventh-Day Adventist faith</em> <em></em>(Bachelor's thesis, Avondale College, Cooranbong, Australia). Retrieved from https://research.avondale.edu.au/theses_bachelor_honours/9</p>
avondale-bepress.field.degree_nameBachelor of Education (Primary) (Honours) BEd (Primary) (Hons)
avondale-bepress.field.departmentEducation & Science
avondale-bepress.field.embargo_date2013-03-14T00:00:00Z
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avondale-bepress.field.for_codes130103 Higher Education
avondale-bepress.field.publication_date2012-10-01T00:00:00Z
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avondale-bepress.fulltext-urlhttps://research.avondale.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1009&amp;context=theses_bachelor_honours&amp;unstamped=1
avondale-bepress.keywordsChristian Higher Education
avondale-bepress.keywordslecture relationships
avondale-bepress.keywordsethos
avondale-bepress.keywordsmission
avondale-bepress.keywordsvalues
avondale-bepress.keywordsSDA
avondale-bepress.label9
avondale-bepress.publication-date2012-10-01T00:00:00Z
avondale-bepress.publication-titleTheses Bachelor Honours
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avondale-bepress.submission-date2013-03-14T16:35:24Z
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avondale-bepress.titleThe Impact of Avondale College's Ethos, Mission and Values on Six Students not of the Seventh-Day Adventist Faith
avondale-bepress.typearticle
dc.contributor.authorCelic, Elize Sophia
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-01T00:36:39Z
dc.date.available2023-11-01T00:36:39Z
dc.date.issued2012-10-01
dc.date.submitted2013-03-14T16:35:24Z
dc.description.abstract<p>The Christian tertiary institutions‟ ethos, mission and values impacts on students not of the particular faith of the Christian educational institution. This study investigated six fourth year education students‟ experiences at Avondale College during their time of study. A review of the literature reveals a strong focus on the role of education in a Christian university, the ethos, mission and values that govern the university, as well as the faculty that maintain the Christian ethos of the university. The literature also highlights the danger of Christian universities and colleges moving progressively towards secularization, and suggests corrective measures to reacquaint with the founding vision and mission of the Christian university. The process of emergent design within the use of the case study as a research method was used to gather data through the use of face-to-face interviews. The data revealed that the students were impacted by Avondale College‟s ethos, mission and values during their time of study, especially through the authentic relationships formed with lecturers. Furthermore, the results indicated that the authentic relationships with lecturers impacted students beyond their academic achievements. It also impacted them in their social, professional, spiritual and intra-personal connections with Avondale College. The study concluded that the ethos, mission and values of a Christian institution are most likely to have an impact on students‟ lives through the authentic relationships they form with their lecturers.</p>
dc.identifier.citation<p>Celic, E. S. (2012). <em>The impact of Avondale College's ethos, mission and values on six students not of the Seventh-Day Adventist faith</em> <em></em>(Bachelor's thesis, Avondale College, Cooranbong, Australia). Retrieved from https://research.avondale.edu.au/theses_bachelor_honours/9</p>
dc.identifier.urihttps://research.avondale.edu.au/handle/123456789/03908509
dc.language.isoen_us
dc.rights<p>Used by permission: the author.</p> <p>A print copy of this thesis is held in the Avondale College Library (SC Theses 378.0716732 C33).</p>
dc.subjectChristian Higher Education
dc.subjectlecture relationships
dc.subjectethos
dc.subjectmission
dc.subjectvalues
dc.subjectSDA
dc.titleThe Impact of Avondale College's Ethos, Mission and Values on Six Students not of the Seventh-Day Adventist Faith
dc.typeThesis
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