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BUILDING SUPPORT FOR ADVENTIST EDUCATIONElissa Kido, Ed.D. CRAE Webinar Series – Adventist Education at the CrossroadsJune 12, 2013
CRAE INITIATIVES• CognitiveGenesis
• Ongoing Research
• Increasing Academic Growth for all Ethnic Student Groups
• Pastors and the Future of Adventist Education
• Film on Adventist Education
• Dissemination/Marketing Strategies
• PLOT (Personality Life Orientation Test)
• Adventist Grad Rate Report2
INCREASING ACADEMIC GROWTH IN ALL STUDENT ETHNIC GROUPS
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Studying Academic Growth for Asian, Black, Hispanic, and White students in Adventist Schools
Research Team:• Dr. Edwin I. Hernández, University of Notre Dame &
DeVos Family Foundations• Dr. Elissa Kido, La Sierra University• Dr. David Sikkink, University of Notre Dame• Dr. Jerry Thayer, Andrews University
Change in students’ achievement and ability over 1-3 years was greater than the change in the norm group for students in all ethnic groups.
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS
What kind of educational outcomes is the SDA education system producing among children from all racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds?
Are there racial, ethnic, and income educational performance gaps among the children participating in Adventist education?
THE QUESTIONS FOR ADVENTIST LEADERS ARE. . .
Denise White “A comparison of the academic achievement of Seventh-day Adventist elementary students by school type: The influence of teacher, student, parent, and school variables”
Patricia Williams “The effects of health and wellness on academic achievement and cognitive ability in students attending Seventh-day Adventist schools”
Dave Lawrence “The relationship between expenditure and student achievement in Seventh-day Adventist K-8 schools in the United States”
DISSERTATIONS THAT USED COGNITIVEGENESIS DATA
Andy Sandiford “Differences in Academic Achievement of Students Involved in Extracurricular Activities: Band, Choir, Varsity Sports, and Intramural Sports in Grades 6, 7, 8, 9, 11 in Seventh-day Adventist Schools in the US and Bermuda”
Deloris Trujillo “A factor analysis of CognitiveGenesis data identifying the characteristics of Adventist holistic education components”
Marianne Gilbert “An analysis of spiritual factors on Academic achievement in Seventh-day Adventist schools”
DISSERTATIONS THAT USED COGNITIVEGENESIS DATA
“Few researchers have tackled the topic of religion and its correlation with academic achievement.”
-Cannon, Clark and Regenerus
“An Analysis of Spiritual Factors and Academic Achievement in Seventh-day Adventist Schools”
-Dissertation by Marianne GilbertDefended April 2013
SPIRITUAL FACTORS AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
• Emphasis Placed On Religion In School • Intention To Be An Active Christian As
An Adult• Spiritual Things Important To My
Mother and Father• Mother’s Spirituality*• Teachers’ Spirituality*• Like Sabbath School; Friends do too.
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT LARGE GAIN (8.5 + MONTHS)
• Parents Participate In After-School Activities
• Parents Monitor TV Programs• Parents Attend Church Frequently• Teachers Have A Spiritual Influence On
Me• Support (non-financial) from
Constituent Seventh-day Adventist Church Members
LARGE GAINS CONTINUED
2012 GRADUATION RATES
SDA academies in the NAD have a 96.9% graduation rate.
92.9% of these students go on to college.
EDUCATION EVANGELISMMARKETING KIT
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Marketing Kit could include:
Bookazine
One-page Brochure English Spanish
10 2-3 Minute Videos
PBS Documentary Film
BOOKAZINE
Developed to speak to parents, educators and the media.
Includes information about the study and quotes from individuals who have benefited from Adventist Education.
BROCHURE
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NEW SPANISH BROCHURE
TEN 2-3 MINUTE VIDEOS
Short videos targeting students, parents & teachers.
Narrated by Dick Duerksen
TEN 2-3 MIN VIDEOSStop and Listen to Your Kids
Using Rules to Reach Goals
Read For Fun
Making Music Makes Sense
Learning & Homework Go Hand in Hand
Aim High and Expect Success
Take Time to Connect with your Child
Positive Friends make a Positive Impact
Positive Spiritual Outlook and Academic Success
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Teach the Children Well
A documentary film for PBS television that explores the extraordinary story of Adventist Education from the producers of The Adventists.
• 20 million plus viewers
• 2013 scheduled release
• Film is very near completion• Next few weeks will see editing process
moving to the music addition and animation stages
• Premieres in October throughout the NAD• Trailer available to stream at http://
journeyfilms.com/portfolio-item/adventist-education-trailer-2/
TEACH THE CHILDREN WELL - DETAILS
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RESOURCES
Bookazine: http://www. adventsource.org /as30/store-productDetails.aspx?ID=37149
English Brochure: http://www. adventsource.org/as30/store-productDetails.aspx?ID=37305
Spanish Brochure: http://www. adventsource.org/as30/store-productDetails.aspx?ID=37377
Videos: http://www. cognitivegenesis. org/?page_id=123 9
• Phase1: Assessing Adventist Academics
• Phase 2: Disseminating Findings / Marketing & PR
• Phase 3: Building Support for Adventist Education
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CRAE MASTER PLAN
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BUILDING SUPPORT FOR ADVENTIST EDUCATION
ABSM Initiatives
Most policy-makers base their decisions on common sense and anecdotal analogies to previous crises.
COMMON DECISION-MAKING PROCESS
Agent-based Stakeholder Modeling (ABSM) proprietary software
Using Game Theory, Risk and Decision Theory, and Nobel Winning Economic Theory….
ABSM predicts outcomes regarding a high-stakes issue based upon stakeholders’ profiles:
• Position• Importance• Influence
A BETTER WAY TO GUIDE DECISIONS: ABSM
The software allows us to:• Map the current landscape of stakeholders
and coalitions who are vested in the issue.
• Simulate the precise bargaining dynamics and coalition formation over time.
• Track the complex interactions of all stakeholders to identify both strategic opportunities that would help achieve desired goals and threats against them.
THE ABSM APPROACH
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• determine what stakeholder activities would most effectively boost support and enrollment
• provide information for data-driven decisions/strategies related to Adventist Education in the conference
• simulate real-time impact of proposed scenarios and their real-world outcomes
OUTCOMES
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USED BY
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Over 450 Clients: Government Agencies & the Private Sector
Preliminary findings at the NAD level
Pastors are a critical group that can mobilize as well as create opposition for Adventist educational outcomes.
If pastors are perceived as more balanced in supporting Adventist education and given incentives for student placements, a much stronger pro-Adventist coalition could be created.
NAD-ABSM
Do the preliminary NAD results apply at the conference level?
ABSM Pilot Initiatives with:Central CA Conference
currently in phase 3
Southeastern CA Conference currently in phase 2
PILOT INITIATIVES
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Phase I: Planning and Framing Session• question is developed, subject matter experts are selected
Phase 2: Data Collection and Preliminary Analysis
• landscape is described, analyzed, & modeled
Phase 3: Gaming/Simulation Session, Test Courses of Action (COAs), and Policy Options
• changes to landscape are tested
Phase 4: Final Analysis and Report• synthesis of effective and ineffective COAs for the
conference to reference when making decisions on the issue
THE 4 PHASES
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ABSM MATCHING GRANTS FOR
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• must explore a question/issue with the goal of building support for Adventist Education
• 2 Grants available for $4,000 - $7,000 (typical ABSM study cost $16,000+)
• applications will be available in the fall
HIGHER-ACHIEVING SCHOOLS HAVE
Good support from pastors and members of the constituent churches
If pastors are the critical group in building support for Adventist Education—
• How can educators collaborate with pastors to harness their influence and help make the Adventist Education Advantage available to more students and their families?
• What strategies and programs can educators develop for greater pastor involvement in our schools?
• What else can educators do to help build support for Adventist Education?
EDUCATION IS EVANGELISM!
CHALLENGE TO EDUCATORS
“In the highest sense, …the work of education and the work of redemption are one ….”
-Ellen White, Education, p. 30
“Something Better – the watchword of education.”
-Ellen White, Education, p. 296
The mission of the Center for the Study on K-12 Adventist Education (CRAE) is to serve and advance Adventist education by seeking and sharing knowledge about the North American Division K-12 Adventist educational system--its values, its pedagogy, and its challenges.
