The Curriculum in a Christian School: What Makes It Christ-Centered
The demand for Christ-like character that transforms society has made Christian education more relevant in the 21st century. Moral decadence is rife, giving rise to the call for religion in the curriculum (Donovan, 2017). A Christ-centered curriculum is inevitable if students are to develop faith a...
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| Language: | English |
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Editura Universității Adventus
2023-08-01
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| Series: | Journal of Educational Studies |
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| Online Access: | https://www.publications.uadventus.ro/index.php/jes/article/view/173 |
| Summary: | The demand for Christ-like character that transforms society has made Christian education more relevant in the 21st century. Moral decadence is rife, giving rise to the call for religion in the curriculum (Donovan, 2017). A Christ-centered curriculum is inevitable if students are to develop faith and the character of Christ through the integration of content and pedagogy. However, there is little information available concerning what makes the curriculum Christ-centered (Dernlan, 2013). The purpose of the study was to explore what makes the curriculum Christ-centered in a Christian School. The developmental faith theory by Fowler (1981) and corroborated by Love and Talbolt (2000). It states that students are influenced by the academic environment where the curriculum serves as a pillar to the foundation of faith. This case study used data gathered through in-depth interviews, focus group discussions, observation, and document analysis. The study was conducted at an international Christian high school in Southeast Asia. A total of 13 individual participants and 2 groups participated in this study. The data analysis was done by identifying patterns and themes, noting links and differences to the forming of concepts explaining the case study. The findings indicated that a curriculum based on Christ makes it Christ-centered. The character of the curriculum designers is molded by Christ who has a vision of building good student character. Christ-centered curriculum content has a connection with Christ and is founded on faith. Teachers who teach such a curriculum must show good character and help high school students to develop faith.
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| ISSN: | 2668-6414 2668-2508 |