넬슨(C.E.Nelson)의 회중중심교육론에 근거한 기독교 노인신앙교육에 관한 연구

최명희 장로회신학대학교 대학원 2008 국내박사

Korean society is entering more rapidly than any other country 'an aging society' with an extended life expectancy and a decreasing birthrate. Korean society has recognized the problems which an aging society causes, and has taken various steps such as life-long education and an increase in social welfare services in order to solve the problems. Korean churches are experiencing the similar phenomenon. The rate of elderly members has rapidly increased in the churches. The churches have made efforts to solve the problems and have improved the quality of programs for older adults in many ways. However, their efforts miss several important points in my judgment. First, in Korean churches the Christian education for older adults is not recognized as an essential ministry of the church, and is not supported continually and sufficiently through life-long education. Second, the faith of adults is not treated as one of the most necessary fields in the education for older adults of the church. Third, educational efforts in the Korean churches are not practiced effectively using a holistic educational structure. Finally, educational theories and practical programs for faith-education of older adults are not developed sufficiently on the basis of academic understandings and disciplinary perspectives on aging and older adults. Confronting the challenges of this educational situation and acknowledging of the above-mentioned problems, this dissertation aims to construct an alternative Christian education theory to be practiced for the faith education of elderly Christians in the local churches. This dissertation takes Carl Ellis Nelson's congregation-centered educational theory as the foundation for the discussion of the faith education of elderly Christians. Nelson emphasizes the importance of the faith and the congregation in Christian education. He believes that the formation of the faith (communicating faith)and its transformation of the faith (maturing faith) continue during one’s whole life, and he stresses that the formation and transformation occur through socialization in the congregation. According to Nelson, the essential task of Christian education is to communicate faith and lead people to mature faith, and the congregation (community of believers) is the most effective and natural agency of communicating faith and forming mature faith. His thoughts can be applicable to the faith education of older adults which are an important part of every church congregation. To accomplish this goal, this dissertation has the following structure. Chapter II investigates various aging theories from gerontological, biblical, and theological perspectives, and then draws some relevant educational insights from those perspectives for older adult faith education. Chapter III introduces and examines Nelson's congregational education theory, and then extracts some insights for the construction of an alternative theory for Christian older adult faith education. Nelson's educational thoughts are mainly composed of two theoretical structures: faith formation (communicating faith) and faith transformation (maturing faith). The contents of faith are Christian identity, the Christian world-view, and the Christian value system. The faith is communicated (formed) by the congregation through worship, fellowship, Bible research, and confrontation of ethical issues in the congregation. The formed faith by the congregation is matured by sharing religious experiences based on the Bible and the Christian tradition in the congregation. Educational strategies for faith communication and faith maturation include the congregational edification strategy and the CSG strategy. The real force of the educational process is the Holy Spirit. Chapter IV suggests an alternative Christian education theory for older adult faith education. The theory is based on Nelson's congregational education theory and reflects insights from gerontological, biblical and theological perspectives on aging and older adults. The educational theory is defined as a congregation-centered Christian education for older adults. The purpose of this education is to communicate faith to older adults through the Christian tradition in congregational life, and then to lead them to mature faith. Communicating faith to older adults means to form the personal and communal Christian identity, Christian world-view, and Christian value system in the mind of older adults. The personal identity to be formed includes older adults as the image of God, the sinner, and one who responds to the revelation of God. The communal identity includes older adults as the body of Christ (congregation), the channel of God's blessing to the home, social-cultural builder, and steward of the world and history. The world-view to be communicated is the Apostle's Creed as basic to Christian knowledge, and Christian beliefs on perennial human situations such as the meaning of life, evil, death and after life, sin and salvation. The value system to be communicated to older adults includes Christian beliefs on topics of daily life such as work and retirement, and Christian symbols such as the cross and the Lord's Prayer. Mature faith means life to pursue successful aging, life to grow in faith-knowledge and grace, and life to build communities according to the will of God. Mature faith is achieved through conversional experiences and convictional experiences in the light of the religious experiences described in the Bible. Educational strategies for faith communication and faith maturation of older adults include congregational edification strategies and older adults’ ministry committee organization strategies. These strategies are discussed in relation to the older adult's ability to interpret the Bible and Christian tradition, the Christian mentality and critical intelligence of older adults, and developing educational leadership and congregational curriculum. For communicating and maturing the faith of older adults, the worship, fellowship, searching of the Scripture, confronting of social and ethical issues, and media are used. Finally, the contexts for faith education of older adults are congregation, home, society, world and cyber-space.

Chulmun period villages on the Han River in Korea : subsistence and settlement

Nelson UMI 1990 국내박사

Ideology and history education: A study of the influence of ideology on the formation of history curriculum and history standards

Nelson, Mark B The Pennsylvania State University 2001 해외박사(DDOD)

This study focused on the role ideology has played in history curriculum formation. Illustrative examples were presented that demonstrated how history curriculum has been intricately connected with ideology. This study demonstrated how history curriculum often has functioned as a conveyor of an ideological paradigm and that ideological conflict was frequently present in the formation of history curriculum. This study showed how such conflicts were often couched in academic terms instead of ideological terms. As a result, debates surrounding history curriculum often failed to address the core disagreement in ideology. Consequently, this lack of direct ideological communication often led to deep division and mistrust between various ideological camps. From this research, the author concluded that it is essential for those who are associated with history curriculum formation to insure that clear ideological positions are articulated and understood by history curriculum writers, academics, teachers, and the public. This study's theoretical framework was based on the assumption that individuals view the past through a “lens” of personal experience and values and that such “lenses” varied. Historical research was used to demonstrated both the conflict of “lenses” and the outcomes of those conflicts. This historical research focused on the time frame from the <italic> Committee of Ten Report</italic> (1894) through the National History Standards Project (1996). The study was limited in scope, researching those historical episodes that highlighted the connection between history curriculum and ideology. The National History Standards Project was used as a case study and was the culminating example of ideological conflict in history curriculum formation.

2001년 우주 대장정

김세훈 한국외국어대학교 통역번역대학원 1998 국내석사

Social information processing patterns and prosocial behavior: A longitudinal study

Nelson, David Allen University of Minnesota 1999 해외박사(DDOD)

A significant amount of past research has attempted to elucidate the relation between social cognition and prosocial behavior. Traditional social-cognitive approaches to this problem, using global constructs, have often produced inconsistent findings. Use of a social information-processing (SIP) paradigm is proposed as a possible remedy. In particular, the present study constitutes a longitudinal attempt to replicate and extend the findings of an earlier concurrent study of SEP patterns and prosocial behavior (Nelson & Crick, 1999). That study found unique SIP patterns for particularly prosocial children in their assessment of hypothetical provocation situations (e.g., benign attributional bias). In contrast to the group-oriented approach of the Nelson and Crick (1999) article and the majority of previous SIP research, a normative, developmental approach was employed. Accordingly, a normative middle-childhood sample of 127 children (67 boys, 60 girls) participated in the study. Assessments included self-reports of several elements of SIP and peer reports of prosocial behavior at grades three and four. Consistent with past research, there were significant gender differences for many variables and their relative stability (especially prosocial behavior) and, accordingly, a regression-by-gender approach was employed. Results showed that certain response-decision variables were uniquely predictive of prosocial behavior for boys and girls. These significant associations were in regard to children's endorsement of relationally aggressive strategies for handling provocation. Findings for girls were in expected directions, with a tendency to denounce relational aggression (in response to either instrumental or relational provocation) being significantly associated with greater prosocial reputation across time. In contrast, findings for boys showed that endorsement of a relationally aggressive response to relational provocation predicted an increase in peer-rated prosocial behavior one year later. These unique findings are interpreted from a normative perspective and suggestions for further research are given.

Malay kinship and marriage in Singapore

Djamour, Judith Human Relations Area Files 1963 해외박사

Factors associated with high malaria prevalence in children aged 5 to 14years in eastern province - Rwanda : cross-sectional study 2017

Nelson Jacques Hirwanimana Graduate School of Public Health, Yonsei Universit 2024 국내석사

ABSTRACT Background: Malaria, a persistent global health challenge, affects millions worldwide, with the African region bearing the most substantial burden. Rwanda has successfully implemented interventions, leading to a notable decline in malaria cases and deaths; however, the Eastern province remains a hotspot. This study explores the factors associated with the high prevalence of malaria in children aged 5 to 14 years in Eastern Province, Rwanda. Methods: A cross-sectional study using data from the 2017 Rwanda Malaria Indicator Survey (RMIS) involving 1,266 children from 7 districts of Eastern province has been used. Analytical methods include chi-square tests to compute the association between variables and logistic regression to assess the extent of risk factors associated with the high prevalence of malaria infection. Results: Children aged 5-8 years have a significantly higher malaria risk (OR=1.63) compared to those aged 12 -14 years. Households with 9 or more members show a highly significant association with malaria (OR=3.43). Rural residence is significantly linked to increased malaria likelihood (OR=1.78) compared to urban areas. Bugesera, Kirehe, Ngoma, and Nyagatare districts exhibit significant differences in malaria prevalence. Sleeping under an LLIN significantly lowers malaria risk (OR=1.47). Higher wealth levels (2 and 3) are associated with significantly lower malaria prevalence, while access to television (OR=2.57), fewer household rooms (OR=4.19), VIP latrine use (OR=3.83), and sand/earth flooring (OR=2.22) significantly increase malaria risk. Conclusion: This study reveals key insights such as children with younger ages (5-8 years), larger household sizes, and geographic variations to correlate with increased malaria risk consistently. The protective role of Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets is indubitable. Unexpectedly, households with television access show higher malaria prevalence, prompting further investigation. Specific housing conditions also impact prevalence, emphasizing the need for targeted sanitation and construction materials improvements.

The material word : Anglican visual culture in colonial South Carolina

Nelson, Louis Perry University of Delaware 2001 국내박사

FORMULATION, VERIFICATION AND APPLICATION OF INTEGRATED MODELS FOR TRACE METAL PHASE DISTRIBUTION IN LABORATORY MICROCOSMS AND AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS (BIOFILM, LEAD)

NELSON, YARROW MICHAEL CORNELL UNIVERSITY. 1997 해외박사

Adoptive fathers and their Korean children : ethnic identity development

Nelson, Bryan UMI ProQuest LLC 2015 국내박사