Importance and Effectiveness of the Adventist Educative Philosophy in Chile
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Education, philosophy, adventist.Abstract
In Adventist school and secondary school of Chile was done a study in order to know the opinion
of the secondary 4th grade and basic 8th grade students about the importance that those
assign to the foundations of the Adventist Educative Philosophy. In these student groups were
observed how much of the education philosophical objectives have been achieved. Furthermore,
an analysis was accomplished to determine if exist a meaningful difference between the
importance and the achievement of the spiritual and academic social dimension and if these
were affected by their religious affiliation. Research was performed in 35 primary schools and
20 secondary schools during 2011 school period. In this study participated 2,257 students
divided in two groups: 824 of secondary’s students, and 1433 of primary‘s students. These
results have showed that there is a meaningful difference between the importance and the
objectives achievement regarding to the Adventist educative philosophy. On the other hand,
among secondary fourth grade students who are Adventists and others that do not belong
to any religion have showed less satisfaction regarding to the objectives achievement of the
Adventist educative philosophy than another group of catholic students of the same grade,
while basic 8th grade students have showed satisfaction with the objectives achievement. As
a result, three relevant aspects of the Adventist educative philosophy seem having lost the
expectation in students who have participated in this study such as: that these schools may
possess Adventist teachers, that students can develop abilities for the gospel preaching, and
that students can witness of their faithful to others.
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