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Thesis (D. Min.)--Logos Evangelical Seminary, 2005. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 197-212).

The purpose of this study is to develop a curriculum which integrated life education and music and to examine the effects of this integrated curriculum on senior high school students¡¦ sense of purpose of life and attitudes toward death. Using a quasi-experimental design, two freshman classes were selected from a Junior high school in Pintung County. Then the two classes were randomly assigned to the experiment group and the control group. The former received a 10-week long integrated life education/music curriculum, while the latter did not receive any treatment. Before and after the experiment, both groups of students were tested on the purpose of life and attitudes toward death, and they answered several open-ended questions about life and death. The experimental group also gave feedbacks about the curriculum. The results of this study found that, after the intervention, the two groups showed no difference in their changes in their sense of the purpose of life and attitudes toward death. However, the students evaluated the program positively; they considered the topic discussed important and liked the way it is integrated into the music curriculum. They also reported that they are inspired to contemplate the complex issue of life and death. Based upon the findings, the implications of this study were discussed.

Research into Elementary School Teacher¡¦s Meaning of Life, Attitude Towards Life Education and the Implementation of Life Education Abstract This research aims at probing into life meaning sense , educational attitude of the life of the grade teacher of Tainan and to the view of implementing the present situation of life education. It is 681 teachers of primary school of Tainan to study samples , carry on research with the investigation method of the questionnaire. In order to describe statistics , t-test, one-way ANOVA, LSD law are compared afterwards , Pearson product-moment correlation. The conclusion got in this research is as follows: (1) The idea that the life educated has already been popularized in the primary school, grade teachers of Tainan generally hold the attitude with definite front , teaching method , teaching opportunity and teaching material use all quite lively pluralism.¡¨ time insufficient ¡§, it knows to be can insufficient with¡¨teaching material lack¡¨ is it have heavy difficulty most met to implement. (2) Grade teachers of Tainan generally present ¡§ good degree and height ¡§to approve in life meaning sense . There is difference of showing because of the teacher's different sex , marital status , age , religious belief , scale of the school , school site. No study in a school in the university , well educated and serving the age and service seniority , taking on the post and having most differences because of the change of teacher. (3) Grade teachers of Tainan generally present ¡§ good degree and height¡¨ to approve in educational attitude of the life. Sex , marital status , age , religious belief , scale of the school , well most educated , the age and service seniority of service , post of holding and having difference of showing because of the change of teacher. There is a difference because the teacher's difference studies in a school in the university , school site . (4) Highly relevant between life meaning sense and educational attitude of life, grade teacher of the life meaning with high sense , its behavior in educational attitude of the life is better too. According to the above conclusion , put forward the suggestion on educational administrative organ , school , teacher , media and parents separately. Key word: Life education , life meaning sense , educational attitude of the life

The main purpose of the study is to develop the course appropriate for senior high school students by incorporating life education program into Civics and Society, and apply information media materials to K12 digital platform to explore the effects of the course incorporating information into life education program on senior high school students¡¦ learning and their changes in attitudes toward life. Based on the research results, the study can provide teachers with the design of conducting life education program, the application to teaching methods, and some related constructive suggestions. A case study of action research is adopted in the study. The research subjects are from 39 female first-year students in a senior high school in Pingtung. They receive 13 units (27 periods of the course) of life education program during a semester. Two self-reported questionnaires, ¡§Life Experience¡¨ and ¡§Experience in Surfing the Internet¡¨, are used as the research instruments for the pretest of the course. In addition, the discussion over the issues, the results of the questionnaires, the learning feedback forms, and the journal of the teacher¡¦s observation are conducted and used to explore the effects of learning process of incorporating life education program into Civics and Society on students and teachers. The results of the study are generalized as follows: ¢¹. With regard to course design and implementation: 1.The integrated life education program is specifically practicable. 2.It can broaden students¡¦ horizons in learning by using Internet platform and media information. 3.It promotes students¡¦ learning motivations for the main course and leads to positive effects on stimulating students¡¦ learning achievement. ¢º. With regard to the perceptions of teachers and students: 1.The systematic course awakens students¡¦ consciousness in life values. 2.Students gradually take up positive attitudes toward life by sharing their life experiences with one another. 3.Teachers can increase their professional abilities and gain self-growth during the course design and implementation.

Thesis (D. Min.)--Denver Seminary, 1995. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 133-148, 191-194).

Thesis PlanB (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2009. / Includes bibliographical references.

Family enrichment for the purpose of improving family relationships is a new method that has not yet been explored in depth. The materials available for family enrichment are quite limited and need to be expanded before their use can be validated. The purpose of this project was to develop and evaluate a leader's manual for family enrichment following an Adlerian activity approach. Family enrichment is a process of intervention based on a prearranged, programmed manual dealing with interpersonal relations between and among family members. A manual was developed that was practical, action-oriented, and based on Adlerian theory. The materials in the manual were designed specifically for use by whole family units. The methods described in this manual are suitable both for weekend retreats and weekly growth groups. The Adlerian concepts presented in the manual were based primarily on materials from Systematic Training for Effective Parenting (STEP) by Dinkmeyer and McKay (1976) and Teaching With Confidence: How to Get Off the Classroom Wall by Hillman (1980). Most of the activities used in each of the enrichment sessions were developed by the author. After the manual was completed, it was evaluated by a panel of five judges, and by seven families who participated in a family enrichment weekend retreat, where the leader's manual was utilized. The evaluation instruments consisted of three questionnaires that were devised by the author. A panel of judges rated the manual favorably in all categories of the evaluation. The subject of family enrichment, the Adlerian concepts and activities, and the format used in the manual received positive ratings. Participants in the family enrichment weekend also favorably rated individual sessions in the program. The eight topics were considered to be appropriate for families working toward the improvement of family relationships. They indicated that the warm-up presentations, activities, and follow-up discussions fit together well and that the activities were appropriate in length and age level. The experience was rated as being pleasurable for the whole family, and the activities as appropriate for future use at home. An overall evaluation of the total enrichment program showed it helped to: (1) increase positive feelings about family members, (2) increase understanding of family values, (3) create more family cooperation in decision-making, (4) recognize family strengths and individual strengths, and (5) improve family relationships. Evaluation by the panel of judges and the participants in the family enrichment program supports the usefulness of the leader's manual. Many reactions by these two groups were similar and in agreement. Both sets of evaluators responded favorably to the idea of families working together as total units to improve relationships, and supported the use of activities in this process. The overly full schedule was noted by both groups as a problem area in the manual. The lack of structured learning experiences for the young children and the inadequate sleeping accommodations were also cited as problem areas by the weekend participants. This project suggests that the family enrichment manual appears to be a useful tool for leaders to use when conducting family enrichment programs. It also appears that the family enrichment weekend retreat, that utilized the manual, was a worthwhile experience for the families involved.

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