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Mission
The mission of the Center for Research 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.
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Objective
As the Center responds to the needs of the field, the following objectives will be addressed:
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Research and investigate the effectiveness and benefits of Adventist K-12 Education for the improvement and enhancement of student learning in Adventist schools with the emphasis on students’ holistic development of the physical, mental, spiritual and social dimensions.
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Disseminate research findings and their implications in usable ways for the practitioner and inform the Adventist education community and its constituencies about important education issues.
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Explore innovative strategies for marketing/disseminating the research findings to internal and external publics as appropriate.
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Undertake K-12 research projects on behalf of Adventist constituency organizations.
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Establish professional and academic partnerships with schools, local and union church conferences for the purpose of strengthening education programs.
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Facilitate the research and scholarly activity of faculty and graduate students of the La Sierra University School of Education through involvement in and support of research projects on Adventist K-12 education.
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Undertake consulting contracts under the sponsorship of such other organizations that the Center shall enter agreements with
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