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Christ-Centered Education: Toward an Affirmative Pedagogy

Hyatt, Steven Frederick
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8541-527X
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1720527366994196

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2024, PHD, Kent State University, College of Education, Health and Human Services / School of Foundations, Leadership and Administration.
Since the inception of Christianity, Christians have struggled to know how to interact with surrounding cultures, what aspects of life to pass on to the next generation, and how to disciple the next generation in faith in Christ. This project is an ontological investigation into Christ-centered education, making the case to move beyond the pre-critical, and critical to embrace an affirmative post-critical pedagogy. Having been grounded in the faith and grace of the evangel (Chapter I) and approaching epistemology with Christian humility (Chapter II), the Christ-centered educator embodies both critical pedagogy and affirmative pedagogy (Chapter III), based on six biblical principles that undergird Christ-centered education: 1. worship, 2. wisdom, 3. love, 4. faithfulness to the Bible, 5. in community fellowship, as 6. responsible stewards (Chapter IV). Christ-centered educators should be affirmed in these principles by their community (of other Christ-centered educators, administration, and by local Christ-centered churches and families) as they are called to live out the evangel in their classrooms and churches, flourishing as disciples of Jesus and as teachers (Chapter V). This is the ontological embodiment of Christ-centered pedagogy expressed in an affirmative, post-critical pedagogy.
Natasha Levinson (Advisor)
Mary Parr (Committee Member)
Cynthia Osborn (Committee Member)
Tricia Niesz (Committee Member)
167 p.
Education; Education Philosophy; Educational Sociology; Educational Theory; Epistemology; Pedagogy; Religion; Religious Education; Spirituality; Teacher Education; Teaching
Christian Pedagogy, Critical, Post-critical, Evangelical, Affirmative

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  • Hyatt, S. F. (2024). Christ-Centered Education: Toward an Affirmative Pedagogy [Doctoral dissertation, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1720527366994196

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Hyatt, Steven. Christ-Centered Education: Toward an Affirmative Pedagogy. 2024. Kent State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1720527366994196.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Hyatt, Steven. "Christ-Centered Education: Toward an Affirmative Pedagogy." Doctoral dissertation, Kent State University, 2024. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1720527366994196

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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