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| 4/14 Window Mid-Year Reflection & Follow-Up... |
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There has been much positive feedback
on the 4/14 Window conference
held in New York in Sept 2009.
Many tracks are moving ahead on
developing strategies for empowering
the next generation. In April
2010, members of the Academic and
Theological Transformation track
(pictured above) will join others in
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for on-going
planning, integration, and alignment
of strategies.
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This meeting will be
timed to include the Ethiopian 4/14
Window conference and all Africa
Regional 4/14 Window Summit.
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| HCD Programs around the World... |
Postgraduate Diploma in Child Development
Daystar University, Kenya:
The postgraduate curriculum in Child Development is designed to equip individuals
who work or wish to work with children who have lived under difficult
circumstance with the requisite professional qualifications in Child Development.
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Among its objectives are equipping the student with relevant
knowledge on child and adolescent development with special emphasis on
the African child growing under difficult circumstances, to identify developmental
needs and changes in children, and to explain various ways of handling
the development needs and changes in children.
Find out More about the Postgraduate Diploma in Child Development Program 
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| Master of Arts in Child Development
Daystar University, Kenya |
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This program responds to the need to reconnect children to the natural
world and academic institutions.
It is designed to help students understand
child growth and development from a physical, socio-economical and cognitive
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Students are also trained to think critically about child and
development processes and apply their training to real life situations
through a variety of field work opportunities.
Find out More about the Master of Arts Degree in Child Development Program
| AGST-APNTS launches PhD in HCD program in the
Philippines |
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On its 26th anniversary, the Asia
Pacific Nazarene Theological Seminary
(APNTS) reached a remarkable
milestone in equipping men
and women for holistic child development
(HCD). From Nov 9-20,
2009, the first class of the PhD in
HCD program was launched with
five students attending the module
Qualitative Action Research led by Dr
Peter Malvicini of Cornell University.... |
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Dr Malvicini teaches at the University
of the Philippines and is a regular
faculty at the Asia Graduate School
of Theology (AGST) as well as the
Asian School of Development and
Cross Cultural Studies.
For more information see, www.agstphil.org or www.apnts.edu.org/hcd.
| STTJ to launch MTh in HCD in
Makassar, Indonesia |
| Since 2008, Sekolah Tinggi Theologia
Jaffray (STTJ) has been offering a
Bachelor’s degree in Ministry to Children
and Youth. In 2009, STTJ began
plans to start an MTh in HCD program.
From Sept 27-28, 2009, ten
individuals including STTJ principal
Dr Daniel Ronda, Malaysia Baptist
Theological Seminary HCD Institute
director Dr Rosalind Lim-Tan and
several HCD alumni met in Makassar,
South Sulawesi province, to work out
the full curriculum and details of the
program. |
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The program is expected
to launch in Sept 2010 under the
administration of STTJ. Established in 1932, STTJ is one of the oldest
theological institutions in Indonesia.
For more information, Contact: Dr Daniel Ronda
STTJ principal, sttjaffray@yahoo.com
Also see...
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“How important it is for mission leaders to grasp the reality and significance of the agency of children in their strategies and plans for effective mission!”
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