TY - MANSCPT AU - Sweet,Paul R TI - The Perceived Effectiveness of Strategies for Assessing Spiritual Formation at Christian Colleges and Universities /by Paul R. Sweet AV - BV4070 .P473 2012 PY - 2012/// KW - Columbia International University KW - Dissertations KW - Spiritual formation KW - Christian universities and colleges KW - Students KW - Christian college students KW - Religious life N1 - Typescript; 1 (leaves 179-195 pages); 2 N2 - Colleges and universities exist to promote student learning. It is important, for each institution to identify outcomes consistent with its mission and then to implement a strategy to assess that learning. While this is true for every institution of higher education, it carries special significance for those colleges and universities committed to the spiritual formation of the students. This study answered the question, What strategies for assessing spiritual formation are perceived to be most effective by leaders of Christian colleges and universities? The target population were 360 leaders--presidents, provosts, chief academic officers at the undergraduate and graduate levels, chief student development officers, and chief spiritual formation officers -- ER -