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050	0	4	_aTC425 _b.C374 1992
050	0	4	_aTC425
100	1		_aArnold, Robert, _e1
245	1	0	_aCareer missionary retention in S.I.M. /by Robert Arnold.
260			_c1992.
300			_avi, 81 leaves : _billustrations ; _c29 cm.
336			_aunspecified _bzzz _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
500			_aTypescript.
500			_aMinistry Perspective Project submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts, Columbia Biblical Seminary and Graduate School of Missions, Columbia, South Carolina, 1992.
500			_aBibliography: leaves 78-81.
500			_aChapter 1. The Missionary Retention Problem
505	0	0	_aIntroduction -- _tMinistry Context -- _tDefinition of Research Subjects -- _tCareer missionaries -- _tField missionaries -- _tRestriction to one decade -- _tResearch Questions -- _tPotential Limitations -- _tImportance of the Study.
500			_aChapter 2. Precedent Research
505	0	0	_aAttrition Studies in Six Missions -- _tLiterature Proposing Solutions to Attrition.
500			_aChapter 3. Research Methodology
505	0	0	_aOverall Research Strategy -- _tConsultation with Personnel Directors -- _tIdentification of the Study's Universe -- _tReview of Personnel Records -- _tSelection of the Study's Sample -- _tValidity of the Sample -- _tThe Anonymous Survey Mailing and Response -- _tInterviews with SIM Personnel Administrators.
500			_aChapter 4. Findings of Research
505	0	0	_aHealth-related Factors in the Survey -- _tFamily-related Factors in the Survey -- _tWork-related Facotrs in the Survey -- _tThe work itself -- _tThe co-workers -- _tThe stress of cross-cultural work -- _tRedirection Factors in the Survey -- _tActive redirection -- _tPassive redirection -- _tRelative Importance of Survey Factors -- _tAnalysis of Personnel Records -- _tComparison of Factors form Personnel Records with Factors from Survey Responses.
500			_aChapter 5. Conclusions and Recommendations
505	0	0	_aRelative Elasticity of Attrition Factors -- _tAddressing M.K. Educational Needs -- _tValue of MK education -- _tRecommendations for mission action -- _tEnabling Mission Work -- _tMeaningful work -- _tCompatible leaders -- _tManageable stress -- _tRecent helpful initiatives -- _tRecommendations for mission action.
500			_aAppendix
505	0	0	_aAnonymous Survey -- _tSurvey Cover Letter -- _tNumber of Factors Cited by Survey Respondents -- _tFrequency of Citation and Importance of Each Survey Factor -- _tFrequency and Importance of Each Factor from Personnel Records.
500			_aList of Tables
505	0	0	_aCharacteristics of "Universe" and of "Sample" Compared -- _tDegree of Commonality between Members of Universe and Survey Sample -- _tSurvey Response Rate by Home Country -- _tHealth-related Factors -- _tFamily-related Factors -- _tWork-related Factors: the Work Itself -- _tWork-related Factors: Co-workers -- _tWork-related Factors: Stress -- _tRedirection Factors: Opportunities -- _tRedirection Factors: Hindrances -- _tRelative Importance of Survey Factor Categories -- _tFactors from the Personnel Records -- _tComparison of Factors by Source -- _tNumber of Factors Cited by Survey Respondents (Appendix C) -- _tFrequency of Citation and Importance of each Survey Factor (Appendix D) -- _tFrequency and Importance of each Factor from Personnel Records (Appendix E).
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610	2	0	_aSudan Interior Mission.
610	2	0	_aColumbia Biblical Seminary and Graduate School of Missions. _kMinistry Perspective Project.
650		0	_aMissionaries, Resignation of.
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902			_a1 _bCynthia Snell _c1 _dCynthia Snell