Recruiting for Academic Excellence in Theological Schools

The Wabash Center

Author: Heaton, Ada Beth and C. Adrian Heaton
Publisher: Theological Education 11, no. 3 (The Association of Theological Schools, Pittsburgh)
Table of Contents: Origin and Scope of the Study
The Academic Levels of Students Entering Seminaries and Other Professional Schools
Investigative Methods, Theoretical Framework, and Issues Raised by the Consultants
Intellectual, Leadership, and Creative Qualities of High Achieving Students
Helping Intellectually Able Students Obtain Significant Information About Ministry
Persons Who Influence Them Toward Ministry
Values Able Students Consider Appropriate or those Planning to Enter Ministry
Helping Academic Achievers Select Theological Schools
Ways Indirect Change Agents can Facilitate the Work of Direct Interpreters and Enlisters
Long-range Planning to Improve the Interpreting-Enlisting Process for Talented Persons
Recommendations and Further Research Needed
Appendix
Notes and Additional Relevant References
Announcements of Awards
Three Kinds of Talent (Figure)
Tables:
Description of the Thirty-Three Sample Schools
First Professional Activities of the Entering Classes of 1963 and 1968 after Leaving Seminary
Types of Undergraduate Institutions Attended
Students Participating in Leadership Experiences
Students' Self-rating of Their Intellectual Creativity
Other Occupations Seriously Considered
Significant Sources of Information about Ministry
Influence of Various Persons toward Ministry at Developmental Levels
Helpful Sources of Information about Seminaries
Factors Considered When Selecting Seminaries

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