Increasing interest in online education raises the question of how to design an effective program to train clergy. This mixed-methods study provides a foundation for a validated, competency based undergraduate curriculum. Designing a competency-based curriculum for a specific major requires an understanding of how knowledge, skills, abilities, values, and other characteristics (KSAOs) are integrated by practitioners to successfully perform specific tasks or functions. Survey data were gathered from 169 Protestant practitioners in northern California, analyzed, and provided to a panel of...
Increasing interest in online education raises the question of how to design an effective program to train clergy. This mixed-methods study provides a...