Indonesia Union College : a Historical Study of a Seventh-Day Adventist Institution
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Andrews University Digital Commons @ Andrews University Dissertations Graduate Research 1984 Indonesia Union College : a Historical Study of a Seventh-day Adventist Institution Rajoaman Nainggolan Andrews University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/dissertations Part of the Christian Denominations and Sects Commons, and the Higher Education Commons Recommended Citation Nainggolan, Rajoaman, "Indonesia Union College : a Historical Study of a Seventh-day Adventist Institution" (1984). Dissertations. 595. https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/dissertations/595 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate Research at Digital Commons @ Andrews University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Andrews University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. 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Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. Andrews University School of Education INDONESIA UNION COLLEGE: A HISTORICAL STUDY OF A SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST INSTITUTION A Dissertation Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Education by Rajoaman Nainggolan October 1984 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. INDONESIA UNION COLLEGE: A HISTORICAL STUDY OF A SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST INSTITUTION A dissertation presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Doctor of Education by Rajoaman Nainggolan APPROVAL BY THE COMMITTEE: / / ■ / _L nC<~- \B Chairmanrman: „ John B .'Jfourvffeierg Dean, School'of Education J Committee Member^George Knight ^ G ctf*, 2-1, t i n Committee Mfeml Garth Date approved ■ I tV Ii <1 / - " -' * ar r -3 r c «. Committee Member: Gottfried Oosterwal External Examiner Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. ABSTRACT INDONESIA UNION COLLEGE: A HISTORICAL STUDY OF A SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST INSTITUTION by Rajoaman Nainggolan Chairman: John B. Youngberg Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. ABSTRACT OF GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH Dissertation Andrews University School of Education Title: INDONESIA UNION COLLEGE: A HISTORICAL STUDY OF A SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST INSTITUTION, 1929-1970 Name of researcher: Rajoaman Nainggolan Name and degree of faculty adviser: John 8. Youngberg, Ed.D. Date completed: August 1984 Problem The first Seventh-day Adventist training school established in Indonesia was the Netherlands East Indies Training School (Indonesia Union College after 1962) founded in 1929. The school has since grown considerably and achieved university status, but no comprehensive history of it has been written. This lack points to a need for a systematic examination of tne development of Seventh-day Adventist higher education in Indonesia. This study reconstructs the history of this institution from 1929 to 1970. Method The documentary-historical method, based on published and unpublished materials, was used. Materials included books, 2 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. 3 periodicals, school bulletins, minutes of the Indonesia Union Mission, Indonesia Union College board and faculty; school financial state ments, correspondence, and other documents pertaining to the history of the school. Indonesian materials were translated into English by the writer. Cone 1usi ons Indonesia Union College was founded in a small compound for a small objective--to train Bible workers and colporteurs. It grew as its goals and objectives were broadened to follow Ellen G. White's concept of education--to train masses of church youth in character development and for service to God and to humanity. These philosophical objectives coincided with rising national educational expectations of schooling the masses. The early curriculum, patterned after American Adventist education, was inadequate for the long-term interest of the constituency. Therefore, Indonesia Union College gradually shifted to the structure of the national system of education. Curriculum originally designed to gain accreditation as a senior college by the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists status, began changing to meet the minimum requirements of the Indonesian Department of Education. From the examination of the history of the school between 1929 to 1970, it is concluded that the philosophy that guided the operation of the institution has remained basically the same. Special emphases, however, have been given to certain aspects from time to time. The philosophical question, "Education for what?" remains and must be firmly addressed. Periodic review of the philosophy of the Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. 4 institution must be an ongoing process to clarify its mission, goals, and objectives. Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF FIGURES vi i i LIST OF TABLES......................................................................................................... x LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS........................................................................................... xii PREFACE ...................................................................................................................... xi v Purpose of the S tu d y ...................................................................................... xv Importance of the S t u d y ............................................................................. xv Scope and Delimitation of the S t u d y .................................................. xvi Definition of Termc .................................................................................. xvii Design of the S t u d y ............................................................................................xviii Previous Studies ................................................................................................ X1X Acknowledgments ................................................................................................ xx Chapter I. BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THE FOUNDING OF INDONESIA UNION COLLEGE...................................................................................... 1 The L a n d ................................................................................................ 2 Climate ...................................................................................................