An analysis of recent publications in the field of school effectiveness studies shows that virtually no contributions have been made in that knowledge domain with respect to the effectiveness of Christian schools. To address this shortcoming--while keeping the undesirability of a package approach to Christian education in mind--a…

A theory of professional action is developed based on the 3 modes of inference: abduction, induction, and deduction. The theory explains how professionals reflect in action by combining a single case to their professional repertoire. With teachers in religious education (RE), the problem is focused on how they link students' new and individual…

This article assesses the impact of religiosity on Christian leadership orientations. The theoretical model is taken from the study of Shee, Ji, and Boyatt (2002), which presupposes that quest religiosity is inversely related to the structured, human resource, political, and symbolic leadership frames, while intrinsic and extrinsic religiosity are…

This study examined social perceptions that full-time faculty hold about their institutional commitment to the scholarship of engagement. The sample included full-time faculty (n = 274) serving in member institutions of the Association of Reformed Institutions in Higher Education (ARIHE) in the United States. Two primary research questions were…

In this article, the authors report the results of a survey on technology access and use in both religious and nonsectarian schools in the state of Illinois. Four hundred surveys were sent to a cross section of private schools, with a response rate of 45%. The study demonstrates there were only minimal differences between sectarian and…

Examined institutional deterrents to participation in adult education among African American Christian church members. Focus group interview data highlighted six categories of deterrents: lack of relevance, programmatic, communication, individual/personal, instructional techniques, and interpersonal. Results suggest that African American Christian…

A review of the literature and meta-analytic research into the effectiveness of character/moral education programs reveals that Christian educators should be wary of implementing such curricula. A history of character education demonstrates how the field has evolved. Problems associated with programming rationale, faulty methodology, and lack of…

Investigated the relationship between school choice and Seventh Day Adventist parents' perception of selected factors. Surveys of Michigan Seventh Day Adventist parents highlighted a significant relationship between parental school choice and perception of spiritual value-based education, cost of education, academic program, who influenced school…

Inclusive education has become the educational model for a number of Christian schools in the Reformed Christian tradition. This paper traces the development of Christian School International member schools in North America, focusing on changing parental expectations, the schools' sphere of influence in the family and community, and the church's…

Offers a personal narrative about integrating the Christian faith into the teaching and learning process, providing a theoretical framework that served as a context for the personal narrative, describing the methodology guiding the author as he wrote the narrative, presenting insights into the tensions he experienced when initially attempting to…

Investigated the primary leadership orientations of Christian school leaders and their association with religiosity. Surveys of principals and assistant principals examined structural, human resource, political, and symbolic leadership; intrinsic and extrinsic religiosity; and quest religiosity. The human resource frame was respondents' primary…

Presents a historical overview of circumstances that led to the language and action of liberation theology, examining themes identified with liberation theology (prayer and Biblical dependence, preferential option for the poor, liberation, praxis, and conscientization) and discussing how the theological praxis of liberation theology can inform the…

Investigated the relationship between high school students' religiousness and academic achievement, noting the effects of ethnicity. Data from two followups of the National Educational Longitudinal Study of 1988 indicated that religiousness related to academic achievement, though the link was mediated by other psychosocial factors. The…

Examines circumstances leading to the transition of Webster College, Missouri, from a Catholic women's college to a secular, co-educational university. The issue of identity was re-addressed at a critical juncture in Webster's history, as it dealt with its financial and enrollment difficulties. The study shows that influential role of leadership…

Investigated the effectiveness of Seventh-day Adventist boarding high school principals as perceived by school staff, superintendents, and principals. Survey data indicated that respondents perceived principals to be highly effective in maintenance and integration and moderately effective in adaptation and goal attainment. Respondents' perceptions…