ERIC Number: EJ1131263
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 14
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The Decline of the Religious in US Catholic Schools: The Effects of the Changing Religious Ethos on High School Seniors
Cooper, Bruce S.; Sureau, John
International Studies in Catholic Education, v5 n2 p190-203 2013
Catholic schools in the United States have been in a serious state of decline, with the closing of a rising number of Catholic elementary and secondary schools, a major drop in student enrolments, and a real shortage of clergy and religious brothers and sisters to work in these schools. The purpose of this research article is to analyse how this overall decline in Catholic schools (numbers and enrolments)--with concomitant losses in religious leaders, teachers, and chaplains--may be affecting a cohort of students completing their secondary school education.
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, High School Seniors, Religious Education, Catholics, Catholic Educators, Grade 12, Secondary School Students, Regression (Statistics), Enrollment, Correlation, Secondary Schools, Beliefs, Church Related Colleges
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education; Grade 12; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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