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Witwer, Mark T. – International Journal of Christianity & Education, 2023
Relationships between faith and learning are central to Christian education. However, few large studies have examined grade-school teachers' faith-learning perspectives, especially the influence of academic discipline and theological tradition. I investigated these among 1,059 teachers certified by the Association of Christian Schools…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Christianity, Religious Schools, Teacher Attitudes
Smith, David I.; Green, Beth; Kurkechian, Mia; Cheng, Albert – International Journal of Christianity & Education, 2021
This essay proposes that efforts at assessing the contribution of faith-based schools to faith formation be grounded in an account of student vocation framed by Christian practices. We identify gaps in research on assessment of school effectiveness and suggest that a focus on the present vocation of students may fruitfully connect faith and…
Descriptors: Christianity, Religious Education, Religious Schools, School Effectiveness
Nishida, Yukiyo – History of Education Quarterly, 2022
In the mid to late nineteenth century, many missionary women from Western countries arrived in Japan to engage in educational work. They made a significant impact not only on the establishment of Christian kindergartens and kindergarten teacher training schools but also on the dissemination of Friedrich Froebel's theory of kindergarten education…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Teacher Education Programs, Educational History, Christianity
Wodon, Quentin – International Studies in Catholic Education, 2019
Serving the poor is a prime component of the mission of Catholic and many other faith-based schools. Do the schools succeed in doing so? This paper and a companion paper focusing on learning aim to answer this question. In this paper, the focus is on schooling or enrolment in school. The paper considers first global and regional data on the number…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Religious Education, Poverty, Preschool Education
Alison Johnson; Matthew H. Lee; Albert Cheng – Journal of Religious Education, 2024
Research shows that teacher quality is the most important school-related input correlated with student success. In religious private schools, teachers do not merely influence academic outcomes; they may also play a role in spiritual formation. Religious school administrators report that their faith informs their hiring decisions. However, little…
Descriptors: Christianity, Religious Schools, Administrator Attitudes, Teacher Characteristics
Alrashidi, Alanoud; Alanezi, Nawaf – Religious Education, 2020
In many religious communities, children encounter rigorous and continuous processes of religious socialization and education that impact their cognitive development. However, little research has been conducted on children's perceptions of religion and religious concepts. This research explores perceptions of Heaven as a core concept in Islamic…
Descriptors: Religious Education, Socialization, Grade 1, Elementary School Students
Memon, Nadeem A.; Chown, Dylan; Alkouatli, Claire – Pedagogy, Culture and Society, 2021
A systemic challenge for K-12 Islamic schools in Western contexts is a disconnect between purpose and practice. This challenge underscores the urgency for empirical research to advance teaching and learning approaches distinct to education in the Islamic tradition. This qualitative study explores educator perspectives on Islamic pedagogy in…
Descriptors: Islam, Religious Schools, Religious Factors, Teaching Methods
Scott, John Trevitt; Armstrong, Ann Cheryl – Power and Education, 2016
This article is set in the context of multicultural 21st-century Australia, whose diversity is marked by religious plurality as well as varied ethnic groupings. The article reports on a study of professional learning in three Australian faith-based schools (Christian, Jewish and Muslim) that investigated the role such schools might play in the…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Ethnic Groups, Religious Cultural Groups, Religious Education
Huth, Kerrin; Brown, Raymond; Usher, Wayne – Journal of Religious Education, 2021
This systematic quantitative literature review explores the use of story in early childhood religious education to inform the research question "What are the pedagogical benefits of using story in religious education in the early years of primary school?" Searches were conducted across multiple databases and individual journals for…
Descriptors: Religious Education, Primary Education, Young Children, Story Telling
Mohler, Susan Kaye – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the impressions of second grade children in evangelical Protestant Christian schools, how they perceived God, what they understood about their faith instruction, and what contributed to or detracted from their faith development. A secondary area of inquiry was with parents about their awareness…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Semi Structured Interviews, Online Surveys, Phenomenology