ERIC Number: EJ1137604
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 16
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ISSN: ISSN-1536-3759
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Predicting Faculty Integration of Faith and Learning
Kaul, Corina R.; Hardin, Kimberly A.; Beaujean, A. Alexander
Christian Higher Education, v16 n3 p172-187 2017
Concern regarding the secularization of Christian higher education has prompted researchers to investigate the extent that faith and learning is integrated at a faculty level and what factors might predict faculty integration (Lyon, Beaty, Parker, & Mencken, 2005). This research attempted to replicate Lyon et al.'s (2005) logistic regression model predicting faculty integration of faith using survey responses gathered as part of Phase II of the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU) Denominational Study (Rine, Glanzer, & Davignon, 2013). Respondents included 2,074 faculty from 55 institutions. The first model used in this study suggested that the most powerful predictors of faculty integration are full-time employment status, earning a degree from an institution that shares the same denominational affiliation, and a match between the faculty member's religious denominational affiliation and the institutional affiliation. A second logistic regression model added faculty academic specialization as a predictor of integration to investigate if that model was a better fit. Results suggested that religion and philosophy instructors are the most likely to integrate faith into their teaching, and professors specializing in computer science, math, and engineering were the least likely. As faculty are considered the primary influence on the integration of faith and learning, existing faculty and institutional administrators concerned with maintaining faith in the classroom may want to consider the contributing factors discussed.
Descriptors: Prediction, College Faculty, Christianity, Church Related Colleges, Regression (Statistics), Religious Cultural Groups, Socialization, Teacher Surveys, Teacher Attitudes, Intellectual Disciplines, Religion, Interdisciplinary Approach, Religious Education, Teaching Methods, Statistical Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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