The papers presented in this document cover three themes: (1) religious education; (2) the education of black U.S. citizens; and (3) the problem of education as imposition. Part 1 begins with "Tales for the Evangelical Nursery: Calculated to Edify, Caution, Instruct, Alarm, and Improve" (P. T. Rooke) that describes the moral instruction…

A cultural history of Simmons University from 1879 to 1930 is presented, based primarily on original records, including slave narratives, school annuals, denominational minutes, and newspapers. The account is also a cultural study of black Baptists, especially in their Kentucky denominational institution. This black-owned and controlled school of…

This paper explores major historical changes in public school values from colonial times to the present and describes the ways such changes have affected private education. Emphasized are values based on religious premises, values that affect the religious beliefs of others, and the impact of both types of values on decisions to leave public…

QUESTIONNAIRES ON PERCEIVED NEEDS FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION WERE SENT IN FEBRUARY 1964 TO ALL YALE DIVINITY SCHOOL GRADUATES OF THE CLASSES OF 1943, 1948, 1953, AND 1958. ALMOST EVERY RESPONDENT HAD BEEN PURSUING SOME SORT OF CONTINUING EDUCATION, LARGELY IN SEMINARY CREDIT COURSES, URBAN CHURCH INSTITUTES, MISSIONS OR OVERSEAS STUDY TOURS,…

Investigates the religious beliefs, practices, and moral judgment of sixth-form students attending Protestant schools in Northern Ireland through three studies carried out-in 1968, 1978, and 1988. Finds girls significantly more religious than boys. Identifies a significant trend toward more orthodox beliefs, and simultaneous rejection of some…

Public, religious and private schools have been coexisting in continental Europe since the 19th century. Scientific interest in differences between the educational outcomes of public and religious schools has grown recently, as a result of international debates on parental choice and school autonomy especially in the USA. Clear differences have…

On July 14, 2006, the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) released a study that compared the performance in reading and math of 4th and 8th graders attending private and public schools. According to the NCES study, students attending private schools performed better than students attending public schools.…

The political styles of various English-speaking groups are contrasted in their resistance to Quebec legislation which declares that French will be the priority language of instruction in the province. Individuals and ad hoc immigrant groups operate conflictively in a distributive arena; English Catholic laymen and school administrators function…

This book is about conflict between Protestants and Catholics over Indian mission schools in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In the late 19th century, American Indian policy was dominated by Protestant humanitarian organizations that sought to Americanize the Indians in terms of the evangelical Protestant heritage from which the reformers…

This book describes the results of a study of the political development of 35 Protestant and Catholic children between 11 and 16 years old, attending integrated and non-integrated secondary schools in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The research maps Belfast schoolchildren's images of political violence, political authority figures, and their views…

A survey of the management, religious practices, teaching methods, and extracurricular activities in 250 Protestant and Catholic schools in Northern Ireland revealed more similarities than differences. (CP)

Attempts a comprehensive investigation into the impact of nonconformity on the development of elementary education in Swansea, Wales, between 1851 and 1900. Nonconformity was a dissenting strand of English Protestant theology popular among the working class. Recounts the early efforts of the nonconformists in establishing Sunday schools. (MJP)

The attitudes of entering seminarians and high school and college students toward organized religion and religious professions were examined to determine why people enter the ministry. Various published sources, including a survey of 4,968 beginning seminarians that was conducted by the Educational Testing Service in fall 1992 and 1993 and a fact…

The papers in this document feature four themes: religion and education, the nature of childhood and its relationship to education, urban educational problems, and the character of educational journalism. Part 1 begins with "A Common Faith for the Common School? Religion and Education in Kansas, 1861-1900" (J. C. Carper) which compares…

THIS PAPER IS CONCERNED WITH THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ETHNIC OR OTHER SUBGROUP MEMBERSHIP AND THE INDIVIDUAL'S COGNITIVE STYLE. THE COGNITIVE STYLE CHOSEN FOR INVESTIGATION HERE IS THAT OF FIELD-DEPENDENCE OR INDEPENDENCE. THE TWO ETHNIC-RELIGIOUS SUBCULTURES INVESTIGATED WERE JEWISH AND WHITE ANGLO-SAXON PROTESTANT. IT WAS HYPOTHESIZED THAT…