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Markle, D. Thomas – Current Issues in Education, 2012
Currently, little is known about the influence classroom learning has on the spiritual beliefs of students. Despite this fact, decisions on educational policy, parental home schooling, and even whether to bring legal actions against school districts, often rest on the assumption that education can induce spiritual belief change. To begin the…
Descriptors: Religious Factors, Educational Policy, Attitude Change, Beliefs
Ahlstrom, Dan Roger – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This mixed-methods case study determined the factors and examined the issues associated with student retention at a faith-based independent day school in southwestern United States of America. The data included online surveys, personal interviews, collection of archival information, and the researcher's extensive field notes. Surveys (530) were…
Descriptors: Performance Factors, Academic Persistence, School Holding Power, Private Schools
Davis, Janice K.; Dunn, Merrily S.; Davis, J. Shay – College Student Affairs Journal, 2004
This qualitative study compared and contrasted the perceptions of roles, support, and mission of campus ministers at a large public and a small private institution in the southeastern United States. Semi-structured interviews of campus ministers, representing a variety of faith traditions, were conducted and analyzed.
Descriptors: Clergy, Interviews, Institutional Mission, Church Role