The Praeger Handbook Of Faith Based Schools In The United States K 12

Author : Thomas C. Hunt,James C. Carper
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 596 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2012-08-06
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780313391408

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The Praeger Handbook of Faith-Based Schools in the United States, K–12 by Thomas C. Hunt,James C. Carper Pdf

Exploring a subject that is as important as it is divisive, this two-volume work offers the first current, definitive work on the intricacies and issues relative to America's faith-based schools. The Praeger Handbook of Faith-Based Schools in the United States, K–12 is an indispensable study at a time when American education is increasingly considered through the lenses of race, ethnicity, gender, and social class. With contributions from an impressive array of experts, the two-volume work provides a historical overview of faith-based schooling in the United States, as well as a comprehensive treatment of each current faith-based school tradition in the nation. The first volume examines three types of faith-based schools—Protestant schools, Jewish schools, and Evangelical Protestant homeschooling. The second volume focuses on Catholic, Muslim, and Orthodox schools, and addresses critical issues common to faith-based schools, among them state and federal regulation and school choice, as well as ethnic, cultural, confessional, and practical factors. Perhaps most importantly for those concerned with the questions and controversies that abound in U.S. education, the handbook grapples with outcomes of faith-based schooling and with the choices parents face as they consider educational options for their children.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 583 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Church and state
ISBN : LCCN:2012002308

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The Praeger Handbook of Faith-based Schools in the United States, K-12 by Anonim Pdf

Author : Judith D. Chapman,Sue McNamara,Michael J. Reiss,Yusef Waghid
Publisher : Springer
Page : 722 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2014-07-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789401789721

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International Handbook of Learning, Teaching and Leading in Faith-Based Schools by Judith D. Chapman,Sue McNamara,Michael J. Reiss,Yusef Waghid Pdf

The International Handbook on Learning, Teaching and Leading in Faith Based Schools is international in scope. It is addressed to policy makers, academics, education professionals and members of the wider community. The book is divided into three sections. (1) The Educational, Historical, Social and Cultural Context, which aims to: Identify the educational, historical, social and cultural bases and contexts for the development of learning, teaching and leadership in faith-based schools across a range of international settings; Consider the current trends, issues and controversies facing the provision and nature of education in faith-based schools; Examine the challenges faced by faith-based schools and their role and responses to current debates concerning science and religion in society and its institutions. (2) The Nature, Aims and Values of Education in Faith-based Schools, which aims to: Identify and explore the distinctive philosophies, characteristics and guiding principles, values, concepts and concerns underpinning learning, teaching and leadership in faith-based schools; Identify and explore ways in which such distinctive philosophies of education challenge and expand different norms and conventions in their surrounding societies and cultures; Examine and explore some of the ways in which different conceptions within and among different religious and faith traditions guide practices in learning, teaching and leadership in various ways. (3) Current Practice and Future Possibilities, which aims to: Provide evidence of current educational practices that might help to inform and shape innovative and successful policies, initiatives and strategies for the development of quality learning, teaching and leadership in faith-based schools; Examine the ways in which the professional learning of teachers and educational leaders in faith- based settings might be articulated and developed; Consider the ways in which coherence and alignment might be achieved between key national priorities in education and the identity, beliefs, and the commitments of faith-based schools; Examine what international experience shows about the place of faith-based schools in culturally rich and diverse communities and the implications of faith-based schooling for societies of the future.

Author : James C. Carper,Thomas C. Hunt
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 587 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2009-03-05
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780313084553

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The Praeger Handbook of Religion and Education in the United States [2 volumes] by James C. Carper,Thomas C. Hunt Pdf

Ten Commandments displays, prayer at football games, Bible in the curriculum, vouchers for tuition at religious schools, Pledge of Allegiance, wall of separation between church and state, among other hot button issues at the intersection of religion and education, generate a great deal of heat, but often light is sorely lacking. The Praeger Handbook of Religion and Education in the United States provides a unique source of light to educators, religious leaders, journalists, policy-makers, parents, and the general public as well as a useful resource for scholars interested in the impact of religion on the origins, development, and current shape of the American educational landscape. Following an introductory essay that surveys the relationship of religion to elementary and secondary education from the 1600s to the present, this set offers 175 entries written by more than 40 scholars with national reputations that cover a wide range of topics related to religion and education, both in the past and the present. These jargon-free entries are cross-referenced and provide suggestions for further reading. Readers who want to know what is behind the heat in current debates will find entries on: United States Supreme Court decisions on religion and education, current controversies regarding religion in the public schools, religious, legal, and educational associations involved in these controversies, religion and the curriculum, religious schools, individuals and movements that have affected the role of religion in education, and religion and education developments in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. This one of a kind set also includes a convenient table summarizing all of the religious liberty decisions of the Supreme Court from 1815 to the present.

Author : James M. Frabutt
Publisher : IAP
Page : 151 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2013-03-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781623962883

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Beyond Academics by James M. Frabutt Pdf

Schools must ensure that children are granted the greatest opportunity for learning possible. This means not only developing students’ academic capabilities, but providing support for their emotional, behavioral, and mental health needs as well. Readers will come away with: * An increased awareness of mental, emotional, and behavioral issues and their prevalence, * A clear understanding that meeting such needs is a matter of faith, residing at the heart of what Catholic schools do: bring human life to fullness, * A knowledge base concerning what Catholic schools currently do to meet student MEB needs and a deep immersion in the perceptions of current Catholic school leaders about how to do so better, and * An appreciation that only through strategic, data informed action can schools best support the children entrusted to their care. This book foregrounds the belief that student achievement, holistic student wellness, and overall school improvement will only be attained if mental, emotional, and behavioral health in Catholic schools is advanced and supported.

Author : James C. Carper,Thomas C. Hunt
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Church and education
ISBN : UOM:39015078805796

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The Praeger Handbook of Religion and Education in the United States: M-Z by James C. Carper,Thomas C. Hunt Pdf

Ten Commandments displays, prayer at football games, Bible in the curriculum, vouchers for tuition at religious schools, Pledge of Allegiance, wall of separation between church and state, among other hot button issues at the intersection of religion and education, generate a great deal of heat, but often light is sorely lacking. The Praeger Handbook of Religion and Education in the United States provides a unique source of light to educators, religious leaders, journalists, policy-makers, parents, and the general public as well as a useful resource for scholars interested in the impact of religion on the origins, development, and current shape of the American educational landscape.

Author : Steven F. Butler
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2021-03-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781725280755

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Moving Learning Forward in Christian Schools by Steven F. Butler Pdf

Are you ready to make changes in your Christian school? Moving Learning Forward in Christian Schools: A Practical Guide for a Mission-Focused Curriculum challenges those involved in Christian schools to consider changes to better prepare students to enter adulthood and impact the world. Readers will gain insights into: -How current brain research about how the brain learns can be put into practice in classrooms. -How Christian schools can be much more mission-focused than they currently are. -An excellent framework to shift Christian schools' instructional programs from skills and knowledge (textbook-based) curriculum to focusing on understanding and transfer with improved curriculum, instruction, and assessment. -A perfect platform for developing better integration of biblical concepts in all subject areas. -How the six Facets of Understanding from Understanding by Design provide a vehicle to intentionally include the development of personal characteristics that are Bible based and often related to the school's mission. -A wonderful guideline for helping Christian schools think systemically about changes needed and for developing a three-to-five-year strategic plan for improving the instructional program. This is your opportunity to consider concrete and practical ideas for school improvement!

Author : Maren Freudenberg
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2017-12-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781498555852

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The Mainline in Late Modernity by Maren Freudenberg Pdf

In reaction to massive membership decline, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America looks to postdenominational Christianity for inspiration on how to transform and attract people to the pews. But is this pluralization of the faith in late modernity compatible with its confessional, liturgical tradition?

Author : James C. Carper,Thomas C. Hunt
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2009-03-05
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780275992279

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The Praeger Handbook of Religion and Education in the United States [2 Volumes] by James C. Carper,Thomas C. Hunt Pdf

Annotation. Carper and Hunt cover the historical and current issues relating to religion and American K-12 schools.

Author : Janet Mulvey,Bruce S. Cooper
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2016-10-03
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781475820898

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Understanding the Power and Politics of Public Education by Janet Mulvey,Bruce S. Cooper Pdf

Understanding the Power and Politics of Public Education examines statistical studies that demonstrate the impact of environmental issues on cognitive development. Through documented research in areas of health care, nutrition, pollution, community and family experiences, it illustrates the educational outcome and effects of poverty. It also explores the role of family socio-economic status and compares the educational readiness of the more and less affluent.

Author : Bruce S. Cooper,Frances R. Spielhagen,Carlo Ricci
Publisher : IAP
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2016-01-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781681233529

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Homeschooling in New View by Bruce S. Cooper,Frances R. Spielhagen,Carlo Ricci Pdf

Home schooling is an important and growing American phenomenon with only our first edition in the field. This new 2nd edition will appeal to the home school world, people interested in American education, and the private school community. Changes in the educational environment in the US over the last ten years have prompted growing numbers of parents to withdraw their children from public education. Currently, four percent of school-age children in the United States are home schooled. An array of educational researchers present various legal, philosophical, and personal perspectives to this new volume. Changes in schooling and home schooling in Great Britain bring an interesting international perspective to this collection of research-based information.

Author : Robert Maranto,Debra A. Bell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-18
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781351386067

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Homeschooling in the 21st Century by Robert Maranto,Debra A. Bell Pdf

Education began on the most intimate levels: the family and the community. With industrialization, education became professionalized and bureaucratized, typically conducted in schools rather than homes. Over the past half century, however, schooling has increasingly returned home, both in the United States and across the globe. This reflects several trends, including greater affluence and smaller family size leading parents to focus more on child well-being; declining faith in professionals (including educators); and the Internet, whose resources facilitate home education. In the United States, students who are homeschooled for at least part of their childhood outnumber those in charter schools. Yet remarkably little research addresses homeschooling. This book brings together work from 20 researchers, addressing a range of homeschooling topics, including the evolving legal and institutional frameworks behind home education; why some parents make this choice; home education educational environments; special education; and outcomes regarding both academic achievement and political tolerance. In short, this book offers the most up-to-date research to guide policy makers and home educators, a matter of great importance given the agenda of the current presidential administration. The chapters in this book were originally published as articles in the Journal of School Choice.

Author : James G. Dwyer,Shawn F. Peters
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2019-04-15
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780226627250

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Homeschooling by James G. Dwyer,Shawn F. Peters Pdf

In Homeschooling: The History and Philosophy of a Controversial Practice, James G. Dwyer and Shawn F. Peters examine homeschooling’s history, its methods, and the fundamental questions at the root of the heated debate over whether and how the state should oversee and regulate it. The authors trace the evolution of homeschooling and the law relating to it from before America’s founding to the present day. In the process they analyze the many arguments made for and against it, and set them in the context of larger questions about school and education. They then tackle the question of regulation, and they do so within a rigorous moral framework, one that is constructed from a clear-eyed assessment of what rights and duties children, parents, and the state each possess. Viewing the question through that lens allows Dwyer and Peters to even-handedly evaluate the competing arguments and ultimately generate policy prescriptions. Homeschooling is the definitive study of a vexed question, one that ultimately affects all citizens, regardless of their educational background.

Author : Thomas C. Hunt,James Carper
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2017-12-15
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781351140263

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Religious Schools in the United States K-12 (1993) by Thomas C. Hunt,James Carper Pdf

First published in 1993 this volume is an extension and revision of the 1986 book entitled Religious Schools in America: A Selected Bibliography. This new version contains additional annotated bibliographies of the various denominational schools as well as discussing governmental relation to each setting in the years from 1985 to 1992. This version also covers Greek Orthodox and Muslim schools that were not part of the previous volume and includes a chapter on the growth of home schooling which is often influenced by religion. Finally, unlike the previous edition, this book only considers religious schools, rather than the religious aspect or function of public schooling. Each section includes a short chapter followed by an extensive annotated bibliography making it a useful source for anyone looking for information in the area.

Author : Anthony J. Dosen,Barbara S. Rieckhoff
Publisher : IAP
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2016-01-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781681232737

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Catholic School Leadership by Anthony J. Dosen,Barbara S. Rieckhoff Pdf

The administration of Pre K – 12 Catholic schools becomes more challenging each year. Catholic school leaders not only have the daunting task of leading a successful learning organization, but also to serve as the school community’s spiritual leader and the vigilant steward who keeps the budget balanced, the building clean, and maintaining a healthy enrollment in the school. Each of these tasks can be a full time job, yet the Catholic school principal takes on these tasks day after day, year after year, so that teachers may teach as Jesus did. The goal of this book is to provide both beginning and seasoned Catholic school leaders with some insights that might help them to meet these challenges with a sense of confidence. The words in this text provide research?based approaches for dealing with issues of practice, especially those tasks that are not ordinarily taught in educational leadership programs. This text helps to make sense of the pastoral side of Catholic education, in terms of structures, mission, identity, curriculum, and relationships with the principal’s varied constituencies. It also provides some insights into enrollment management issues, finances and development, and the day in day out care of the organization and its home, the school building. As a Catholic school leader, each must remember that the Catholic school is not just another educational option. The Catholic school has a rich history and an important mission. Historically, education of the young goes back to the monastic and cathedral schools of the Middle Ages. In the United States, Catholic schools developed as a response to anti?Catholic bias that was rampant during the nineteenth century. Catholic schools developed to move their immigrant and first generation American youth from the Catholic ghetto to successful careers and lives in the American mainstream. However, most importantly, Catholic schools have brought Christ to generations of youngsters. It remains the continuing call of the Catholic school to be a center of Evangelization—a place where Gospel values live in the lives of faculty, students and parents. This text attempts to integrate the unique challenges of the instructional leader of the institution with the historical and theological underpinnings of contemporary Catholic education.