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Included in these summaries are evaluations and critiques of each study, oriented toward improving understandings of religious schools and to influencing religious school reform efforts. Please use the search features below to find information based on topic, school outcome or school sector of interest.

• A Comparison of Sexual Minority Youth Who Attend Religiously Affiliated Schools and Their Nonreligious-School-Attending Counterparts Author(s): Brandon T. Stewart, Nicholas C. Heck, and Bryan N. Cochran Sectors: Catholic, Evangelical Protestant, Jewish, Muslim, Other Protestant, Private, Public Outcomes: Peers and Social Networks
• Adolescent Religiosity and School Contexts Author(s): Jennifer B. Barrett, Jennifer Pearson, Chandra Muller, and Kenneth A. Frank Sectors: Catholic, Charter, Evangelical Protestant, Jewish, Muslim, Other Protestant, Private, Public Outcomes: Religious and Spiritual
• A Meta-Analysis on the Effects and Contributions of Public, Public Charter, and Religious Schools on Student Outcomes Author(s): William H. Jeynes Sectors: Catholic, Charter, Evangelical Protestant, Jewish, Muslim, Other Protestant, Public Outcomes: Academic, Civil and Political
• A Multilevel Analysis of Student Perceptions of School Climate: The Effect of Social and Academic Risk Factors. Author(s): Weihua Fan, Cathy M. Williams, and Danya Marie Corkin Sectors: Catholic, Private, Public Outcomes: Academic, Morality and Character Formation, Peers and Social Networks
• An Educated Change in Moral Values: Some Effects of Religious and State Schools on Their Students Author(s): Jonathan Tritter Sectors: Catholic, Jewish, Public Outcomes: Morality and Character Formation, Religious and Spiritual
• An Evaluative Study of the Academic Achievement of Homeschooled Students Versus Traditionally Schooled Students Attending a Catholic University Author(s): Mark Snyder Sectors: Catholic, Homeschool, Public Outcomes: Academic, School Choice, School Organization
• Are Catholic primary schools more effective than public primary schools? Author(s): Todd Elder and Christopher Jepsen Sectors: Catholic, Public Outcomes: Academic, School Organization
• Are There Catholic School Effects in Ontario, Canada? Author(s): Scott Davies Sectors: Catholic, Public Outcomes: Academic
• Canadian Islamic Schools: Unraveling the Politics of Faith, Gender, Knowledge, and Identity Author(s): Jasmin Zine Sectors: Muslim, Private Outcomes: Cultural Impact, Family, Morality and Character Formation, Peers and Social Networks, Religious and Spiritual
• Catholic School Closures and Chicago Crime Rates Author(s): Margaret F. Brinig, Nicole Stelle Garnett Sectors: Catholic Outcomes: Civil and Political, School Choice
• Catholic Schooling, Protestant Schooling, and Religious Commitment in Young Adulthood Author(s): Jeremy E. Uecker Sectors: Catholic, Evangelical Protestant, Other Protestant, Public Outcomes: Religious and Spiritual
• Catholic Schools and the Common Good Author(s): Anthony S. Bryk, Valerie E. Lee, and Peter B. Holland Sectors: Catholic, Public Outcomes: Academic, Cultural Impact, Religious and Spiritual, School Organization
• Catholic Schools or School Quality? The Effects of Catholic Schools on Labor Market Outcomes Author(s): Young-Joo Kim Sectors: Catholic, Public Outcomes: School Choice, Work and Occupations
• Children’s Cultural Capital and Teachers’ Assessments of Effort and Ability: The Influence of School Sector Author(s): Susan A. Dumais Sectors: Catholic, Public Outcomes: Academic, School Choice
• Citizenship Education in Religious Schools: An Analysis of Tolerance in Catholic Schools from a Virtue Ethical Point of View Author(s): Frank Willems, Eddie Denessen, Chris Hermans, and Paul Vermeer Sectors: Catholic, Evangelical Protestant, Jewish, Muslim, Other Protestant Outcomes: Civil and Political, Cultural Impact, Morality and Character Formation
• Disruptive Behavior in Religious and Secular High Schools: Teachers’ and Students’ Attitudes Author(s): Shlomo Romi Sectors: Jewish, Public Outcomes: Academic
• “Does Homeschooling or Private Schooling Promote Political Intolerance? Evidence From a Christian University Author(s): Albert Cheng Sectors: Catholic, Charter, Evangelical Protestant, Homeschool, Jewish, Muslim, Other Protestant, Private, Public Outcomes: Civil and Political
• Does Homeschooling “Work”? A Critique of the Empirical Claims and Agenda of Advocacy Organizations. Author(s): Christopher Lubienski, Tiffany Puckett, and T. Jameson Brewer Sectors: Homeschool Outcomes: Academic, Civil and Political
• Finding a Golden Mean in Education Policy: Centering Religious and Public Schools Author(s): Bruce Cooper, Rose Byron McSween, and Peter Murphy Sectors: Catholic, Charter, Evangelical Protestant, Jewish, Muslim, Other Protestant, Public Outcomes: Civil and Political, School Choice, School Organization
• God’s Schools: Choice and Compromise in American Society Author(s): Melinda Bollar Wagner Sectors: Evangelical Protestant Outcomes: Academic, Religious and Spiritual, School Organization
• Higher Education as Moral Community: Institutional Influences on Religious Participation During College Author(s): Jonathan P. Hill Sectors: Catholic, Evangelical Protestant, Muslim, Other Protestant, Private, Public Outcomes: Cultural Impact, Peers and Social Networks, Religious and Spiritual, School Choice
• Parental Choice in Education: Examining the Underlying Assumptions Author(s): Rodney Ogawa and Jo Sargent Dutton Sectors: Charter, Private, Public Outcomes: Academic, Civil and Political, School Choice, School Organization
• Patterns of Spiritual and Moral Development in Religious and Public Schools in Chicago Author(s): Mary Blain and Lynn Revell Sectors: Catholic, Jewish, Other Protestant, Public Outcomes: Morality and Character Formation, Religious and Spiritual
• Preparing for Public Life: School Sector and the Educational Context of Lasting Citizen Formation Author(s): Jeffrey S. Dill Sectors: Catholic, Private, Public Outcomes: Civil and Political
• Religion in the Public Sphere- A review of religious charter schools Author(s): Marcia J. Harr Bailey and Bruce S. Cooper Sectors: Catholic, Charter, Evangelical Protestant, Jewish, Muslim, Other Protestant, Private Outcomes: School Organization
• Religion, Volunteering, and Educational Setting: The Effect of Youth Schooling Type on Civic Engagement Author(s): Jonathan P. Hill and Kevin R. den Dulk Sectors: Catholic, Evangelical Protestant, Homeschool, Other Protestant, Private, Public Outcomes: Civil and Political
• Religiosity and the Impact of Religious Secondary Schooling Author(s): Allyssa A. Wadsworth and Jay K. Walker Sectors: Catholic, Evangelical Protestant, Jewish, Muslim, Other Protestant, Private, Public Outcomes: Morality and Character Formation, Religious and Spiritual, School Choice
• Religious Participation as Cultural Capital Development: Sector Differences in Chicago’s Jewish Schools Author(s): Adam Gamoran and Matthew Boxer Sectors: Jewish Outcomes: Cultural Impact, Family, Religious and Spiritual
• Religious Schools, Home Schools, and the Timing of First Marriage and First Birth Author(s): Jeremy E. Uecker and Jonathan P. Hill Sectors: Catholic, Evangelical Protestant, Homeschool, Private, Public Outcomes: Cultural Impact, Family
• School Sector and Academic Achievement: A Multilevel Analysis of NAEP Mathematics Data Author(s): Sarah Theule Lubienski and Christopher Lubienski Sectors: Catholic, Charter, Evangelical Protestant, Other Protestant, Private, Public Outcomes: Academic, School Choice, School Organization
• School Sector and Student Achievement in the Era of Standards Based Reforms. Author(s): William Carbonaro and Elizabeth Covey Sectors: Catholic, Private, Public Outcomes: Academic, School Choice
• Sector Differences During the Academic Year and Summer in Elementary School Author(s): William Carbonaro Sectors: Catholic, Evangelical Protestant, Jewish, Muslim, Other Protestant, Private, Public Outcomes: Academic
• Sector Differences in Opportunities for Parental Involvement in the School Context Author(s): Gail M. Mulligan Sectors: Catholic, Charter, Private, Public Outcomes: Family, School Choice, School Organization
• Spiritual Development in Public and Religious Schools: A Case Study Author(s): Lynn Revell Sectors: Catholic, Jewish, Other Protestant, Public Outcomes: Civil and Political, Religious and Spiritual
• The Broken Compass: Parental Involvement with Children’s Education Author(s): Keith Robinson and Angel Harris Sectors: Catholic, Charter, Jewish, Muslim, Other Protestant, Private, Public Outcomes: Academic, Family
• The Catholic School Advantage in a Changing Social Landscape: Consistency or Increasing Fragility? Author(s): Kendralin J. Freeman and Mark Berends Sectors: Catholic, Private, Public Outcomes: Academic, School Choice
• The Effect of Private Education on Political Participation, Social Capital and Tolerance: An Examination of the Latino National Political Survey Author(s): Jay P. Greene, Joseph Giammo, and Nicole Mellow Sectors: Catholic, Private, Public Outcomes: Civil and Political, Cultural Impact
• The Inter-relationship of Science and Religion: A Typology of Engagement Author(s): Pam Hanley, Judith Bennett, and Mary Radcliffe Sectors: Catholic, Evangelical Protestant, Muslim, Other Protestant, Public Outcomes: Academic, Cultural Impact, Religious and Spiritual
• The ‘Invisible Institution’ and a Disappearing Achievement Gap Author(s): Brian D. Barrett Sectors: Public Outcomes: Academic
• The Other School Reformers: Conservative Activism in American Education Author(s): Adam Laats Sectors: Public Outcomes: Civil and Political
• Vouchers for Religious Schools and the Development of Democratic Values Author(s): Jason Giersch Sectors: Catholic, Charter, Evangelical Protestant, Homeschool, Jewish, Muslim, Other Protestant, Private, Public Outcomes: Civil and Political, Morality and Character Formation, Religious and Spiritual, School Choice, School Organization
• Why Worry about Evolution? Boundaries, Practices, and Moral Salience in Sunni and Evangelical High Schools Author(s): Jeffrey Guhin Sectors: Evangelical Protestant, Muslim, Private Outcomes: Civil and Political, Cultural Impact, Religious and Spiritual