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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.
Search Evaluations:
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Are Catholic primary schools more effective than public primary schools?
Author(s): Todd Elder and Christopher Jepsen
Sectors: Catholic, Public
Outcomes: Academic, School Organization
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Are There Catholic School Effects in Ontario, Canada?
Author(s): Scott Davies
Sectors: Catholic, Public
Outcomes: Academic
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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
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Catholic School Closures and Chicago Crime Rates
Author(s): Margaret F. Brinig, Nicole Stelle Garnett
Sectors: Catholic
Outcomes: Civil and Political, School Choice
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Disruptive Behavior in Religious and Secular High Schools: Teachers’ and Students’ Attitudes
Author(s): Shlomo Romi
Sectors: Jewish, Public
Outcomes: Academic
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“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
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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
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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
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God’s Schools: Choice and Compromise in American Society
Author(s): Melinda Bollar Wagner
Sectors: Evangelical Protestant
Outcomes: Academic, Religious and Spiritual, School Organization
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The ‘Invisible Institution’ and a Disappearing Achievement Gap
Author(s): Brian D. Barrett
Sectors: Public
Outcomes: Academic
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The Other School Reformers: Conservative Activism in American Education
Author(s): Adam Laats
Sectors: Public
Outcomes: Civil and Political
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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
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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