The Praeger Handbook of Faith-Based Schools in the United States, K-12

[2 Volumes]

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ID19908670
EditorsJames C Carper, Thomas C Hunt (0000-0001-6663-1719)
Year2012
Publication date2012-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueThe Praeger Handbook of Faith-Based Schools in the United States, K-12 (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherPraeger (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.5040/9798216000211
OpenAlexW4401257548
ISBN9798216000211
LanguageEN
Citations received6

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–12is 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

Faith · Political science · Sociology · Theology · Education and Islamic Studies · Philosophy · Public Administration · Religion, Society, and Development · Religious Education and Schools

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