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Identity of a Christian School: Conceptions and Practical Significance. A Reconstructive Comparison.

De Wolff, Anneke; Miedema, Siebren; De Ruyter, Doret – Educational Review, 2002
Analysis of key Dutch, Anglo-American, and Germany literature on Christian schools identified different conceptions of their identity: one-dimensional (purely religious); multidimensional (education influenced by but not dependent on Christian worldview); abstract universal versus concrete/contextual; and static versus dynamic. Conceptions did not…
Descriptors: Christianity, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Parochial Schools