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Marsden, George M. – Oxford University Press, 2021
"The Soul of the American University" is a classic and much discussed account of the changing roles of Christianity in shaping American higher education, presented here in a newly revised edition to offer insights for a modern era. As late as the World War II era, it was not unusual even for state schools to offer chapel services or for…
Descriptors: Universities, Educational History, Protestants, Christianity
Ludlow, Morwenna, Ed.; Methuen, Charlotte, Ed.; Spicer, Andrew, Ed. – Cambridge University Press, 2019
This volume brings together the work of a wide range of scholars to explore the long and complex history of the relationships between churches and education. Christianity has always been involved in education, from the very earliest teaching of those about to be baptised, to present-day churches' involvement in schools and higher education.…
Descriptors: Churches, State Church Separation, Christianity, Educational History
Gottlieb, Alma; DeLoache, Judy – Cambridge University Press, 2016
Should babies sleep alone in cribs, or in bed with parents? Is talking to babies useful, or a waste of time? "A World of Babies" provides different answers to these and countless other child-rearing questions, precisely because diverse communities around the world hold drastically different beliefs about parenting. While celebrating that…
Descriptors: Infants, Child Rearing, Cultural Differences, Poverty
Hans, Nicholas – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
This book is divided into four parts. In Part One the author considers the natural factors which have influenced the various national systems of education. They comprise racial, linguistic, geographical and economic factors. In Part Two he considers the contribution of religious traditions to education, more particularly those of the Catholic and…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Education, Influences, Economic Factors
Aslan, Ednan, Ed.; Windisch, Zsofia, Ed. – Peter Lang Frankfurt, 2012
Following 9/11 and the growth of religiously legitimated violence in Islamic countries, the focus of public discussion moved to imams and teachers of religion as actors supporting Muslim isolation and the lack of willingness to integrate--imams became central figures in the debate on Islam. With great enthusiasm, politicians discovered them to be…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Muslims, Islam, Communication Skills
Borsch, Frederick Houk – Princeton University Press, 2012
In 1981, Frederick Houk Borsch returned to Princeton University, his alma mater, to serve as dean of the chapel at the Ivy League school. In "Keeping Faith at Princeton," Borsch tells the story of Princeton's journey from its founding in 1746 as a college for Presbyterian ministers to the religiously diverse institution it is today. He…
Descriptors: Administrators, Civil Rights, Universities, Educational History
Parker, John, Ed. – Canada Stamp Company, 1905
This document contains issues of "The Educational Record of the Province of Quebec" from January 1905 through December 1905. Most issues include the following sections: (1) Articles: Original and Selected; (2) Editorial Notes and Comments; (3) Practical Hints; (4) The Funny Column; and (5) Official Department. Some issues include reports…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Education, Protestants, Current Events
Canada Stamp Company, 1906
This document contains issues of "The Educational Record of the Province of Quebec" from January through December 1906. Issues typically include articles on pedagogy, poetry and prose, inspector's reports, superintendent's reports, examination reports, financial statements, official notices, and financial data.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Education, Protestants, Instruction
Canada Stamp Company, 1908
This document contains issues of "The Educational Record of the Province of Quebec" from January 1908 through December 1908. Issues typically include articles on pedagogy, poetry and prose, inspector's reports, superintendent's reports, examination reports, financial statements, official notices, and financial data. Most issues also…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Education, Protestants, Instruction
Robins, L. B., Ed. – Canada Stamp Company, 1901
This document contains issues of "The Educational Record of the Province of Quebec" from January 1901 through December 1901. Among the topics covered in this volume are: current events, editorial notes and comments, educational experiments, quarterly meeting of the Protestant Committee, the Provincial Association of Protestant Teachers,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Current Events, Educational Innovation, Protestants
Robins, L. B., Ed. – Canada Stamp Company, 1902
This document contains issues of "The Educational Record of the Province of Quebec" from January 1902 through December 1902. Among the topics covered in this volume are: current events, directory of superior schools, educational experiments, minutes of the Protestant Committee, practical hints and examination papers, and the convention…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Education, Current Events, Schools
Carper, James C.; Hunt, Thomas C. – Peter Lang New York, 2007
During the mid-nineteenth century, Americans created the functional equivalent of earlier state religious establishments. Supported by mandatory taxation, purportedly inclusive, and vested with messianic promise, public schooling, like the earlier established churches, was touted as a bulwark of the Republic and as an essential agent of moral and…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Protestants, Catholics, Home Schooling
Hart, D. G. – 1999
This book argues that understanding the current state of academic teaching, and the study of religion in higher education, requires familiarity with the individuals and organizations that have shaped the field and, more importantly, with the arguments used to justify religion as a field of academic inquiry. The primary focus of the book is on the…
Descriptors: Christianity, Ethical Instruction, Higher Education, Intellectual Disciplines
Parker, John, Ed.; McOuat, J. W., Ed. – Canada Stamp Company, 1907
This document contains issues of "The Educational Record of the Province of Quebec" from January 1907 through December 1907. Issues typically include articles on pedagogy, poetry and prose, inspector's reports, superintendent's reports, examination reports, financial statements, official notices, and financial data. Most issues also…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Education, Protestants, Instruction
McClellan, B. Edward – 1992
Debates about how moral education ought to be provided have engaged many of the best minds in education and stirred public controversies throughout U.S. history. The vast array of European peoples who settled the American colonies brought a commitment to moral education and a variety of approaches to the task. While French and Spanish settlers…
Descriptors: Catholics, Christianity, Cultural Influences, Educational History
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