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The Effect of School Sponsorship on Academic Achievement: A Comparison of Catholic, Protestant and Government Secondary Schools in Zaire.
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Sheline, Yvonne E.; And Others – Comparative Education, 1984
Suggests that school sponsorship in Zaire by Protestant, Catholic, or government agencies serves as an indicator of future social power. Contends that perception of social power motivates students and influences their examination performance. Explains the charter system, compares the sponsors, reviews Zaire's education since 1908, cites…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Catholic Schools, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education
The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Catholicism: Ideological and Institutional Constraints on System Change in English and French Primary Schooling.
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Sharpe, Keith – Comparative Education, 1997
Draws on Weber to argue that clear and persistent differences between French and English primary education arise from deeply embedded cultural traditions through which fundamental value orientations are mediated and that these contrasting value orientations represent secularized educational versions of French Catholicism and English Protestantism.…
Descriptors: Catholics, Comparative Education, Cultural Context, Cultural Influences