RT Article
T1 Christian ethos secondary schools in England and Wales: a common voice or wide diversity?
JF Journal of beliefs and values
VO 39
IS 4
SP 445
OP 462
A1 Francis, Leslie J. 1947-
A1 Casson, Ann
A1 McKenna, Ursula
A2 Casson, Ann
A2 McKenna, Ursula
LA English
YR 2018
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1663277818
AB This study argues that it is the collective worldview of the students which is crucial in reflecting and shaping the ethos of schools. In order to understand the potential distinctiveness of Christian ethos schools two analyses were undertaken. The collective worldview of 2942 students attending 10 Christian ethos schools was compared with the collective worldview of 13,861 students attending 71 schools without a religious character. Then the collective worldview of 194 students attending an Anglican school that prioritised the Church's 'domestic' function in education was compared with the collective worldview of 302 students attending an Anglican school that prioritised the Church's 'general' function in education. The major difference occurs not between Christian ethos schools and schools without a religious character, but between Anglican schools that voice their interpretation of the Church's mission in education differently.
K1 Christian ethos
K1 Church schools
K1 quantitative research
K1 student values
DO 10.1080/13617672.2018.1491262