Implications of Demographic, Religious, and Enrollment Trends for the Footprint of Faith-Based Schools Globally

Faith-based schools play an important role today in the provision of education globally. Are the schools likely to continue to play such a role in the future? If so, where is that role likely to be most prominent? This paper considers these questions on the basis of long-term demographic, religious,...

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Published in:The review of faith & international affairs
Main Author: Wodon, Quentin 1963- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group [2019]
In: The review of faith & international affairs
IxTheo Classification:CH Christianity and Society
RF Christian education; catechetics
Further subjects:B faith-based schools
B Catholic Schools
B Market Share
B secondary education
B primary education
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Summary:Faith-based schools play an important role today in the provision of education globally. Are the schools likely to continue to play such a role in the future? If so, where is that role likely to be most prominent? This paper considers these questions on the basis of long-term demographic, religious, and school enrollment trends. The trends suggest that enrollment in faith-based schools will continue to grow rapidly, as has been the case over the last few decades. But there will also be a fundamental shift, with a rising concentration of students in faith-based schools located in Africa. This may have implications given the learning crisis affecting the continent.
ISSN:1931-7743
Contains:Enthalten in: The review of faith & international affairs
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/15570274.2019.1681787