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Definition of Terms & Acronym Explanations

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Definition of Terms & Acronym Explanations

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DEFINITION OF TERMS
*Faith adherence (Christianity) - a combination of  agreement with specific beliefs and continued religious actions (note specifics will be defined by me as part of the research)
*Modern Christian school - a Christian school that typically
*Evangelical schools - a school that does not require students/families to agree with the school's faith statement
*Covenant schools - a school which requires students/families to agree with the school's faith statement
*Modern Christian school - A school typically founded between 1920-1960 as part of the "Christian Day School" movement. It was likely founded with a fundamentalist mindset which may or may not still be present (Laats, 2010).
*Classical, Christian school - A school which has as a basis for their founding document/structure  a 1947 speech by Dorothy Sayers and outlining their educational structure around the trivium and quadrivium (Littlejohn & Evans, 2006).

SCHOOL ORGANIZATION ACRONYMS
*ACSI - Association of Christian Schools International
*ACCS - Association of Classical Christian Schools
*SCL - Society of Classical Learning
*AACS - American Association of Christian Schools
*CSI - Christian Schools International

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Studies have been completed on graduates of Christian universities or of students currently attending Christian secondary schools, yet no peer reviewed research was found that looks at the continued faith of graduates from Christian secondary schools. Additionally, completing comparisons between the outcomes of different organizations, such as the Association of Christian Schools International and the Society for Classical Learning, is another current gap in the literature. Do these schools, and school organizations, accomplish results that are significantly different?

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What percentage of graduates from each type of Christian school organization remain committed to the Christian faith after graduation? (Note: how elements of Christian faith commitment are defined is explored in Chapter 3 as part of the methodologies of the research.)

What trends (years at the Christian school, college choice, size of the school, other discernable factors) potentially contributed to students continuing in their faith after graduation? (Note: specific features are discussed in Chapter 3.)

Of students who remained committed to their faith at least one year after graduation, what factors did they attribute to their lasting faith adherence?

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Research shows more young adults leaving the church than remaining, resulting in many parents searching for ways to help strengthen the faith of their child. One of these potential methods is to enroll their child in a private Christian school, but does this result in an increased rate of continued faith adherence after high school graduation? Providing evidence of the long-term success of different private Christian school organizations will not only assist parents with their educational selections but, by examining trends among organizations that are successful, this research will also provide Christian schools with ideas for how to best meet their stated faith-based mission.

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This research will help Christian schools, modern and classical, explore what is working by identifying the type(s) of Christian schools which are seeing higher levels of continued faith adherence among their graduates. Providing evidence of the long-term success of different private Christian school organizations, with success defined as graduates adhering to their faith, will not only assist parents with their educational selections but, by examining trends among organizations that are successful, this research will also provide Christian schools with ideas for how to best meet their stated faith-based mission.

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This research will help Christian schools, modern and classical, explore what is working by identifying the type(s) of Christian schools which are seeing higher levels of continued faith adherence among their graduates. Providing evidence of the long-term success of different private Christian school organizations, with success defined as graduates adhering to their faith, will not only assist parents with their educational selections but, by examining trends among organizations that are successful, this research will also provide Christian schools with ideas for how to best meet their stated faith-based mission.

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The statistics regarding the rate of church abandonment vary, including 70% (McConnell, 2007) and 88% (Walker, 2002), but are alarming even with the most optimistic of those results. While some of the statistics, such as the Lifeway study reported by McConnell (2007), show that up to half of those who leave eventually return to the church, the results are still disturbing to those in the evangelical community. “Depending on the study, we are losing the vast majority of teens raised in evangelical homes by the time they finish their freshman year of college…unfortunately none of our  recent attempts to stem the tide appear to be working” (Baucham, 2007, p. 7). Is Baucham correct - are none of the attempts to reverse the trend working? One solution families can pursue to potentially stem the tide is to enroll their child in a Christian secondary school – but do these schools produce graduates who remain committed to their faith at rates different from the average?

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EDUC 815 - Dr. Haslip
Drexel University
Research Wall - July/Aug 2017
Comparing the continued faith affiliation of graduates from different secondary Christian school organizations.