Religious schools
Overview
- Influence: Religious schools
- Domain: School
- Sub-Domain: Types of schools
- Potential to Accelerate Student Achievement: Likely to have positive impact
- Influence Definition: There are now many forms private schools affiliated with a religious entity: Protestant, Catholic, Lutheran, etc., and these are often compared to government schools.
Evidence
- Number of meta-analyses: 3
- Number of studies: 127
- Number of students: 54,060
- Number of effects: 127
- Weighted mean effect size: 0.23
- Robustness index: 3
Meta-Analyses
| Journal Title | Author | First Author's Country | Article Name | Year Published | Variable | Number of Studies | Number of Students | Number of Effects | Effect Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Evaluation Exchange | Jeynes | USA | Parental involvement and secondary school student educational outcomes: A meta-analysis | 2004 | Religious vs. public schooling on achievement | 15 | 54,060 | 15 | 0.25 |
| Education and Urban Society | Jeynes | USA | A meta-analysis of the effects of attending religious schools and religiosity on Black and Hispanic academic achievement | 2002 | Religious commitment on achievement | 56 | 0 | 56 | 0.20 |
| Peabody Journal of Education | Jeynes | USA | A meta-analysis on the effects and contributions of public, public charter, and religious schools on student outcomes | 2012 | Religious Schools | 56 | 0 | 56 | 0.26 |
| TOTAL/AVERAGE | 127 | 54,060 | 127 | 0.24 | |||||