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The Praeger Handbook of Faith-Based Schools in the United States, K-12 [2 Volumes] Hardcover - 2012

Name: The Praeger Handbook of Faith-Based Schools in the United States, K-12
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Author: Hunt, Thomas (Editor)/ Carper, James (Editor)
ISBN: 9780313391392

by Thomas C. Hunt (Editor); James C. Carper (Editor)

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The Praeger Handbook of Faith-Based Schools in the United States, K-12 is an indispensable study at a time when American education is increasingly considered through the lenses of race, ethnicity, gender, and social class. With contributions from an impressive array of experts, the two-volume work provides a historical overview of faith-based schooling in the United States, as well as a comprehensive treatment of each current faith-based school tradition in the nation.

The first volume examines three types of faith-based schools--Protestant schools, Jewish schools, and Evangelical Protestant homeschooling. The second volume focuses on Catholic, Muslim, and Orthodox schools, and addresses critical issues common to faith-based schools, among them state and federal regulation and school choice, as well as ethnic, cultural, confessional, and practical factors. Perhaps most importantly for those concerned with the questions and controversies that abound in U.S. education, the handbook grapples with outcomes of faith-based schooling and with the choices parents face as they consider educational options for their children.

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Title The Praeger Handbook of Faith-Based Schools in the United States, K-12 [2 Volumes]
Author Thomas C. Hunt (Editor); James C. Carper (Editor)
Binding Hardcover
Pages 608
Volumes 2
Language ENG
Publisher Praeger
Date 2012-08
ISBN 9780313391392 / 0313391394
Weight 1 lbs (0.45 kg)
Dimensions 1 x 1 x 1 in (2.54 x 2.54 x 2.54 cm)
Library of Congress subjects Church and state - United States, Church schools - United States
Library of Congress Catalog Number 2012002308
Dewey Decimal Code 371.070

About the author

Thomas C. Hunt, PhD, is professor in the School of Education and Allied Professions and a fellow in the Center for Catholic Education at the University of Dayton, OH.

James C. Carper, PhD, is professor of social foundations of education at the University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, and has served in similar positions at Mississippi State University and Tulane University.