K-12 Christian School Teachers' Open Responses Regarding Faith and Learning

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  • Author(s): Mark T. Witwer (ORCID Mark T. Witwer (ORCID 0000-0003-1501-8425)
  • Language:
    English
  • Source:
    International Journal of Christianity & Education. 2024 28(2):142-166.
  • Publication Date:
    2024
  • Document Type:
    Journal Articles
    Reports - Research
  • Additional Information
    • Availability:
      SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: https://sagepub.com
    • Peer Reviewed:
      Y
    • Source:
      25
    • Education Level:
      Early Childhood Education
      Elementary Education
      Kindergarten
      Primary Education
      Secondary Education
    • Subject Terms:
      Kindergarten; Elementary School Teachers; Secondary School Teachers; Teacher Attitudes; Christianity; Religious Factors; Religious Education; Teaching Methods
    • Accession Number:
      10.1177/20569971231189726
    • ISSN:
      2056-9971
      2056-998X
    • Abstract:
      Relating faith and learning is central to Christian education, but few large studies have examined how grade-school teachers understand this task. Witwer previously reported Likert-type data from 1059 teachers in Christian elementary and secondary schools. The present paper reports findings from 2356 open responses by 655 of those teachers. Teachers' responses associated faith with attitudes about teaching, presenting a Christian perspective on content, and using standard pedagogical practices more often than they reported using distinctive pedagogical practices or limitations in faith's influence on their teaching. These and other findings add to our understanding of how grade-school teachers perceive teaching Christianly.
    • Abstract:
      As Provided
    • Publication Date:
      2024
    • Accession Number:
      EJ1428616