Participation in Religious Activities by College-Bound High School Seniors.

Autor/in	Grandy, Jerilee
Institution	Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ.
Titel	Participation in Religious Activities by College-Bound High School Seniors.
Quelle	(1993), (34 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Case Studies; College Bound Students; Extracurricular Activities; Family Characteristics; High School Seniors; High Schools; Participation; Profiles; Recreational Activities; Religion; Student Characteristics; SAT (College Admission Test) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Außerunterrichtliche Aktivität; High school; Oberschule; Teilnahme; Charakterisierung; Profilanalyse; Freizeitgestaltung
Abstract	Researchers at the Educational Testing Service analyzed the 1989-90 Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) database to create profiles of students who participate in religious activities or organizations while in high school. Analyses included the comparison of profiles of students participating in religious activities versus those who did not, based on the entire student population. Two case studies, of Presbyterian students and Roman Catholic students, sought to answer questions of specific concern to policymakers in those denominations. Test takers who participated in religious activities differed from those who did not participate in a number of ways. Their families had more education and a higher income, and their SAT scores and grades in math, science, and writing were higher. More had taken honors courses, and they had higher degree aspirations. Students participating in religious activities also participated more fequently in other activities and more often chose humanities, social sciences, health sciences, and education as college majors. They chose business less often than did students who did not participate in religious activities. Additional information is given for the Presbyterian and Roman Catholic populations. Seven figures and six tables present study findings. An appendix contains the Student Descriptive Questionnaire. (Contains 4 references.) (SLD)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC