Biblical Fidelity of Christian School Textbooks

The educational emphases of science teachers in US Evangelical Protestant high schools

“…This finding may reflect the kind of rigorous preparation found in introductory-level courses designed for students on tracks that progress onto more advanced studies. The greater emphasis on scientific reasoning in EP schools, specifically, might reflect the widespread teaching of critical thinking about evolution or scientism (Cox et al., 2007). Additional research will be needed to test the veracity of these speculations.…”

“…EP educational communities have debated the kinds of science textbooks that should be used. Proponents of textbooks produced by Christian publishing companies argue that they are more effective for teaching and instilling faithfulness to a Christian worldview (Cox et al., 2007). However, research on textbook usage finds little relationship between the type of textbook, the frequency of its usage, and measures of student religiosity or Christian-worldview formation (Reichard, 2016).…”

“…First, how are the educational emphases of science teachers in EP, Catholic, secular private, and public schools similar or different? Given that many EP schools were established as bulwarks against secularization, their science classrooms may place greater emphasis on scientific reasoning skills so that their students are equipped with rational defenses of their beliefs, especially against Darwinian evolution and other claims or principles of scientism (Carper, 1983; Cox et al., 2007). Similarly, science teachers in EP schools may downplay many of the ways in which science is applicable in the labor market and other spheres of everyday life, given prevailing negative attitudes towards the ability of science to contribute to the common good (Schwarz and Sikkink, 2016).…”

Fondasi Teologis Untuk Pendidikan Karakter Berdasarkan ‘Pembenaran Oleh Iman’ Martin Luther

“…57 Yang lain menyoroti penggunaan buku teks, seperti: W. F. Cox, N. J. Hameloth, dan D. P. Talbot, menemukan sekolah-sekolah Kristen yang menggunakan bukubuku sekular akan berimbas pada cara berpikir siswa yang cenderung duniawi dan siswa akan lebih bersikap permisif dalam karakter. 58 Selanjutnya ada J. M. Wighting dan J. Liu, dalam konteks siswa siswa sekolah menengah atas, menemukan bahwa, ternyata ada hubungan yang positif antara sense community dan religious commitment dalam sebuah sekolah Kristen. 59 Hal-hal ini sengata diungkap, terkait dengan pernyataan visi dan misi dari sekolah-sekolah Kristen yang perlu dengan lugas menyatakan panggilan ilahi yang sedang diembannya selaras dengan pengaplikasian dalam hal kurikulum, program dan seluruh aktivitas dimana falsafah hidup Kristen harus menjadi landasannya.…”