The Relationship Between Bible Literacy and Behavioral and Academic Outcomes in Urban Areas: A Meta-Analysis

Abstract

A meta-analysis is undertaken, including 11 studies, to determine whether there is a relationship between Bible knowledge on one hand and academic and behavioral outcomes on the other among those living in urban areas.The results indicate that increased Bible knowledge is associated with higher levels of student academic achievement and positive behavioral patterns. The analysis indicates that the relationship, as measured by degree of statistical significance, between Bible knowledge and academic outcomes is stronger than it is between Bible knowledge and behavioral outcomes. The possible reasons for this pattern and also the reasons for relationship that Bible knowledge has with academic and behavioral outcomes are discussed.

Christian Universities and Colleges: The Need to Train Instructors to Teach the Bible as Literature in Public Schools

“…This meta-analysis not only indicated there was a positive relationship between Bible literacy and student outcomes, but also found that there was not even one study that indicated otherwise (Jeynes, 2009a(Jeynes, , 2010b.…”

“…Fourth, research indicates that Bible Literacy is associated with higher levels of academic achievement (Francis, 2000(Francis, , 2002Jeynes, 2009aJeynes, , 2010bMarkstrom, 1999). Various studies have confirmed this trend, without any published study demonstrating any trend to the contrary (Francis, 2000(Francis, , 2002Jeynes, 2009aJeynes, , 2010b.…”

“…Various studies have confirmed this trend, without any published study demonstrating any trend to the contrary (Francis, 2000(Francis, , 2002Jeynes, 2009aJeynes, , 2010b. Recent studies estimate that the gap in achievement between those instructed in Bible literacy and those that are not are about a full grade point (Jeynes, 2009a(Jeynes, , 2010b.…”

“…Recent studies estimate that the gap in achievement between those instructed in Bible literacy and those that are not are about a full grade point (Jeynes, 2009a(Jeynes, , 2010b. One of the most impressive indications that Bible literacy is associated with positive academic and behavioral outcomes is based on a meta-analysis that was undertaken, which combined all of the studies that have been done on Bible literacy (Jeynes, 2009a(Jeynes, , 2010b.…”

Religiosidade e comportamento desviante na adolescência: dados de um estudo empírico

“…Com efeito, ela parece promover um modo de vida mais disciplinado e ascético (Burkett & White, 1974). Muitos dos estudos que têm aprofundado a pesquisa sobre a religião concluem, com alguma frequência, em favor do seu papel preditivo relativamente à saúde, ao bem-estar psicológico e a atitudes sociais positivas (v. g., Barros, 2000;Beit-Hallahmi & Argyle, 1997;Chamberlain & Zika, 1988;Genia, 1996;Jeynes, 2010;Loewenthal, 1995;McCullough & Willoughby, 2009;Mónico, 2010;Pargament, Olsen, Reilly, Falgout, Ensing & Van Haitsma, 1992;Shu & Sung, 2009), acentuando assim a sua importância quer no domínio pessoal quer social. No que se refere a este último aspecto, considera-se habitualmente que as pessoas religiosas infringem a lei com menor frequência e têm menos tendência para comportamentos desviantes (v. g., Beit-Hallahmi & Argyle, 1997;Ellis, Beaver & Wright, 2009), uma vez que é usual a religião recomendar a adequação do comportamento e o respeito pelas normas sociais (v. g., Beit-Hallahmi & Argyle, 1997), com base em padrões prévios e escalas de valores.…”