Attitudes of Seventh-day Adventists to parochial education

Problem: Despite growth in Seventh-day Adventist church membership, the enrollment trends in the North American Division schools are static. This study attempts to establish some reasons for this static enrollment by evaluating members’ attitudes toward parochial education.

Method: The Adventist Education Opinion Survey furnished data on six attitude areas from the general membership of selected Seventh-day Adventist churches. Five of the largest English-speaking churches in Chicago were surveyed and 311 usable responses were analyzed using item analysis, correlation coefficients, and one-way Anova tests.

Results: There were some significant differences of response on 10 of the 15 major null hypotheses tested at the .05 level. Respondents ranked “students’ commitment to the church” the highest, and “school accessibility” the lowest, dependent on variable.

Conclusions: It appears that the Adventist school is viewed positively by members in caring for spiritual growth and nurture and teacher competence, but negatively in the areas of cost, teacher involvement, and an open, accepting environment.

Availability:
Free
Publication Date:
1987
Author:
David John McClintock
Order Information:
Full-text not available online. Completed through Andrews University.
Language:
English
Resource Type:
Unpublished Plans & Papers
Resource Objective:
Research
Level:
Kindergarten-Lifelong
Audience:
Researcher
Religious Origin:
Seventh-day Adventist