God, grades, and graduation : religion's surprising impact on academic success / Ilana M. Horwitz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Horwitz, Ilana M., author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Child rearing--Religious aspects.

Child rearing.

Academic achievement--United States.

Academic achievement.

Church and education--United States.

Church and education.

Parenting--Religious aspects.

Parenting.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (265 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Oxford University Press, [2022]

Summary:

This text tells a story about the surprising ways in which a religious upbringing shapes the academic pathways for teens of different gender and class backgrounds. It shows how the attitudes and outlook of Christian teens who organize their life around their belief in God carries over to the academic realm. On the one hand, religious teens - especially working-class boys - earn better grades and complete more years of college than their non-religious peers. On the other hand, middle-upper class teens - especially girls - wind up choosing to attend less selective colleges than their peers with similar grades.

Contents:

Cover

God, Grades, and Graduation

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

List of Figures

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. Living for God

2. Remarkable Report Cards

3. A Domino Effect

4. God's Guardrails

5. Unexpected Destinations

6. The Road Less Taken

Conclusion

Appendix: A Methodological Overview

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2022.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-753416-3

0-19-753417-1

0-19-753415-5

OCLC:

1262797518