Implications of Demographic, Religious, and Enrollment Trends for the Footprint of Faith-Based Schools Globally
Faith-based schools play an important role today in the provision of education globally. Are the schools likely to continue to play such a role in the future? If so, where is that role likely to be most prominent? This paper considers these questions on the basis of long-term demographic, religious, and school enrollment trends. The trends suggest that enrollment in faith-based schools will continue to grow rapidly, as has been the case over the last few decades. But there will also be a fundamental shift, with a rising concentration of students in faith-based schools located in Africa. This may have implications given the learning crisis affecting the continent.
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| Format: | Journal Article biblioteca |
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Taylor and Francis
2019-11-25
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| Subjects: | PRIMARY EDUCATION, SECONDARY EDUCATION, CATHOLIC SCHOOLS, MARKET SHARE, FAITH-BASED SCHOOLS, ENROLLMENT, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32774 http://dx.doi.org/10.1596/32774 |
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| Summary: | Faith-based schools play an important role today in the provision of education globally. Are the schools likely to continue to play such a role in the future? If so, where is that role likely to be most prominent? This paper considers these questions on the basis of long-term demographic, religious, and school enrollment trends. The trends suggest that enrollment in faith-based schools will continue to grow rapidly, as has been the case over the last few decades. But there will also be a fundamental shift, with a rising concentration of students in faith-based schools located in Africa. This may have implications given the learning crisis affecting the continent. |
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