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Thesis (Th. M.)--Western Conservative Baptist Seminary, 1987. / Abstract. Bibliography: leaves 130-133.

Thesis (M.A.)--Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, 1988. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 90-97).

Thesis (doctoral)--Lund University, 1988. / Bibliography: p. 202-215.

Call number: LD2668 .T4 1985 J69 / Master of Arts

The study was designed to describe policies, programs and staff assignments in higher education institutions related to student religious groups and campus ministers. The study replicated research done by George Jones in 1968.The population of the study consisted of 509 four-year tax-assisted state colleges and universities in the United States but was later adjusted to 467 institutions. A questionnaire was sent to the administrative heads of the student affairs office or student personnel office. The number of usable questionnaires returned was 288, which constituted a 62 percent return.The following hypotheses were generated for statistical treatment:Hypothesis I.--There is no significant difference between the percentage of means of recognizing ministers assigned to serve public four-year colleges and universities in the Jones study and the current study.Hypothesis II.--There is no significant difference between the percentage of duties of advisors to religious councils recognized by public four-year colleges and universities in the Jones study and the current study.Hypothesis III.--There is no significant difference between the percentage o` university staff serving as liaison with campus ministers in the Jones study and the current study.Significant regional differences were found for Hypotheses I and II but no significant regional differences were found for Hypothesis III.The findings in the following summary are based upon the data of the study.Policies that allow recognition of student religious groups on campus were reported by administrators to exist at 43 percent of the institutions of higher education. For student religious organizations to be recognized or accredited the university administration consistently required the groups to file an application, secure approval for the constitution and to arrange for a faculty advisor or sponsor.The religious council was used by 20 percent of the administrators as a means of relating to the student religious groups and religious workers. A council of campus ministers that served as liaison with the religious workers was reported by 37 percent of the administrators.On 53 percent of the campuses, a university staff person was designated as liaison with the campus ministers. The director of student affairs was identified as the person most often responsible for religious coordination.The respondents reported that 43 percent of the religious group growth on campus was with the evangelical Christian groups. The administrators reported that 40 percent of the change in the campus ministry was with the loss of the radical and militant image of the student religious groups.Only 6 percent of the respondents reported threatened lawsuits because of religious coordination policies of the public colleges and universities in the United States.

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Thesis (S.T.M.)--Yale Divinity School, 1995. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 1-15, 2nd sequence).

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Title from PDF of title page. / Document formatted into pages; contains 261 pages. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of South Florida, 2003. / Includes bibliographical references. / Text (Electronic thesis) in PDF format. / ABSTRACT: This dissertation research is a study of the anthropology of policy with welfare reform in general and charitable choice in particular as its focus. The study begins with the notion that policies work as instruments of governance and consequently have social and political implications. These policies are examined by exploring the manner in which Catholic Charities and policy makers in Florida are responding to the charitable choice mandate and how their views are shaping local policies. The study is framed within anthropological principles pertaining to economic, humanistic and philosophical tenets. The study provides a historical background of poverty, the development of the welfare state in the United States as well as some of the social, economic, and political factors that shape social policies. / ABSTRACT: Data were collected through semi-structured interviews conducted with representatives from Catholic Charities, government agencies, legislative committees, and faith-based organizations, and through document reviews. Data were analyzed qualitatively and were managed using the software Atlas.ti. Analysis of the data show that while there is increased convergence between the state and faith-based organizations (FBOs), there is some hesitancy on the part of religious organizations to assume full responsibility for the poor, particularly without having any funding guarantees. The data also suggests that through the implementation of charitable choice religious organizations face the risk of becoming highly dependent on the state and therefore loose their voice and the possibility of lobbying for the poor. / ABSTRACT: Furthermore, the data suggests that there are some aspects of the implementation of charitable choice that have not received congressional approval and may eventually jeopardize the entire faith-based initiative. / System requirements: World Wide Web browser and PDF reader. / Mode of access: World Wide Web.