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The Effect of Denominational Education on the ¬Formation of the Religiosity of Young People

Summary/Abstract: The share of church-run educational institutions in the Hungarian education system has gradually increased over the past three decades, while the proportion of churchly religious people decreased and those, who identify as religious on their own way increased in younger cohorts. Therefore, the increase in the number of denominational schools has led to an increase of the proportion of student from non-religious families in church-run schools. Previous research has shown a slight positive effect of denominational schools on students’ religiosity. In the present study, we examine the impact of denominational schools on the religiosity and value preferences of their alumni. For the analysis, we used the Hungarian Youth 2016 database, we compared denominational school students with their non-denominational peers. Our results suggest that religious upbringing is the most powerful factor supporting religiosity, and denominational schools have a significant positive impact on the religious identity and communal religious practice of their alumni, however they seem to have no significant effect on the content of their religious belief and their value preferences.

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