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A comparison of Jesuit and non-Jesuit business education What we’ve learned thus far Joan Van Hise (Fairfield University) Barbara Porco (Fordham University) Patrick Lee (Fairfield University) Where we are on the journey Initial idea spurred by criticism of religious education; idea of Jesuit “branding” CJBE ’05 presentation CJBE ’06 – the undergrad study The future The grad study The outcomes study The sample – how the schools were selected Jesuit schools Others: religious and non-religious Match on geographic region size SAT The sample 26 Jesuit schools all US that have business schools/depts all but Holy Cross and Spring Hill 26 Schools with a religious affiliation Not Jesuit BUT, all Christian; 22/26 Catholic 26 Schools with no religious affiliation The sample – Size Avg. # undergrads Jesuit Other Non Total 5538 Other + Non 4353 Total 4397 3168 Bschool 1133 931 1582 1256 1216 4404 The sample – Test scores Avg. SAT/ACT Jesuit Other + Non SAT 1164.35 1103.64 1147.38 1125 ACT 24.95 Other 22.84 Non 23.67 Total 1140* 23.24* 23.89* The sample – Test scores Avg. SAT/ACT With what factors are test scores significantly correlated with in the sample? % AHANA for ACT % Male students Student/faculty ratio School values on home page AACSB accreditation The sample – Descriptive Stats Jesuit Other Non Other + Total Non 19.6 20.2 % AHANA 21.4 16.8 22.4 % Int’l 1.5 1.5 2.0 1.7 1.8 % Male 43.0 38.2 44.5 41.3 41.8 The sample – Descriptive Stats Jesuit Other Non Other + Total Non 21.7 22.3 Class size 23.5 21.0 22.7 St/fac Ratio # core classes 13.0 14.2 14.8 14.3* 18.9 16.9 16.4 13.6 14.9 15.8** The Core curriculum or “general education requirements” Critiques: Taught by junior faculty or TAs No coherence across requirements Too many courses approved to meet requirements Requirements often met at end of college career Calls for change ’89: Cheney: “50 Hours: A core curriculum for college students” ’98: “The troubling State of General Education: A study of six Virginia Public Colleges and Universities” ’06: TX and OH state systems The sample – Descriptive Stats Jesuit Other % Fac Term deg. Spon val homepage Spon val B-page Non Other + Total Non 78.1** 82.0* 90.5 77.6 80.0 88% 38% 0 19%** 42%** 42% 31% 0 17%* 26%* Sponsoring values on home page Examples: A link to “Jesuit identity” The word Jesuit – often only once “Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam” – NO!! Outline of a chapel, dove, etc. – NO!! Significant differences – A recap Jesuit “better” on all the following: SAT ACT % Faculty w/ term degree Sponsoring value on home page Sponsoring value on b-school home page Core classes Student/faculty ratio Where is this leading? Jesuit Other % w/ AACSB Accred. 85 31 Non 38 Other + Total Non 35** 51** AACSB Accreditation ~45,000 b-schools worldwide 527 accredited by AACSB ~1,200 b-schools in US 445 accredited by AACSB 69 (15.5%) of US accredited B-schools have a religious affiliation Jesuit schools represent 5% of the religious schools with accreditation in the US AACSB Accreditation With what factors is AACSB accreditation significantly correlated in the sample? % Male Sponsoring values on home page # core classes Class size % Faculty w/ terminal degree Size (total and B-school) Standardized tests (ACT and SAT) Is AACSB driving the bus? Good news – critics have said that Jesuit business education differs only as a result of the liberal arts core – that’s not the case! Bad news – are we any different than other AACSB-accredited schools? Accredited vs. others On what factors do the AACSB accredited and non-accredited schools differ in a significant way? % Male Sponsoring values on home page # core classes Class size % Faculty w/ terminal degree Size (total and B-school) Standardized tests (ACT and SAT) Significant differences – A recap Jesuit “better” on all the following: SAT ACT % Faculty w/ term degree Sponsoring values on home page Sponsoring values on b-school home page Core classes Student/faculty ratio When did the sample schools receive AACSB Accreditation? B4 Under Since Mission Mission new 2003 standards standards standards Jesuit 15 6 1 Other 5 3 0 Non 5 5 0 Mission statements Analyzed for incorporation of: Sponsoring values Ethics Reflection Academic excellence Integration Globalization Social responsibility Cura personalis Social justice Service to others Experiential learning Values-based education Individual dignity What do mission statements include? 55% sponsoring values 47% service to others 42% academic excellence 35% social responsibility 31% social justice 31% ethics 27% individual dignity 26% cura personalis 18% integration 18% globalization 15% value-based learning 14% reflection 6% experiential learning Mission statements Jesuit and others differ significantly on: Sponsoring values Reflection Social justice Service to others Mission statements All three differ significantly on: values – Jesuit highest Ethics – Other highest Reflection – Jesuit highest (much higher!) Social justice – Jesuit highest Service to others – Jesuit highest Individual dignity – Other highest Sponsoring More on Mission All AACSB-accredited b-schools have separate b-school mission statements Only 10/38 non AACSB-accredited bschools have separate b-school mission statements BUT – the 4 non-accredited Jesuit bschools do not have separate b-school mission statements What do B-school mission statements include? 45% ethics 39% sponsoring values 35% globalization 31% academic excellence 31% social responsibility 24% service to others 12% experiential learning 8% cura personalis 8% integration 6% individual dignity 4% value-based learning 4% reflection (Jesuit only) 2% social justice B- school/dept mission statements Jesuit and others differ significantly on: Reflection Academic Excellence All three differ significantly on: Sponsoring values Reflection Academic excellence Integration A comparison of university and b-school mission statements B-school higher ethics globalization experiential learning University higher sponsoring values academic excellence social responsibility service to others cura personalis integration individual dignity value-based learning reflection social justice Are we different? Are we different? – in the students we attract YES – in the faculty we hire YES More on that to come – at least in what we say we do YES – in our student/faculty ratios Yes – in our core curriculums YES Are we better?