A comparison of Jesuit and non-Jesuit business education

1. A comparison of Jesuit and non-Jesuit business education

2. What we’ve learned thus far Joan Van Hise (Fairfield University) Barbara Porco (Fordham University) Patrick Lee (Fairfield University)

3. 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

4. The sample – how the schools were selected • Jesuit schools • Others: religious and non-religious • Match on • geographic region • size • SAT

5. 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

6. The sample – SizeAvg. # undergrads

7. The sample – Test scoresAvg. SAT/ACT

8. The sample – Test scoresAvg. 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

9. The sample – Descriptive Stats

10. The sample – Descriptive Stats

11. 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

12. 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

13. The sample – Descriptive Stats

14. 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!!

15. 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

16. Where is this leading?

17. 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

18. 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)

19. 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?

20. 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)

21. 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

22. When did the sample schools receive AACSB Accreditation?

23. Sponsoring values Ethics Reflection Academic excellence Integration Globalization Social responsibility Cura personalis Social justice Service to others Experiential learning Values-based education Individual dignity Mission statements Analyzed for incorporation of:

24. 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 What do mission statements include?

25. Mission statements • Jesuit and others differ significantly on: • Sponsoring values • Reflection • Social justice • Service to others

26. Mission statements • All three differ significantly on: • Sponsoring values – Jesuit highest • Ethics – Other highest • Reflection – Jesuit highest (much higher!) • Social justice – Jesuit highest • Service to others – Jesuit highest • Individual dignity – Other highest

27. More on Mission • All AACSB-accredited b-schools have separate b-school mission statements • Only 10/38 non AACSB-accredited b-schools have separate b-school mission statements • BUT – the 4 non-accredited Jesuit b-schools do not have separate b-school mission statements

28. 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 What do B-school mission statements include?

29. 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

30. 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 A comparison of university and b-school mission statements

31. Are we different? • Are we different? • YES – in the students we attract • YES – in the faculty we hire • More on that to come • YES – at least in what we say we do • YES – in our student/faculty ratios • Yes – in our core curriculums

32. Are we better?