The Relationship of Gender, Academic Strand, Religious Affiliation and Religious Attitudes of Senior High School Students of Columban College- Barreto Inc.

Abstract

In previous studies, religious Attitudes is known to vary between male and female. And in some instances, there are general variations in the religious attitudes of students based on their academic field preferences. In the Philippines, however, more data is needed about certain religious attitudes of Senior high students due to the transitional nature of their developmental stage viewed by experts as a fluid impression of religious views. We wish to fill this gap by analyzing the character of their developing religious mindset. Hence this paper seeks to find out the relationship between gender, academic strand, religious affiliation, and religious attitudes of Senior High student informants using a correlation design. Using a stratified random sampling technique, selected informants from the Senior High department are surveyed using the validated Religion scale (Baring et al., 2018) in addition to their demographic profile: Gender, religious affiliation, and academic strand. The results are analyzed in view of its implications to religious beliefs and academic program preferences, gender preference, and efforts towards an inclusive academic program.