Following an early career in biological research, Sylvia Baker entered education and worked as a science teacher for twenty-seven years. In 2010, she completed a PhD in Education at the University of Warwick. She continues to conduct research into the interplay between faith and education, with a particular interest in science education. She is currently a Visiting Research Fellow at Glyndwr University.

«The book is succinctly written, has an extensive bibliography, and contains an appendix on methodology. [...] I thoroughly recommend ‘Swimming against the Tide’.» (William Kay, Journal of Education and Christian Belief 18, 2014/1)

• Contents: ‘Faith’ schools: the controversy – The new Christian schools: their origins and history – The new Christian schools: why were they founded? – The new Christian schools: overwhelmed by the secular tide? – The teenage pupils of the new Christian schools: who are they? – The teenage pupils: what do they believe? – The teenage pupils and the creation/evolution controversy – The teenage pupils: what are their personal concerns? – The teenage pupils: how do they view their unusual schooling? – The teenage pupils: what are their views and values? – The teenage pupils: what of those with ‘no religion’? – The survey findings: their wider implications.

Following an early career in biological research, Sylvia Baker entered education and worked as a science teacher for twenty-seven years. In 2010, she completed a PhD in Education at the University of Warwick. She continues to conduct research into the interplay between faith and education, with a particular interest in science education. She is currently a Visiting Research Fellow at Glyndwr University.

«The book is succinctly written, has an extensive bibliography, and contains an appendix on methodology. [...] I thoroughly recommend ‘Swimming against the Tide’.» (William Kay, Journal of Education and Christian Belief 18, 2014/1)

• Contents: ‘Faith’ schools: the controversy – The new Christian schools: their origins and history – The new Christian schools: why were they founded? – The new Christian schools: overwhelmed by the secular tide? – The teenage pupils of the new Christian schools: who are they? – The teenage pupils: what do they believe? – The teenage pupils and the creation/evolution controversy – The teenage pupils: what are their personal concerns? – The teenage pupils: how do they view their unusual schooling? – The teenage pupils: what are their views and values? – The teenage pupils: what of those with ‘no religion’? – The survey findings: their wider implications.

Following an early career in biological research, Sylvia Baker entered education and worked as a science teacher for twenty-seven years. In 2010, she completed a PhD in Education at the University of Warwick. She continues to conduct research into the interplay between faith and education, with a particular interest in science education. She is currently a Visiting Research Fellow at Glyndwr University.

«The book is succinctly written, has an extensive bibliography, and contains an appendix on methodology. [...] I thoroughly recommend ‘Swimming against the Tide’.» (William Kay, Journal of Education and Christian Belief 18, 2014/1)

• Contents: ‘Faith’ schools: the controversy – The new Christian schools: their origins and history – The new Christian schools: why were they founded? – The new Christian schools: overwhelmed by the secular tide? – The teenage pupils of the new Christian schools: who are they? – The teenage pupils: what do they believe? – The teenage pupils and the creation/evolution controversy – The teenage pupils: what are their personal concerns? – The teenage pupils: how do they view their unusual schooling? – The teenage pupils: what are their views and values? – The teenage pupils: what of those with ‘no religion’? – The survey findings: their wider implications.