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Issues in Religious Education
Contributor(s): Broadbent, Lynne (Author), Brown, Alan (Author)
ISBN: 0415262526     ISBN-13: 9780415262521
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE:   $190.00  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: July 2002
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Annotation: Religious Education in schools continues to be the subject of debate and is especially topical in our multicultural and multi-faith society. This book is designed to give students and newly qualified teachers a contextual and theoretical background to this subject, by exploring and challenging assumptions about the place of religion in education.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Christian Education - General
- Education | Curricula
- Education | Administration - General
Dewey: 379.280
LCCN: 2002021349
Series: Issues in Subject Teaching
Physical Information: 0.78" H x 6.24" W x 9.4" (1.12 lbs) 256 pages
 
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Publisher Description:

This book is designed to give students and newly qualified teachers a contextual and theoretical background to this subject, by exploring and challenging assumptions about the place of religion in education.
The book is divided into the following sections:

  • section one sets out the context for religious education in the curriculum. It looks at political, social and religious influences on legislation, particularly in faith schools, and raises questions about assessment
  • section two focuses on Religious Education in the classroom, exploring our understanding of religion and the concept of development in Religious Education
  • section three examines Religious Education as a whole-school issue, considering its relationship to literacy, citizenship, collective worship and spiritual, ethical and moral development.