Schools and religions : imagining the real / Julian Stern.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stern, Julian.

Series:

Continuum studies in research in education

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion in the public schools.

Church and education.

Christian education.

Social integration.

Physical Description:

xiv, 209 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Continuum, [2007]

Summary:

The link between schools and religions is an area of lively debate. Looking at two challenges of the 21st century - social inclusion and globalization, this book analyses the role that religion can play in fostering communities in schools and its implications for social, cultural and other developments in both national and international contexts.

Contents:

Introduction : the philosophy of schooling

The self and inclusion : imagining the real

Community and society : fundamentals and fundamentalism

Schooling and learning : to live human lives properly

Inclusive research : voicing and learning

Investigating text and context

Dialogue within and between

Inclusions and religious education

Teaching and learning : about and from

Religious education and citizenships

Creativity and creation : beyond the cuckoo clock

Blinded by the vision : schools, religions, policies and politics

Learning beyond school : worldly homework

Sincerity in research : people mattering.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [176]-196) and index.

ISBN:

0826485049

9780826485045

OCLC:

71223096