Religion And Public Schools An Analysis Of Religious Education
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Author | : Rhoda Kariuki |
Publisher | : GRIN Verlag |
Total Pages | : 13 |
Release | : 2023-07-27 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 3346913201 |
Seminar paper from the year 2023 in the subject Pedagogy - School System, Educational and School Politics, , course: Education, language: English, abstract: Millions of parents entrust everyday teachers in public schools with the education of their children, who are all from diverse religious backgrounds. Therefore teachers need to be fully aware and informed about the educational and constitutional principles, which will guide and help them comprehend the role of religion in public education. This guide for teachers intends to overcome the conflicts and confusion surrounding religion in public schools since the beginning of the common school movement. Since ancient times, the debate has been shaped by two extremes. One of them is those who advocate for public schools to include their religious studies, policies, and practices. The other advocates for public schools to be viewed and treated as a religious-free zone.
Author | : Charles Russo |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 277 |
Release | : 2021-09-30 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 1000435288 |
This text presents a comparative, cross-cultural analysis of the legal status of religion in public education in eighteen different nations while offering recommendations for the future improvement of religious education in public schools. Offering rich, analytical insights from a range of renowned scholars with expertise in law, education, and religion, this volume provides detailed consideration of legal complexities impacting the place of religion and religious education in public education. The volume pays attention to issues of national and international relevance including the separation of the church and state; public funding of religious education; the accommodation of students’ devotional needs; and compulsory religious education. The volume thus highlights the increasingly complex interplay of religion, law, and education in diverse educational settings and cultures across developing and developed nations. Providing a valuable contribution to the field of religious secondary education research, this volume will be of interest to researchers, academics, and educators with an interest in religion and law, international and comparative education, and those involved with educational policy at all levels. Those more broadly interested in moral and values education will also benefit from the discussions the book contains.
Author | : Charles Russo |
Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages | : 341 |
Release | : 2021-09-30 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 1000435245 |
This text presents a comparative, cross-cultural analysis of the legal status of religion in public education in eighteen different nations while offering recommendations for the future improvement of religious education in public schools. Offering rich, analytical insights from a range of renowned scholars with expertise in law, education, and religion, this volume provides detailed consideration of legal complexities impacting the place of religion and religious education in public education. The volume pays attention to issues of national and international relevance including the separation of the church and state; public funding of religious education; the accommodation of students’ devotional needs; and compulsory religious education. The volume thus highlights the increasingly complex interplay of religion, law, and education in diverse educational settings and cultures across developing and developed nations. Providing a valuable contribution to the field of religious secondary education research, this volume will be of interest to researchers, academics, and educators with an interest in religion and law, international and comparative education, and those involved with educational policy at all levels. Those more broadly interested in moral and values education will also benefit from the discussions the book contains.
Author | : Benjamin Justice |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 189 |
Release | : 2016-11-09 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 022640059X |
It isn’t just in recent arguments over the teaching of intelligent design or reciting the pledge of allegiance that religion and education have butted heads: since their beginnings nearly two centuries ago, public schools have been embroiled in heated controversies over religion’s place in the education system of a pluralistic nation. In this book, Benjamin Justice and Colin Macleod take up this rich and significant history of conflict with renewed clarity and astonishing breadth. Moving from the American Revolution to the present—from the common schools of the nineteenth century to the charter schools of the twenty-first—they offer one of the most comprehensive assessments of religion and education in America that has ever been published. From Bible readings and school prayer to teaching evolution and cultivating religious tolerance, Justice and Macleod consider the key issues and colorful characters that have shaped the way American schools have attempted to negotiate religious pluralism in a politically legitimate fashion. While schools and educational policies have not always advanced tolerance and understanding, Justice and Macleod point to the many efforts Americans have made to find a place for religion in public schools that both acknowledges the importance of faith to so many citizens and respects democratic ideals that insist upon a reasonable separation of church and state. Finally, they apply the lessons of history and political philosophy to an analysis of three critical areas of religious controversy in public education today: student-led religious observances in extracurricular activities, the tensions between freedom of expression and the need for inclusive environments, and the shift from democratic control of schools to loosely regulated charter and voucher programs. Altogether Justice and Macleod show how the interpretation of educational history through the lens of contemporary democratic theory offers both a richer understanding of past disputes and new ways of addressing contemporary challenges.
Author | : Arthur Jackson Hall |
Publisher | : Kessinger Publishing |
Total Pages | : 122 |
Release | : 2008-10-01 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 9781437046229 |
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Author | : David E. Engel |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 306 |
Release | : 1974 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : |
Author | : George Unangst Wenner |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 184 |
Release | : 1907 |
Genre | : Church and education |
ISBN | : |
Author | : José Luis Martínez López-Muñiz |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 326 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 9781402038624 |
Author | : American Council on Education. Committee on Religion and Education |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 172 |
Release | : 1953 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Marc D. Stern |
Publisher | : DIANE Publishing |
Total Pages | : 53 |
Release | : 1997-02 |
Genre | : Religion in the public schools |
ISBN | : 0788136216 |
Explains what the law is on common religious liberty and church-state questions in the public school context. Covers: prayer in the schools; teaching about religion; use of classroom space for student-initiated religious activities; holiday observances; released time programs; physical facilities; dual enrollment; distribution of Gideon bibles or religious literature; scientific creationism; curriculum content; secular humanism; compulsory attendance and religious holidays; dress codes; vaccination requirements; and teachers' rights and responsibilities.