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Religious education
About: Religious education is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 9554 publications have been published within this topic receiving 65331 citations. The topic is also known as: faith-based education & RE.
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01 Jan 2006
TL;DR: In this article, Keller and Ruether describe the integration of women's religious experience in North America. But their focus is on the history of women and religion and not on the contemporary women's issues in religion.
Abstract: Introductory Essay: Integrating the Worlds of Women's Religious Experience in North America, Rosemary Skinner Keller and Rosemary Radford Ruether Part I. Approaches to the History of Women and Religion Part II. Women in Indigenous and African Traditions Part III. Catholicism Part IV. Protestantism Colonial Period Denominational Traditions Evangelical Protestantism Hispanic Protestantism Asian Protestantism Part V. Women in Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox Traditions Part VI. Judaism Part VII. Islam Part VIII. Asian Religions Buddhism Hinduism Chinese Religions Japanese Religions Part IX. Newer Religious Movements Part X. Multidenominational Movements Deaconess Movement Missionary Movement Women's Societies Religious Education The Ordination Movement Music and the Arts Part XI. Women, Religion, and Social Reform Part XII. Women-Centered Theology Part XIII. Contemporary Women's Issues in Religion
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TL;DR: The authors examined the role of religious education in promoting social cohesion in contemporary multi-religious societies and suggested alternative approaches to content which may help religious education to rise to the challenges posed above.
Abstract: Religious education (RE) has often found itself at the centre of debates about education's role in promoting social cohesion in contemporary multi-religious societies. The paper considers RE's relationship to religious plurality within the broader context of politics of curriculum and debates on pluralism. Drawing upon the recent works on the history of religion and using the teaching of the histories and cultures of Muslims in RE as a case study, it argues that RE has yet to fulfill its potential in this regard. The paper examines reasons for this and recommends alternative approaches to content which may help RE rise to the challenges posed above.
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TL;DR: The relationship between homeschooling and religious fundamentalism is explored in this article, focusing on their intersection in the philosophies and practices of conservative Christian homeschoolers in the United States.
Abstract: This article considers the relationship between homeschooling and religiousfundamentalism by focusing on their intersection in the philosophies and practices ofconservative Christian homeschoolers in the United States. Homeschooling provides anideal educational setting to support several core fundamentalist principles: resistance tocontemporary culture; suspicion of institutional authority and professional expertise;parental control and centrality of the family; and interweaving of faith and academics. It isimportant to recognize, however, that fundamentalism exists on a continuum; conservativereligious homeschoolers resist liberal democratic values to varying degrees, and efforts tofoster dialogue and accommodation with religious homeschoolers can ultimately helpstrengthen the broader civic fabric.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors defined education markets based on the major divisions in the school system like public-private, tracking either by curriculum or by ability, and schools' practice regarding admission of students.
Abstract: The paper defines education markets based on the major divisions in the school system like public–private, tracking either by curriculum or by ability, and schools' practice regarding admittance of students. These segments in the school system create a “market”, put the schools into various positions in the educational “field”, and parents consider these options when deciding about school choice. Furthermore, school's position in the market has an impact on students' performance even if controlled for school composition. This paper analyzes 23 OECD countries from the PISA 2006 survey. The results indicate that high-status families prefer more selective schools with the exception of ability tracking. Moreover, the more selective schools perform better, but ability grouping does not improve achievement. Applying interaction terms shows that religious schools are able to compensate the disadvantages of pupils coming from low-status families at most.
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01 Jan 1988
TL;DR: The authors discusses education for values in Singapore and argues that the problem of values education in Singapore is essentially one of bringing about social integration and consensus, of establishing a set of core values, drawn preferably from the traditions of the ethnic groups represented in Singapore.
Abstract: Publisher Summary This chapter discusses education for values in Singapore. The country's programs for moral and religious education are best understood in the context of an evolving political and social framework, while the list of virtues to be inculcated—respect, tolerance, patriotism, respect for law and order, and the like—are no different from those to be found in similar programs elsewhere. Singapore has wrestled with the issues of moral instruction for two decades with shifts in emphasis and rationales. It would appear that the view taken of values education in Singapore is that the problem is essentially one of bringing about social integration and consensus, of establishing a set of core values, drawn preferably from the traditions of the ethnic groups represented in Singapore. In Singapore, rapid urbanization and a bilingual school policy have erased ethnic enclaves and the mutual linguistic ignorance that characterized pre-war Singapore.
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