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The 'World Religions Paradigm' as the Organising Principle of Didactic Action--A Case Study
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Bleisch, Petra; Schwab, Ariane – British Journal of Religious Education, 2023
This article shows how discussion of the 'world religions paradigm' in integrated natural and social science teaching affects how religious plurality is handled. A concrete case study is used to illustrate how a teacher designs lessons on world religions. Based on this single case study, the article argues that the use of specific teaching…
Descriptors: Religious Education, Teaching Methods, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences
Human Rights and Children's Rights in Worldview Education in Finland
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Salmenkivi, Eero; Kasa, Tuija; Putkonen, Niina; Kallioniemi, Arto – Human Rights Education Review, 2022
In this article we examine the profiling of human rights and children's rights in religious education (RE) and its secular alternative in Finland. We use the term 'worldview education' to describe the combination of these subjects. We analyse what kinds of human rights and ethical issues are raised in Finnish worldview education. One specific…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Civil Rights, Childrens Rights, Religious Education
Learning Standards in a Non-Standard System: Mapping Student Knowledge and Comprehension in Ultra-Orthodox Talmud Torah Schools
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Iluz, Shira; Katz, Yaacov J.; Stern, Hindy – Journal of Religious Education, 2018
The Jewish ultra-orthodox (Haredi) Talmud Torah schools have been consistently resistant to the process of standardization in content, measurement, and evaluation, in contrast to the Israeli state education system which has progressed steadily in these areas. Talmud Torah schools are private elementary schools for ultra-orthodox boys. Studies are…
Descriptors: Judaism, Academic Standards, Elementary Schools, Private Schools
Private Tutoring Intensity in Schools: A Comparison between High and Low Socio-Economic Schools
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Addi-Raccah, Audrey; Dana, Oshra – International Studies in Sociology of Education, 2015
Private tutoring (PT) is becoming a worldwide phenomenon. In Israel too, about a third of elementary school students participate in PT. Based on sociological and school quality considerations, we examined school characteristics that are associated with PT intensity at school. The data encompassed a random state wide sample of 389 Israeli…
Descriptors: Tutoring, Elementary School Students, Socioeconomic Influences, Socioeconomic Status
Lutheran School Teachers' Instructional Usage of the Interactive Whiteboard
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Powers, Jillian R. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
The purpose of this mixed methods study was twofold. First, the study assessed whether Davis' (1989) Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) was useful in predicting instructional usage of the interactive whiteboard (IWB), as reported by K-8 teachers. Second, the study set out to understand what motivated those teachers to use the IWB for classroom…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Interactive Video, Bulletin Boards, Mixed Methods Research
The Extent and Nature of Bullying in a Christian School
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Hazeltine, Brian – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Bullying is a problem that has been studied in schools worldwide, but there is little research on bullying within Christian schools, a dearth which may stem from the assumption that Christian schools teach character traits that are inimical to bullying. Yet understanding the extent and nature of bullying in Christian schools may lead to a better…
Descriptors: Bullying, Christianity, Religious Education, Peer Relationship