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Direct linkRymarz, Richard; Starkey, Janina – Journal of Religious Education, 2021
Exemplary religious education (RE) teachers were identified by school based RE leaders and interviewed as part of an ongoing study of the implementation of a new senior high school religious education program in Catholic schools in NSW, Australia. Contextualisation was provided by examining dominant social influences utilising Dobbelaere's concept…
Descriptors: Religious Education, Teacher Effectiveness, High School Teachers, Catholic Schools
Rymarz, Richard; Belmonte, Angelo – British Journal of Religious Education, 2020
The importance of religious questioning in establishing and maintaining religious affiliation is well recognised. Questions and how teachers respond to them is also a critical aspect of strong pedagogy and is an important part of teacher training and formation. Many curriculum documents in religious education assume that student questions are an…
Descriptors: Catholics, Religious Education, Teaching Methods, Questioning Techniques
Rymarz, Richard; Cleary, Anthony – Journal of Beliefs & Values, 2016
Students in Catholic schools make up a significant sub group of the Australian population. As such, studies of this group provide valuable information about the religious beliefs and practices of some Australian youth. Many students in Catholic schools express traditional religious views and have relatively high levels of religious behaviours.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Catholic Schools, Student Attitudes, Beliefs
Rymarz, Richard – British Journal of Religious Education, 2013
Religious education (RE) in Catholic high schools in Australia and Canada is compared by examining some of the underlying structural factors that shape the delivery of RE. It is argued that in Canadian Catholic schools RE is diminished by three factors that distinguish it from the Australian experience. These are: the level and history of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Religious Education, Catholic Schools, High Schools
Rymarz, Richard; Graham, John – British Journal of Religious Education, 2006
This paper reports on research on the attitudes of a differentiated sample of students to Catholic schools in general and religious education in particular. Core Catholic youth are described, following Fulton "et al." (2000: "Young Catholics at the New Millennium", Dublin, University College Press), as individuals who have an…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Catholics, Religious Education, Student Attitudes
Rymarz, Richard; Graham, John – Journal of Beliefs & Values, 2005
Religious communities have an obvious interest in passing on their beliefs and practices to future generations. Many traditional churches, however, report major difficulties in retaining the interest and involvement of adolescents. This study seeks to explore attitudes to a key indicator of traditional practice, church attendance, amongst…
Descriptors: Siblings, Catholics, Churches, Adolescents
