Focuses on the conflicts that emerged among powerful interest groups in determining the shape of the curriculum during 1988 and 1989. Explores the processes of developing what became known as the whole curriculum, or the basic curriculum of the National Curriculum and religious education, and the cross-curricular themes, skills, and dimensions.…

Describes the schools established and operated by the Dutch Reformed Church in the Netherlands from the sixteenth to the twentieth centuries. Contends that the neo-Calvinists created a form of moral education consistent with their religious beliefs. Argues that ordinary citizens were still broadened intellectually and socially by these schools.…

Describes two programs for African-American youth in Boston: "Kujenga," a Catholic leadership conference composed of Afrocentric plenary sessions, workshops, and liturgy, including African dance and art presentations; and "Street Outreach," a leadership training program within the context of evangelization, focusing on oral…

Major issues in the Israeli educational system (diversity, multiple languages, religious education, technology, and teacher education) transcend national borders. Israelis are experiencing and struggling with the same curriculum and assessment issues as the United States, but are unhampered by restrictive, often inappropriate accountability…

Describes a variety of corporate programs implemented to fund Catholic education in America, including a "Driving for Education" program where computers were awarded to schools in return for generating no-obligation test drives at local Chevrolet dealers. (JDI)

Liberty University (Virginia) will send 3,000 students on a religious studies tour in Israel to visit sites important to Christianity. The program, the result of an alliance between Jerry Falwell and Binyamin Netanyahu, is designed both to show support for Netanyahu's policies and to raise the international profile of the university. (MSE)

Discusses the teaching of religion in the elementary classroom. Suggests activities and discusses cautions and concerns, dealing with absolutism, using religious literature, and parental rights. Compares teaching about religion with teaching for religious observance. (CMK)

Analyzes the works of Bruno Bettelheim. Find three areas of intersection with religious education: (1) identity formation; (2) moral education; and (3) the role of fantasy and ritual. Identifies how Bettelheim's explanation of the way fantasy works to facilitate the formation of the self through meaning attainment is important for religious…

Examines the vigorous dialectic occurring among intellectuals, religious leaders, and politicians trying to define the appropriate role of Islam in Egyptian education. Discusses the call for the Islamization of education in contemporary Egypt, aspects of Islamic law, the position of the state on religious education, and the influence of a small…

Outlines ways to restructure programs in Catholic schools, discussing the seven "P's" that must be considered: pastors, principals, professionals, programs, parents, pupils, and parishes. Offers case study of a school in Texas that combined grade levels when enrollments dropped. Reports that achievement scores went up across the board as…

Suggests a playful approach to religious education that is not dismissive of orthodox points of view. Notes the literary, theological, and pedagogical aspects of the book of Job. Discusses the use of irony in teaching. Rejects any single approach's claim to exclusive truth about God. (DSK)

This paper is a reflection on the two most significant challenges that I have faced teaching the introductory course in Islam. The first is the challenge of teaching Islam after September 11, 2001, the events of which gave rise to such pedagogical questions as how much and in what ways the course syllabus should change, and in particular how we…

In this essay I reflect on my experience thus far of teaching Islam as a non-Muslim at Metropolitan State University and at the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota. I begin by narrating a conversation about conversation that I had with one of my Muslim students. Then I introduce the theme of multiplicity as a way of…

Issues of racial and cultural diversity and racism pose particular challenges for effective teaching and learning in diverse theological classrooms. In this essay the author outlines specific strategies to confront racism and engage racially and culturally diverse students. Through the use of a model for understanding multicultural dynamics of…

Tzipora Jochsberger (1920-) educator, composer, and musicologist, dreamed of using the arts to introduce Jews to the richness of their heritage. The founder and director of the Hebrew Arts School in New York (1952-1986), Jochsberger's contributions deserve the attention of Jewish educators and artists who are looking to the arts to address the…