Author criticizes the privileged position of religion in schools, and described some proposals for reform. (Editor/RK)

There is a great future to religious education but only on the condition that it be reborn from a meeting of good educational theory and sound theological study. (Author)

Addresses the changing nature of Catholic schools, emphasizing, however, the core beliefs of Catholicism that have remained the same throughout. Focuses on the implementation by Catholic schools of three goals: enthusiasm, invitation, and witness of Catholicism. (YKH)

Prior to the colonial period, the rudiments of education consisting of religion, basic literacy, and arithmetic had been provided to male children in Burma and Siam through Buddhist monks that lived in local monasteries. Education commenced when the child reached five or six years of age and usually ended at puberty. Formal learning continued for…

In this article, we report a study of professional culture and professional development in Jewish schools based on surveys of teachers and other staff and interviews with principals. We first introduce three key constructs: professional culture, professional development, and professional learning communities. We then describe research that has…

We welcome you to the International Conference on Education and New Developments 2014, taking place in Madrid, Spain, from 28 to 30 of June, 2014. Education, as an important right in our contemporary world, began since we exist. Knowledge and skills were passed by adults to the young, and cultures began to extend their experiences through various…

The author traces the direction that morality is taking today. As a result of this direction a new presentation and a new method of teaching morality is examined. (Author/DE)

Discusses government proposals to do away with compulsory worship in British schools and speculates on the role and content of religious education without worship. Concludes that the study of religious phenomena and underlying principles (theology) may prove too superficial to provide a deep understanding of the significance of religion. (GEA)

Since 2001 many observers of education in the Muslim world have expressed concerns about the radicalizing influence of madrasahs. These critiques often assume that the ichotomization of sacred and secular common to civic society in the West is a necessary ingredient of any educational reforms designed to prevent the spread of religious extremism…

Ben-Avie and Comer describe how Jewish day schools and the Yale Child Study Center's School Development Program (SDP) share a common agenda regarding the aim of education. The foundational science of education is child development, advocates James P. Comer in such seminal works as "School Power" (1980) and "Waiting For A Miracle" (1998). SDP, the…

The author discusses his experience in experimental religious education aimed at involving the student through participation, art, and symbol making. The educational and theological theory behind the teaching is examined. (DE)

The development of continuing education for ministry shows a need for more growth and change in seminary training to meet the fundamental needs of the clergy and the laity. Recent changes since 1960 have resulted in three developments: (1) the need for continuing education for ministry has been recognized; (2) the increasing number in the variety…

The thesis advanced in this paper was that although the original purpose of Catholic education was to serve religious ends, the contemporary Catholic educational system is primarily secular and specifically oriented to facilitating the social mobility of selected Catholic youth. The inputs and outputs of Catholic and public schools were compared.…

Educational leaders in Kenya are attempting to remodel their school system in order to inculcate in their youth a sense of pride in their national heritage. (CK)