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Religious Education and the Feminisation of Witchcraft: A Study of Three Secondary Schools in Kumasi, Ghana
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Thomas, Paul – British Journal of Religious Education, 2012
This study, conducted during the summer of 2008 in Kumasi, Ghana analysed the role of religious and moral education (RME) in ameliorating the witchcraft discourse in three Ghanaian junior secondary schools. Although the syllabus acknowledges the pernicious effects of witchcraft allegations, it adopts a "Thou shalt not" approach that…
Descriptors: Ethical Instruction, Secondary Schools, Student Attitudes, Interviews