ERIC Number: EJ1319496
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Nov
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-1442-018X
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Synoptic Vision: Some Research Priorities for RE
Journal of Religious Education, v69 n3 p379-387 Nov 2021
Religious Education (RE) is more than a single curriculum subject and research should give more attention to that fact. Drawing on a lifetime's engagement with RE, this article identifies ten topics that deserve urgent pursuit if the interests of children and young people are to be more effectively understood and addressed. They begin with a cluster on the nature and extent of RE provision within both schools and colleges and in teacher education. These are followed by ones stretching horizons for understanding religious dimensions of moral and social development. They culminate in a proposal for a radical initiative to transform the collective life of schools with a calendared celebration of plurality. Though focussed primarily on the UK context and that of England in particular, they invite extrapolation elsewhere.
Descriptors: Religious Education, Teacher Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Moral Development, Social Development, Educational Change, Teaching Methods, Course Content, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom; United Kingdom (England)
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