Collective Worship and Religious Observance in Schools

ISBN-13: 9781787076556 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 396 str.

Peter Cumper; Alison Mawhinney

Opis

This book examines the law and policy governing school acts of collective worship in England, Northern Ireland and Wales, and their equivalent in Scotland, which is known as religious observance. It aims to shine a light on an important issue that has often been neglected and ignored by policy-makers.

Recenzje

«An important achievement: 'important' in addressing increasingly controversial issues, 'achievement' in bringing legal and education experts together. Since the 1944 Education Act introduced a requirement for daily acts of collective worship in schools, society has become increasingly secular and diverse. How to reconcile such diversity with aspirations of many to maintain a religious perspective? This is essential reading.» (Professor Richard Pring, Department of Education, University of Oxford)

«At a time when the place of religion in education is under unprecedented scrutiny, this book offers a timely examination of the law, practice and policy governing collective worship and religious observance in schools throughout the UK. Written by well-qualified legal and educational specialists, it offers a valuable interdisciplinary perspective that is sure to inform and help shape the direction of future education policy.» (Professor Ian Leigh, Durham Law School)

Spis treści

Peter Cumper/Alison Mawhinney: Introduction: Collective Worship and Religious Observance in Context - Peter Cumper/Julia Ipgrave: Collective Worship in England - Aideen Hunter/Norman Richardson: Collective Worship in Northern Ireland's Schools - Claire Cassidy/Frankie McCarthy: Religious Observance in Scotland - Alison Mawhinney/Ann Sherlock: Collective Worship in Wales - Alison Mawhinney: The Law on Collective School Worship: The Rationale Then and Now - Frankie McCarthy: Dynamic Self-determinism, the Right to Belief and the Role of Collective Worship - Ann Sherlock: Religious Observance and Collective Worship in Schools: A Human Rights Perspective - Jacqueline Watson: The Contribution of Collective Worship to Spiritual Development - Claire Cassidy: Philosophy with Children: An Alternative to Religious Observance - Julia Ipgrave/Farid Panjwani: Collective Worship and Theology: Issues and Questions - Norman Richardson/Aideen Hunter: Educational Perspectives on School Collective Worship: Beyond Obituary - Mary Elizabeth Moore: Collective Worship and Religious Observance in UK Schools: Questions and Possibilities - Ina ter Avest: Embracing Otherness in Supporting Community: A Plea from a Pedagogical Perspective for Experiential Learning in Dialogicality - Geir Skeie: Common Symbols in a Diverse School for All: Collective Worship Seen from a Scandinavian Perspective.

O autorze

Peter Cumper is a Professor of Law at the University of Leicester.Alison Mawhinney is a Reader in Law at Bangor University, Wales.