Equipping Educators to Teach Religious Literacy

ISBN-13: 9780367775223 / Miękka / 2023 / 144 str.

Can W. Y. Alice (Centre for Civic Religious Literacy (CCRL)

Opis

This volume provides a detailed evaluation of a unique education program implemented in secondary schools in Georgia to enhance teachers’ religious literacy and their ability to promote this in schools and classrooms.

Spis treści

1: A Changing Context: The Challenges of Religious Diversity in Georgia

2: Theoretical Perspectives on Religious Literacy and Religious Liberty

3: The Georgia 3Rs Program

4: Conducting Qualitative Research in Urban, Rural, and Suburban Communities

5: Religion and the 3Rs: Navigating Conservative, Non-Religious, and Non-Christian Religions

6: Race and the 3Rs: Engaging with Majority-Minority Populations

7: Success in the Suburbs: Gwinnett, Fayette, and Cobb Counties

8: Can Rural Be a Fourth R? The 3Rs in Bleckley County

9: Alternate Forms of Education: Exploring beyond Traditional Education Settings

10: Outcomes and Implications for the United States

11: International Implications

O autorze

Emile Lester is Professor in the Department of Political Science and International Affairs, University of Mary Washington, USA.

W. Y. Alice Chan completed her PhD at McGill University, Montreal, Canada. She is is Executive Director and cofounder of the Centre for Civic Religious Literacy (CCRL), Canada.