The place of religious education in the primary curriculum is an ambiguous one for many teachers. This work clarifies the legal framework, including problem areas like the withdrawal of children from the subject. It looks at the key principles and concepts involved in teaching the main areas of religious education - world faiths, Christianity, education for spiritual development and so on - and also at practical issues of classroom organization, such as how to obtain artefacts and how to prepare for visits to places of worship.
The place of religious education in the primary curriculum is an ambiguous one for many teachers. This work clarifies the legal framework, including p...
How can children 'develop' spiritually and how do their teachers know when 'development' has occurred? This volume traces the roots and growth of school worship and spiritual development from Victorian times and earlier through the 1960s and beyond in order to see how we have reached the present situation. The subject is examined in various contexts: its historical and cultural background; politics and legislation; philosophy and values; curriculum development. The book addresses the problem of how to define spiritual development and the contentious issue of compulsory school worship. It...
How can children 'develop' spiritually and how do their teachers know when 'development' has occurred? This volume traces the roots and growth of scho...
This indispensable guide for teachers, students, and all those interested in the history and politics of pedagogy charts the course of religious education in England and Wales from 1944 to the present. The fully revised and updated second edition includes a major new chapter covering the years since the book's original publication in 1995, and places recent changes in the religious education system in context through judicious use of documentary sources and interviews with key policy makers and curriculum practitioners. As Terence Copley engagingly explores the interaction between religious...
This indispensable guide for teachers, students, and all those interested in the history and politics of pedagogy charts the course of religious educa...
How can children 'develop' spiritually and how do their teachers know when 'development' has occurred? This volume traces the roots and growth of school worship and spiritual development from Victorian times and earlier through the 1960s and beyond in order to see how we have reached the present situation. The subject is examined in various contexts: its historical and cultural background; politics and legislation; philosophy and values; curriculum development. The book addresses the problem of how to define spiritual development and the contentious issue of compulsory school worship. It...
How can children 'develop' spiritually and how do their teachers know when 'development' has occurred? This volume traces the roots and growth of scho...
