Religion in the Public Schools - Negotiating the New Commons

Informationen zum Autor Michael D. Waggoner is professor of education at the University of Northern Iowa and Editor of the journal, Religion & Education. His previous book Sacred and Secular Tensions in Higher Education: Connecting Parallel Universities was published in 2011. Klappentext The purpose of this book is to illustrate the complexity of the social, cultural, and legal milieu of schooling in the United States in which the improvement of religious literacy and understanding must take place. Public education is the new commons. Zusammenfassung The purpose of this book is to illustrate the complexity of the social! cultural! and legal milieu of schooling in the United States in which the improvement of religious literacy and understanding must take place. Public education is the new commons. Inhaltsverzeichnis PrefaceIntroduction I. Challenges of Free Expression1. Negotiating the New Commons in Religion and EducationMichael D. Waggoner2. Tolerance, Civility, and Cognitive DevelopmentAndrew Fiala 3. Prayer and Student-Initiated Religious Activities in Public SchoolsCharles J. Russo4. The Day of Truth and the Golden Rule Pledge: Public Discourse, Religious Belief, and Mutual Respect Brendan RandallII. Selected Approaches to Religion in the Schools5. Released Time Programs in Religion Education James Swezey and Katherine Schultz6. Promoting Civic and Religious Literacy in Public Schools: The California 3 Rs Project Bruce Grelle7. To Change Society or Reflect It? Comparing the Cultural Studies and Community Consensus Approaches to Teaching About Religion Emile Lester 8. Religion Knows No Boundaries: The Face-to-Faith Initiative of the Tony Blair Foundation Janet E. Bordelon 9. An Emerging 'Middle Way' in Public and Private Education? Bruce Cooper and Arthur Plaza10. Integrating Religion into Teacher Education Kimberly WhiteAfterword Michael D. Waggoner Acknowledgments Contributors Index...

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• Authors: Michael D. Waggoner, Michael D. (EDT) Waggoner
• Assisted by: Michael D. Waggoner (Editor), Waggoner Michael D. (Editor)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.04.2013
• EAN: 9781475801620
• ISBN: 978-1-4758-0162-0
• No. of pages: 204
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Teaching materials, hand-outs; Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion, EDUCATION / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, EDUCATION / Aims & Objectives, United States of America, USA, Moral and social purpose of education, Religious groups: social & cultural aspects, Moral & social purpose of education, Social groups: religious groups and communities