Religion and Schooling in Contemporary America - Confronting Our Cultural Pluralism

Zusatztext "...well balanced! thoughtful! and informative." -- Choice Informationen zum Autor Thomas C. Hunt, James C. Carper Klappentext With articles dealing with denomination, law, public policy and financing this anthology grants an evenhanded view of the impact of religion on our nation's public schools. Zusammenfassung Two essays examine the impact of religion on the culture and activities of US public schools. Another six explore denomination, law, public policy, and financing of religion- affiliated schools. They address the central questions of keeping schools affordable while paying a living wage to personnel Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; Religious Pluralism in the Public School Curriculum, Charles R. Kniker; Religious Practices in Public Schools, Charles R. Kniker; Culture, Religion, and Education, E. Vance Randall; Religious Schools in America: Worldviews and Education, E. Vance Randall; Cross-National Analysis of Religious Schools: Institutional Adaptation from Four Perspectives, Bruce S. Cooper and Rita E. Guare; Law and Church-Related Schools, Mary Angela Shaughnessy, S.C.N.; Public Policy, Religion, and Education in the United States, William F. Davis, O.S.F.S.; Mission and Money: Religious Schools and Their Finances, Michael J. Guerra Index.

Product details

• Authors: James C. Carper, Carper James C., Thomas C. Hunt, Hunt Thomas C.
• Assisted by: James C. Carper (Editor), Carper James C. (Editor), Thomas Hunt (Editor), Hunt Thomas (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.10.1997
• EAN: 9780815324720
• ISBN: 978-0-8153-2472-0
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: Source Books on Education
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; RELIGION / General, EDUCATION / Administration / General, Religion: general, Organization & management of education, Educational administration and organization