Faith Schools and Society Civilizing the Debate

, by Cairns, Jo

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ISBN: 9781847062291 | 1847062296
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Copyright: 6/26/2009

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Do faith schools have a place in a plural society?

Dr Jo Cairns was formerly Head of Religious Education at the Institute of Education, University of London, Head of Continuing Personal and Professional Development and Lifelong Learning at Westminster College, Oxford and Assistant Director at the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education.

List of Tables	p. ix
Foreword by Denis Lawton	p. x
Preface	p. xii
Introduction	p. 1
An Intellectual Framework to Support a Civic Conversation about Faith Schools in Plural Societies
The Urgent Need for a Civilized Conversation about Faith Schools and Society	p. 21
A Reassessment of the Place of Faith Schools in State-Supported Education in Plural Democratic Societies	p. 34
To What Extent Can Plural Societies Which Encompass a Spectrum of World Views and Cultural Perspectives Sustain a Common Schooling for All?	p. 47
The Role of Faith in the Schools of Civic Societies	p. 63
Developing a Process for the Study of Faith-Based Schools and Their Cultures within Plural Societies
Towards the Establishment of an Evidence Base for Use in a Civic Conversation about Faith Schools in a Plural Society	p. 83
Faith School Profiles	p. 101
Profiling Faith School Cultures: A Means of Practice Informing Policy
Four Catholic Schools and Their Cultures	p. 117
The Student Voice and Its Significance in the Study of School Cultures	p. 144
Building a Meta-Narrative of School Cultures from a Composite Profile of Four Faith Schools	p. 206
Practice Informing Policy: The Case for Evidence-Based Policy Concerning Faith-Based Schools	p. 218
Appendix: The Student Questionnaire	p. 235
Bibliography	p. 249
Index	p. 263
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