Religion in the Public Schools

Negotiating the New Commons
Herausgeber: Waggoner, Michael D.

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Seitenzahl: 204
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. April 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 491g
• ISBN-13: 9781475801613
• ISBN-10: 1475801610
• Artikelnr.: 36905643

Autorenporträt

Edited by Michael D. Waggoner

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Introduction I. Challenges of Free Expression 1. Negotiating the
New Commons in Religion and Education Michael D. Waggoner 2. Tolerance,
Civility, and Cognitive Development Andrew Fiala 3. Prayer and
Student-Initiated Religious Activities in Public Schools Charles J. Russo
4. The Day of Truth and the Golden Rule Pledge: Public Discourse, Religious
Belief, and Mutual Respect Brendan Randall II. Selected Approaches to
Religion in the Schools 5. Released Time Programs in Religion Education
James Swezey and Katherine Schultz 6. Promoting Civic and Religious
Literacy in Public Schools: The California 3 Rs Project Bruce Grelle 7. 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 Plaza 10. Integrating Religion
into Teacher Education Kimberly White Afterword Michael D. Waggoner
Acknowledgments Contributors Index