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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454146703321

Autore

Cairns Jo

Titolo

Faith schools and society [[electronic resource] ] : civilizing the debate / / Jo Cairns ; foreword by Denis Lawton

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Continuum, c2009

ISBN

1-282-13664-X

9786612136641

1-4411-8853-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (284 p.)

Collana

Continuum studies in education

Disciplina

371.07

Soggetti

Church and education

Church schools

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-262) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Tables; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; Part I: An Intellectual Framework to Support a Civic Conversation about Faith Schools in Plural Societies; Part II: Developing a Process for the Study of Faith-Based Schools and Their Cultures within Plural Societies; Part III: Profiling Faith School Cultures: A Means of Practice Informing Policy; Appendix: The Student Questionnaire; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This is an engaging and insightful monograph that examines the fit between personal, spiritual and academic goals in contemporary educational experience and individual school cultures. Do faith schools have a place in a plural society? Which types of school contribute most effectively to a plural society? This fascinating monograph seeks to answer these questions and more by exploring the fit between personal, spiritual and academic goals in contemporary educational experience and individual school cultures. Jo Cairns, a well-respected authority on faith schools, argues that educational ideolo