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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823230903321

Titolo

International perspectives on education, religion and law / / edited by Charles J. Russo

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2014

ISBN

1-135-01989-4

1-138-28688-5

0-203-76565-6

1-135-01990-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (242 p.)

Collana

Routledge Research in Religion and Education

Classificazione

EDU043000EDU034000REL026000

Altri autori (Persone)

RussoCharles J

Disciplina

379.2/8

Soggetti

Educational law and legislation

Religion in the public schools

Private schools - Religion

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Foreword; 1 Does the Free Exercise of Religion Have a Future in the Marketplace of Public Education in the United States?; 2 School Prayer; 3 Religion and the Public School Curriculum; 4 Distribution of Religious Materials in Public Schools; 5 Religious Displays and Holiday Observances in Public Schools; 6 Wearing Religious Garb in Public Schools; 7 Clash of Values: Religious Autonomy and State Efforts to Eliminate All Forms of Discrimination

8 The Constitution, Religious Education, and the Future of Religious Freedom in Australian Schools9 From "Common Christianity" to "Equal Concern and Respect": Working Out a New Understanding of Religion's Place in Canada's Schools; 10 Adapting to Religious Diversity: Legal Protection of Religious Preference in State-Funded Schools in England; 11 The Legal Status of Religion in Publicly-Funded Schools in Ireland; 12 Freedom of Religion and Religious Practices in School: The Judicial Approach in Malaysia

13 Freedom of Conscience and the Right to Education in Russia: A Secular Country of Cultural and Religious Diversity14 Education,



Religion, and the Law in South Africa; 15 Analysis and Recommendations; Contributors; Index

Sommario/riassunto

"This volume examines the legal status of religion in education, both public and non-public, in the United States and seven other nations. It will stimulate further interest, research, and debate on comparative analyses on the role of religion in schools at a time when the place of religion is of vital interest in most parts of the world. This interdisciplinary volume includes chapters by leading academicians and is designed to serve as a resource for researchers and educational practitioners, providing readers with an enhanced awareness of strategies for addressing the role of religion in rapidly diversifying educational settings. There is currently a paucity of books devoted solely to the topic written for interdisciplinary and international audiences involving educators and lawyers, and this book will clarify the legal complexities and technical language among the law, education, and religion"--