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

• Autore: Cairns Jo
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, : Continuum, c2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (284 p.)
• Disciplina: 371.07
• Soggetto topico: Church and education; Church schools
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Faith schools and society
• ISBN: 1-282-13664-X; 9786612136641; 1-4411-8853-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910778000603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Continuum studies in education.