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Teaching Religion in Australian Schools

Teaching Religion in Australian Schools <jats:sec><jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Traditionally the teaching of religion in schools in Australia was confined to Church-sponsored or independent schools because public education in Australia prided itself on being "free, secular and compulsory." For over one hundred years, the teaching of religion in church schools was grounded in a faith-forming approach but, in the 1980s, there was a shift to an educational approach to teaching of religion. The development of educational approaches enabled the introduction of Studies of Religion for senior secondary school students. After considering these shifts, suggestions will be made for some dynamic teaching approaches for students in Studies in Religion.</jats:p> </jats:sec> http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Numen Brill

Teaching Religion in Australian Schools

Goldburg, Peta
Numen , Volume 55 (2-3): 241 – Jan 1, 2008
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Brill
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© 2008 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0029-5973
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1568-5276
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10.1163/156852708X283069
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Abstract

<jats:sec><jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Traditionally the teaching of religion in schools in Australia was confined to Church-sponsored or independent schools because public education in Australia prided itself on being "free, secular and compulsory." For over one hundred years, the teaching of religion in church schools was grounded in a faith-forming approach but, in the 1980s, there was a shift to an educational approach to teaching of religion. The development of educational approaches enabled the introduction of Studies of Religion for senior secondary school students. After considering these shifts, suggestions will be made for some dynamic teaching approaches for students in Studies in Religion.</jats:p> </jats:sec>

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Numen – Brill

Published: Jan 1, 2008

Keywords: CATECHETICAL APPROACHES; AUSTRALIA; STUDIES IN RELIGION; CRITICAL RELIGIOUS LITERACY; RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

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