Parental Involvement in Elementary Children's Religious Education: A Phenomenological Inquiry

Biblical texts mandate parental involvement in children's religious education. Researchers consider it important as well. Through analysis of interviews, site documents, and a focus group this phenomenological study seeks to provide a rich description of parents' experience with involvemen...

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Authors: Bunnell, Peter W. (Author) ; Koyzis, Anthony (Author) ; Strohmyer, Karin (Author) ; Yocum, Russell G. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group [2018]
In: Journal of research on christian education
Year: 2018, Volume: 27, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-19
IxTheo Classification:KDG Free church
RF Christian education; catechetics
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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Summary:Biblical texts mandate parental involvement in children's religious education. Researchers consider it important as well. Through analysis of interviews, site documents, and a focus group this phenomenological study seeks to provide a rich description of parents' experience with involvement in the religious education of their elementary children. This research offers an original portrait of parental involvement in religious education (PIRE). This phenomenology presents eight themes that depict various aspects of PIRE. The resulting phenomenology of PIRE is discussed is the context of the body of research on parental involvement and religious education.
ISSN:1934-4945
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of research on christian education
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/10656219.2018.1442269