Is RE still not working?: Reflections on the "Does RE Work"? : project 5 years on
The "Does RE Work?" project, part of the AHRC/ESRC Religion & Society Programme, ran from 2007 to 2011. Drawing on textual analysis, ethnographic case studies and practitioner enquiry, the study identified core confusions as to the purposes and entailments of Religious Education as pra...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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[2018]
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British Journal of religious education
Year: 2018, Volume: 40, Issue: 3, Pages: 348-356 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Great Britain
/ Religious instruction
/ Politics
/ Ethnology
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IxTheo Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AH Religious education KBF British Isles RF Christian education; catechetics ZC Politics in general |
Further subjects: | B
secondary
B Ethnography B religious education policy B Meaning |
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Summary: | The "Does RE Work?" project, part of the AHRC/ESRC Religion & Society Programme, ran from 2007 to 2011. Drawing on textual analysis, ethnographic case studies and practitioner enquiry, the study identified core confusions as to the purposes and entailments of Religious Education as practised across the jurisdictions of the UK. This paper reflects on key developments in the area of religion and schools under the Coalition and Conservative governments in the light of the key findings of the project. While progress has been made towards a shared conception of the meaning and purpose of the subject, confusion persists as to the contested status of RE as a rigorous subject in the academic humanities. The paper makes recommendations with regard to the place of RE in a climate of increased interest and inspection of civic, personal and religious values and their place across the curriculum. |
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ISSN: | 1740-7931 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: British Journal of religious education
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/01416200.2017.1405791 |