An Ethnographic Investigation of a British Quaker School: Belief, Values and Cohesion

This ethnographic study of a British Quaker school asks: ‘How is Quakerism expressed in this school?' It considers the experiences of staff and students collected through reports during interviews and focus groups, and through lesson and general observations. The article distinguishes between f...

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Main Author: Alton, Matt (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Liverpool University Press [2018]
In: Quaker studies
Year: 2018, Volume: 23, Issue: 2, Pages: 255-276
IxTheo Classification:CF Christianity and Science
KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
KBF British Isles
RF Christian education; catechetics
ZB Sociology
Further subjects:B Cohesion
B Ethnography
B substantive rationality
B Sociology
B Quaker school
B Ritual
B Values
B Citizenship
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