Controlled schools in Northern Ireland - de "facto" Protestant or de "facto" secular?
The Controlled Schools' sector in Northern Ireland is usually described as de facto Protestant. By examining its history and current context, this article considers the veracity of that statement. In many schools RE is often "squeezed out" of an already overcrowded timetable. This res...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage Publishing
[2019]
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International journal of Christianity & education
Year: 2019, Volume: 23, Issue: 3, Pages: 349-368 |
| IxTheo Classification: | KBF British Isles KDD Protestant Church RF Christian education; catechetics |
| Further subjects: | B
Secular
B Catholic Schools B Religious Education B Controlled schools B Northern Ireland B Ethos |
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| Summary: | The Controlled Schools' sector in Northern Ireland is usually described as de facto Protestant. By examining its history and current context, this article considers the veracity of that statement. In many schools RE is often "squeezed out" of an already overcrowded timetable. This results in the quantity and quality of RE teaching varying widely, unlike other areas of the curriculum. The article explores whether the sector's ethos is Protestant, secular, Christian or multi-faith. It concludes that, although perhaps unclear about their Protestant identity and uncomfortable about being deemed secular, schools are clear about their de facto Christian status. |
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| ISSN: | 2056-998X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: International journal of Christianity & education
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/2056997119868819 |