The Interpretation of Religious Education Legislation: A Case Study
WHEN ATTEMPTS ARE made through legislation to determine the ways in which Religious Education is taught, the laws that are enacted may be interpreted in ways that are contrary to the intentions of those who draft them. Government education departments may even choose to disregard these intentions. T...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Paternoster Periodicals
[2001]
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Journal of education & Christian belief
Year: 2001, Volume: 5, Issue: 2, Pages: 145-158 |
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| Summary: | WHEN ATTEMPTS ARE made through legislation to determine the ways in which Religious Education is taught, the laws that are enacted may be interpreted in ways that are contrary to the intentions of those who draft them. Government education departments may even choose to disregard these intentions. The battle for control of Religious Education in England and Wales following the coming into effect of the 1988 Education Reform Act provides a case study that shows how this may happen. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of education & Christian belief
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/205699710100500206 |