Religion, Politics, Science and Bureaucracy: An Australian Science Curriculum?
This paper was written as the Australian Science Curriculum settled into use in smaller Australian states, was being interpreted in different ways by statutory curriculum authorities in the larger ones and was forming the basis of adaptations of existing state-based resources by educational publishe...
| Published in: | Journal of Christian education |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2011
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| In: |
Journal of Christian education
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| Further subjects: | B
Education
B Science B Religion B Curriculum B Christianity B Bureaucracy |
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| Summary: | This paper was written as the Australian Science Curriculum settled into use in smaller Australian states, was being interpreted in different ways by statutory curriculum authorities in the larger ones and was forming the basis of adaptations of existing state-based resources by educational publishers.The paper takes the role of science educators of Christian commitment as its starting point. Such people operate at both secondary and tertiary levels and all face the challenges implicit in teaching a subject that is popularly supposed to conflict with their faith. What do the churning flows of influence, authority and power that characterise the contemporary Australian educational scene mean for such people?The article considers the constitutional framework within which this churn occurs and the impact that nominally Christian institutions have had on its interpretation. How did we come to this? It considers the tensions that characterise the present situation. What constraints are being applied and how much room will we have to move? The paper considers the possibilities those tensions open up. How may we best be true to the gospel we profess and the families we serve? |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Christian education
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/002196571105400203 |