Faith schools, and society
Subtitle: civilizing the debate
By: Jo Cairns ; foreword by Denis Lawton.
Publisher: Continuum International Pub. Group
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781847062291
Subjects: Church and education; Church schools
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The urgent need for a civilized conversation about faith schools, and society; title: A reassessment of the place of faith schools in state supported education in plural democratic societies; title: To what extent can plural societies which encompass a spectrum of world views and cultural perspectives sustain a common schooling for all?; title: The role of faith in the schools of civic societies; title: Towards the establishment of an evidence-base for use in a civic conversation about faith schools in a plural society; title: Faith school profiles; title: Four catholic schools and their cultures; title: The student voice and its significance in the study of school cultures; title: Building a meta-narrative of school cultures from a composite profile of four faith schools; title: Practice informing policy: the case for evidence-based policy concerning faith-based schools.