Should a liberal democratic state permit religious schools? Should it fund them? What principles should govern these decisions in a society marked by religious and cultural pluralism? In Faith in Schools?, Ian MacMullen tackles these important questions through both political and educational theory, and he reaches some surprising and provocative conclusions.
MacMullen argues that parents' desires to educate their children "in the faith" must not be allowed to deny children the opportunity for ongoing rational reflection about their values. Government should safeguard children's interests in developing as autonomous persons as well as society's interest in the education of an emerging generation of citizens. But, he writes, liberal theory does not support a strict separation of church and state in education policy.
MacMullen proposes criteria to distinguish religious schools that satisfy legitimate public interests from those that do not. And he argues forcefully that governments should fund every type of school that they permit, rather than favoring upper-income parents by allowing them to buy their way out of the requirements deemed suitable for children educated at public expense. Drawing on psychological research, he proposes public funding of a broad range of religious primary schools, because they can help lay the foundations for young children's future autonomy. In secondary education, by contrast, even private religious schools ought to be obliged to provide robust exposure to the ideas of other religions, to atheism, and to nonreligious approaches to ethics.
Автор: Ednan Aslan; Marcia Hermansen Название: Islam and Citizenship Education ISBN: 3658086025 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783658086022 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 52240.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: The scholarly contributors to this volume investigate various means to stimulate and facilitate reflection on new social relations while clarifying the contradictions between religious and social affiliation from different perspectives and experiences.
Автор: Alexander Название: Commitment, Character, and Citizenship ISBN: 0415879744 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780415879743 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 153120.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This book draws together leading educationalists, philosophers, theologians, and social scientists to explore issues, problems, and tensions concerning religious education in a variety of international settings. The contributors explore the possibilities and limitations of religious education in preparing citizens in multicultural and multi-religious democratic societies.
Children Need Character-Strengthening Values Like Never Before
The Family Book of Values strengthens individuals and families through easy-to-understand explanations and stories for children of all ages.
Our youth, worldwide, need to learn that in life there are principles of truth, or moral values, which if lived, will bring happiness. If those values are not part of their lives, the consequence is unhappiness.
Each of the book's 76 values includes: a definition; quotes; explanation; story for young children and questions; story for older children and questions; and a "You Show (Value) When You..." section.
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Attitude
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Friendship
Generosity
Joyfulness
Learning
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Love
Respect
Responsibility
Self-Reliance
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