Religious Education

The role of Religious Education in secondary schools is the subject of national and international debate. This book examines the current debates surrounding RE and puts forward a new approach to teaching the subject that is non-faith based and focused on conceptual enquiry and the development of a clear pedagogy. The book is based on the Living Difference learning model developed in Hampshire and adopted in other parts of the UK, which is sparking international discussion and provides an effective approach to implementing the new secondary curriculum. The chapters of this title include examinations of: religious education and the curriculum; an interdisciplinary approach to religious education; the significance of pedagogy and learners' development; planning, progression, assessment and delivery; specific case studies and examples of good practice in schools; theoretical grounding and the future of RE; and, the effects of globalisation, post-modernity and multiculturalism. Providing a basis for developing thinking about Religious Education, its place in the curriculum and how it can be delivered effectively in schools, this book is essential reading for tutors, students and teachers.

ISBN 041547874X   Pages 248 ISBN13 9780415478748 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 490 Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd   Published in London Imprint Routledge   Height (mm) 246 Format Paperback   Width (mm) 189 Publication date 12 Apr 2010   Spine width (mm) 15 DEWEY 200   Academic level Postgraduate DEWEY edition DC22

		List of figures
Pt. 1		Contexualising religious education		1
1		Religion and education in the modern world		3
2		An analysis of the historical and contemporary significance of religious education		21
3		Pedagogy in approaches to the study of religion and religious education		43
Pt. 2		Living Difference: an approach through conceptual enquiry		69
4		A methodology for conceptual enquiry in religious education		71
5		The Living Difference project: curriculum, progression, planning		94
6		Case studies in religious literacy		122
7		Interpreting worldviews		143
Pt. 3		The future for education and religious education		169
8		Worldview analysis and the future of religious education		171
9		Interdisciplinary education		195
		Bibliography		217
		Index		225

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