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In good faith : schools, religion, and public funding / Marie Parker-Jenkins, Dimitra Hartas, Barrie A. Irving.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Aldershot, Hants, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub., c2005.Description: x, 243 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0754633500 (cased)
  • 9780754633501 (cased)
  • 0754633519 (pbk.)
  • 9780754633518 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 379.2 PAR
Contents:
Setting the scene -- Faith-based schooling : an historical perspective -- The emergence of new faith-based schools -- Community, family, and culture -- Legal matters and accountability -- Curriculum issues -- Special educational needs practice in faith-based schools -- Social justice or social division? -- A future for faith-based schooling.
Review: The growth of faith-based schools, particularly within Muslim communities, has signalled a clear change in direction as a number of religious groups have begun to question the efficacy of \'secular\' schooling for all. But why is it that some faith-based schools are regarded as different from others? What makes Muslim and Sikh schools, for example, different from those classified as Anglican, Catholic or Jewish? At the heart of the debate is the question of segregation in terms of race and ethnicity. This unique book draws on first-hand research to explore these issues and the concerns that the expansion of new faith-based schools will prove to be socially divisive, encourage \'fundamentalism\', and incite religious and ethnic tensions.--BOOK JACKET.
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Standard Loan Moylish Library Main Collection 379.2 PAR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 39002100338558

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

With the recent emergence in Britain of faith-based schools that exist outwith the Christian tradition, a number of important issues have been raised which this book attempts to address, including the extent to which these faith schools reflect various levels of social diversity.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Setting the scene -- Faith-based schooling : an historical perspective -- The emergence of new faith-based schools -- Community, family, and culture -- Legal matters and accountability -- Curriculum issues -- Special educational needs practice in faith-based schools -- Social justice or social division? -- A future for faith-based schooling.

The growth of faith-based schools, particularly within Muslim communities, has signalled a clear change in direction as a number of religious groups have begun to question the efficacy of \'secular\' schooling for all. But why is it that some faith-based schools are regarded as different from others? What makes Muslim and Sikh schools, for example, different from those classified as Anglican, Catholic or Jewish? At the heart of the debate is the question of segregation in terms of race and ethnicity. This unique book draws on first-hand research to explore these issues and the concerns that the expansion of new faith-based schools will prove to be socially divisive, encourage \'fundamentalism\', and incite religious and ethnic tensions.--BOOK JACKET.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Foreword
  • Setting the scene
  • Faith-based schooling: an historical perspective
  • The emergence of new faith-based schools
  • Community, family and culture
  • Legal matters and accountability
  • Curriculum issues
  • Special educational needs practice in faith-based schools
  • Social justice or social division?
  • A future for faith-based schooling: final thoughts
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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