Political Education: Cognitive Developmental Perspectives from Moral Education

Abstract

In a recent television feature for BBC'sPublic Eye—’Teacher Training: Back to the Classroom?‘—the hoary old issue of the proper balance of theory and practice in the professional preparation of teachers was aired yet again. During the ensuing debate the various distinguished contributors to the programme adopted one or the other of the two main positions—either that educational theory might well be dispensed with entirely in favour of some kind of direct school‐based initiation into the craft skills of teaching or that theory should be taken out of the colleges and into the schools in order to be more directly relevant or applicable to practice. The main argument of this paper is that both these positions are predicated on a common mistaken assumption that the theoretically informed practical discourse which underlies rational educational debate and discussion is essentially a kind of technical discourse concerned primarily with the largely pragmatic achievement of certain value‐neutral goals. Attempts to integrate theory with practice or to dispense with it altogether in favour of practice both miss the point that the heart of so‐called theoretical educational discourse is moral and evaluative in character and its proper concern is with the education rather than the practical training of teachers.     

Research in Religious Education: Perspectives for the Future

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Education for Autonomy: the Role of Religious Elementary Schools

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双重视野下的宗教——宗教问题再认识

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Religious Influences in Public Education: Political and judicial Developments

What can preservice teachers tell us about the impact of culture on literacy? Participants responded to an open-ended survey asking, “How do you think your culture influences what you read and write?” Three themes emerged in their answers: family influence, self-exploration through literacy, and the cultural politics of literacy. Further examination led to three premises about literacy. Findings highlight the importance of students’ literacy history and provide means for teachers to reframe their instruction, based on student voice.     

民国浙江教会中学的宗教教育及其当下启示

宗教教育是教会中学必须一以贯之的教育事工,浙江教会中学也不例外。自20世纪20年代中后期起,浙江教会中学迫于社会各界压力,进行了调整改革,宗教作为必修课的地位被取消。但是,不管如何变化,宗教教育在学校教育中始终处于核心地位,而且特色明显,这对当下的中学思政教育具有启示意义。     

大学生宗教信仰问题与高校思政教育研究

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论如何加强高职院校思想政治课职业道德教育

本文就高职院校思想政治课如何加强职业道德教育,使思想政治课的教学更有针对性、实效性进行了论述。     

互联网时代下中学思想政治教育的新思考

随着信息技术的迅猛发展,互联网在给学生学习、生活带来便利的同时,也对学生的思想意识方面产生了巨大冲击。教学工作者要认真分析互联网对中学思想政治教育带来的严峻挑战,从教学模式、教学思路等方面进行转变,实现思想政治教育的科学化、信息化、现代化。     

宗教教育：美国思想政治教育的重要形式

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Common Schools and Uncommon Conversations: Education, Religious Speech and Public Spaces

This paper discusses the role of religious speech in the public square and the common school. It argues for more openness to political theology than many liberals are willing to grant and for an educational strategy of engagement over one of avoidance. The paper argues that the exclusion of religious debate from the public square has dysfunctional consequences. It discusses Rawls's more recent views on public reason and claims that, while they are not altogether adequate, they are consistent with engagement. The outcome of these arguments is applied to three 'hot button' issues in US education: creationism, an issue of gay rights, and teaching the Bible in schools.