论学校制度关系与道德教育

学校是制度性存在,制度是道德的基础。学校制度关系是学校社会关系的组成,也是学校社会关系的根本。道德教育在学校社会关系中展开,道德教育过程首先并且主要是学校制度性互动的过程。制度关系与道德教育既有同质性方面,也有异质性方面,扩大同质性并克服异质性是教育从而也是道德教育的内在要求。     

THE CHURCH AND EDUCATION

In the ten years following 9/11 there was unprecedented interest in, and commitment to, religious education in the school curriculum in England. Politicians, academics, and professionals all argued that learning about religion could foster “social cohesion” and even prevent terrorism. Accordingly there were a number of national and international initiatives to develop religious education as a part of intercultural education. With a focus on England, but taking full consideration of landmark transnational collaborations, this article examines developments in policy and professional discourse concerning religious education that occurred after, and sometimes as a direct result of, the events of 9/11. It is argued that this emphasis, often instigated at the behest of politicians, led temporarily to an increased status of the curriculum subject in England, but that this influence may have also led to increased instrumentalism, and with it, associated risk to the subject's intellectual autonomy and integrity.

¹ Although the argument and views presented are my own, and any errors remain my own responsibility solely, I thank Robert Jackson, Joyce Miller, David Aldridge, Victoria Elliott, and James Robson for their comments on an earlier draft of this article. I also acknowledge the contribution of the late Terence Copley who, by telephone in November 2010, gave sage advice on the issues discussed in this article.      

OBJECTIVES IN RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

Our fiction is loaded with sickness, homosexuality, fragmented man, “other‐directed man. . . .” It should be filled with love and beauty and hope