UID:
almahu_9949387076002882
Format:
1 online resource (xix, 234 pages) :
,
illustrations (black and white)
ISBN:
9781000401981
,
1000401987
,
9781003121909
,
100312190X
,
9781000402070
,
100040207X
Series Statement:
Routledge research in religion and education
Content:
This text explores the phenomenon of religious bullying as it manifests in two North American contexts and theorizes religious literacy as a viable school-based intervention to promote understanding of religious and non-religious difference. Using substantive, qualitative data from schools and communitiesin California and Quebec, Teaching Religious Literacy to Combat Religious Bullying examines the impact of mandatory religious literacy courses delivered in secondary schools and identifies curricula, teacher attitudes, training, and administrative support as key determinants of course impact. Drawing on Bronfenbrenner's social-ecological framework, the text then illustrates how the environmental factors both in and outside of the school considerably influence teacher and student attitudes to religious and non-religious traditions. Practical recommendations are made to combat overarching societal trends and religious discrimination within the classroom, and context is cited as key to an effective discussion on religious literacy more broadly. This text will benefit researchers, academics, and educators with an interest in religious literacy, religious education, the sociology of education, and those looking at the field of bullying and truancy more widely. Those interested in intersectionality, marginalized communities, secularism, and educational policy will also benefit from the volume.
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9781000402070
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9780367640415
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0367640414
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
DOI:
10.4324/9781003121909
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003121909
