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1 online resource (242 pages) |
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Routledge Research in Religion and Education |
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Routledge research in religion and education.
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Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Foreword; 1 Does the Free Exercise of Religion Have a Future in the Marketplace of Public Education in the United States?; 2 School Prayer; 3 Religion and the Public School Curriculum; 4 Distribution of Religious Materials in Public Schools; 5 Religious Displays and Holiday Observances in Public Schools; 6 Wearing Religious Garb in Public Schools; 7 Clash of Values: Religious Autonomy and State Efforts to Eliminate All Forms of Discrimination |
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8 The Constitution, Religious Education, and the Future of Religious Freedom in Australian Schools9 From "Common Christianity" to "Equal Concern and Respect": Working Out a New Understanding of Religion's Place in Canada's Schools; 10 Adapting to Religious Diversity: Legal Protection of Religious Preference in State-Funded Schools in England; 11 The Legal Status of Religion in Publicly-Funded Schools in Ireland; 12 Freedom of Religion and Religious Practices in School: The Judicial Approach in Malaysia |
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13 Freedom of Conscience and the Right to Education in Russia: A Secular Country of Cultural and Religious Diversity14 Education, Religion, and the Law in South Africa; 15 Analysis and Recommendations; Contributors; Index |
Summary |
This volume examines the legal status of religion in education, both public and non-public, in the United States and seven other nations. It will stimulate further interest, research, and debate on comparative analyses on the role of religion in schools at a time when the place of religion is of vital interest in most parts of the world. This interdisciplinary volume includes chapters by leading academicians and is designed to serve as a resource for researchers and educational practitioners, providing readers with an enhanced awareness of strategies for addressing the role of religion in r |
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Print version record |
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Religion in the public schools -- Case studies
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Private schools -- Religion -- Case studies
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Educational law and legislation -- Case studies
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EDUCATION -- Administration -- General.
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EDUCATION -- Educational Policy & Reform -- General.
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Educational law and legislation
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Private schools -- Religion
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Religion in the public schools
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Genre/Form |
Case studies
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9781135019907 |
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1135019908 |
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