Full Description
This text presents a comparative, cross-cultural analysis of the legal status of religion in public education in eighteen different nations while offering recommendations for the future improvement of religious education in public schools.
Offering rich, analytical insights from a range of renowned scholars with expertise in law, education, and religion, this volume provides detailed consideration of legal complexities impacting the place of religion and religious education in public education. The volume pays attention to issues of national and international relevance including the separation of the church and state; public funding of religious education; the accommodation of students' devotional needs; and compulsory religious education. The volume thus highlights the increasingly complex interplay of religion, law, and education in diverse educational settings and cultures across developing and developed nations.
Providing a valuable contribution to the field of religious secondary education research, this volume will be of interest to researchers, academics, and educators with an interest in religion and law, international and comparative education, and those involved with educational policy at all levels. Those more broadly interested in moral and values education will also benefit from the discussions the book contains.
Contents
Chapter 1: Religion and Education in Australian Government Schools
Paul T. Babie
Chapter 2: Religion and the Public School Curriculum in Brazil
Nina Beatriz Stocco Ranieri
Chapter 3: Education About Religion in Canada
Mark Anderson & Paul T. Clarke
Chapter 4: Law, Education, and the Place of Religion in Public Schools in England
Javier García Oliva & Helen Hall
Chapter 5: Religion in the Hungarian Education System
Balázs Szabolcs Gerencsér & Nóra Zsuzsanna Csekő-Lengyel
Chapter 6: Law, Education, and the Place of Religion in Public Schools in Italy
Giovanni Patriarca
Chapter 7: Law, Education, and the Place of Religion in Public Schools in Malaysia
Fatt Hee Tie
Chapter 8: Perspectives on Law, Education, and the Place of Religion in Public Schools in Mauritius
Jeewan Ramlugun
Chapter 9: Separation of Church and State in Mexico Amid Debates over Religion in the National Curriculum
Ricardo Lozano & Heriberto Lozano
Chapter 10: Law, Education, and the Place of Religion in Dutch Public Schools
Pieter W. Huisman & Stefan Philipsen
Chapter 11: Challenging Voluntary Religious Instruction in New Zealand Schools
A. Keith Thompson
Chapter 12: A Legal Framework for Teaching Religion and Ethics in the Polish Education System
Marta Ponikowska-Stejskal & Boguslaw Przywora
Chapter 13: Law, Education, and Religion in South African Public Schools
Marius H. Smit
Chapter 14: Law, Education, and the Place of Religion in Spanish Public Schools
Javier García Oliva & Helen Hall
Chapter 15: Sweden Exemplifies how Religion is Taught in a Secular State
David Ryffé
Chapter 16: Religious Education in Taiwan's Public Schools
Chih-Hung Chou
Chapter 17: The Legal Basis of Religious Education in Turkey
Bilgen Kiral & Erkan Kiral
Chapter 18: Legal Issues Surrounding the Teaching of Religion in Public Schools in the United States
Charles J. Russo
Chapter 19: Summary and Recommendations for the Teaching of Religion in Public Schools
Charles J. Russo
