Teaching Religion in Australian schools

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Goldburg, Peta. (2008). Teaching Religion in Australian schools. Numen: International Review for the History of Religions. 55(2/3), pp. 241 - 271. https://doi.org/10.1163/156852708X283069
AuthorsGoldburg, Peta
Abstract

Traditionally the teaching of religion in schools in Australia was confined to Church-sponsored or independent schools because public education in Australia prided itself on being "free, secular and compulsory." For over one hundred years, the teaching of religion in church schools was grounded in a faith-forming approach but, in the 1980s, there was a shift to an educational approach to teaching of religion. The development of educational approaches enabled the introduction of Studies of Religion for senior secondary school students. After considering these shifts, suggestions will be made for some dynamic teaching approaches for students in Studies in Religion.

KeywordsStudies in Religion; catechetical approaches; critical religious literacy; religious education; Australia
Year2008
JournalNumen: International Review for the History of Religions
Journal citation55 (2/3), pp. 241 - 271
PublisherBrill
ISSN0029-5973
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1163/156852708X283069
Scopus EID2-s2.0-42949086391
Page range241 - 271
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Place of publicationNetherlands
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