Schools and Religions Imagining the Real [Hardcover]

The link between schools and religions is an area of lively and passionate debate. In this meticulously researched volume, Julian Stern analyzes the role that religion can play in fostering communities in schools and its implications for social, cultural and political developments in both national and international contexts. Drawing heavily on Vygoyskyan social contructivism and Buber's research into human relationships, Stern constructs an innovative and challenging philosophy of schooling which places schools at the heart of two of the main challenges of the twenty-first century - social inclusion and globalization.

Foreword by Professor John Hull1. Introduction: The Philosophy of SchoolingSection A: Dialogue, Community, Society and Learning Chapter 2: Inclusion as Imagining the Real Chapter 3: Community and Society Chapter 4: Schooling and Learning Chapter 5: Inclusive Research Section B: Religion and Education Chapter 6: Investigating Text and Context Chapter 7: Dialogue Within and Between Chapter 8: Inclusions and Religious Education Chapter 9: Teaching and LearningChapter 10: Religious Education & CitizenshipsSection C: Learning, Research and Practice Chapter 11: Creativity and CreationChapter 12: Blinded by the Vision Chapter 13: Learning Beyond School Chapter 14: Sincerity in Research
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