Religious Education Research through a Community of Practice. Action Research and the Interpretive Approach

von: Julia Ipgrave, Robert Jackson, Kevin O’Grady (Hrsg.)

Waxmann Verlag GmbH, 2009

ISBN: 9783830971580 , 241 Seiten

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Religious Education Research through a Community of Practice. Action Research and the Interpretive Approach


 

Acknowledgements

8

Contents

10

Foreword

12

Introduction

15

PART 1: The Theoretical Background

20

Chapter 1: The Interpretive Approach to Religious Education and the Development of a Community of Practice

22

Chapter 2: Action Research and Religious Education

33

PART 2: The Research Studies

44

Chapter 3: ‘ There is a bit of peace in England’

46

Chapter 4: Action Research into Teaching about Religious Diversity

57

Chapter 5: Developing Appropriate Principles and Strategies for Teaching Gifted Students of Religious Education

73

Chapter 6: Reflexive Assessment

85

Chapter 7: The Use of the Interpretive Approach in the Professional Development of Student Teachers of Religious Education

101

Chapter 8: Developing Primary Student Teachers’ Understanding and Confidence in Teaching Religious Education

115

Chapter 9: Raising Humanities Teachers’ Understanding of their Pupils’ Religious and Cultural Backgrounds

131

PART 3: Reflections

150

Chapter 10: Reflecting on the Interpretive Approach

152

Chapter 11: Reflecting on the Case Studies as Action Research

170

Chapter 12: The Warwick Community of Practice. A Journey

183

PART 4: The Community of Practice and the European REDCo Project

200

Chapter 13: ‘ The Safe Forum’ Difference, Dialogue and Conflict

202

Chapter 14: A Community of Dialogue and Conflict?

217

Contributors

236