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How to think about religious schools : principles and policies /

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Some people maintain that religious schools should not be permitted. Others think it obvious that parents should be free to send their children to religious schools. Any government that ruled that out would be violating parents' right to religious freedom, or their right to raise their children...

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Main Authors: Clayton, Matthew, 1966- (Author), Mason, Andrew, 1959- (Author), Swift, Adam, 1961- (Author), Wareham, Ruth (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2024]
Subjects:
Religion in the public schools.
Religious education.
Religion dans les écoles publiques.
Éducation religieuse.
Philosophy.
Education.
RELIGION.
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • How to Think about Religious Schools : Principles and Policies
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Part I: The Terms Of The Debate
  • 1: Mapping the Terrain
  • 1. Controversies
  • 2. Getting Clear on the Questions
  • 3. Common Ground
  • 4. Conclusion
  • 2: A Normative Framework
  • 1. Two Ways of Organizing the Issues
  • 1.1 Parents, Children, Citizens
  • 1.2 Consequentialist and Non-Consequentialist Considerations
  • 2. Unpacking Consequentialist Considerations: Goods and Distributions
  • 2.1 Educational Goods
  • 2.2 Distributive Principles
  • 3. Unpacking Non-Consequentialist Considerations: Parents, Children, and Citizens
  • 3.1 Parents
  • 3.2 Children
  • 3.3 Citizens
  • 4. Balancing Normative Considerations
  • 5. Education Policy: Perfectionist or Neutral?
  • 6. Conclusion
  • Part II: THREE VIEWS
  • 3: Religious Schools: A Qualified Defence
  • 1. Religious Indoctrination, Personal Autonomy, and Children's Interests
  • 2. Shaping the Child's Beliefs and Values but without Indoctrination
  • 3. Parents' Interests, Children's Interests, and Family Life
  • 4. Citizens' Interests and Civic Education
  • 5. Selecting on the Basis of Religion and the Composition of the School
  • 6. Conclusion
  • 4: Against Religious Schools
  • 1. Schooling and Political Morality
  • 2. Anti-Perfectionist Liberalism
  • 3. Against the Public Funding of Religious Schools
  • 3.1 Parents' Claims
  • 3.1.1 Parental Preferences
  • 3.1.2 The Right to Pursue One's Conception of the Good
  • 3.2 Children's Claims
  • 3.2.1 The Value of Consonance between School and Home
  • 3.2.2 The Benefits of Diversity in Schooling
  • 3.3 Citizen Educational Vouchers
  • 4. Against Private Religious Schools
  • 5. Arguments for Phased Abolition
  • 5.1 Resources
  • 5.2 Inclusion in a Competitive Educational Environment
  • 5.3 Self-Respect in the Face of Discrimination
  • 5.4 Moral and Political Education
  • 6. Conclusion
  • 5: Parents' Rights, Children's Schools
  • 1. Familial Relationship Goods and Parents' Rights
  • 2. Parents' Rights, Children's Religion
  • 3. Religious Schools
  • 4. Conclusion
  • Part III: From Principles to Policies
  • 6: Being Realistic
  • 1. A Simple Method
  • 2. Feasibility Constraints
  • 2.1 Unintended Consequences
  • 2.2 Legal Constraints
  • 2.3 Political Constraints and Public Opinion
  • 3. Conclusion
  • 7: A Regulatory Framework for England
  • 1. Religious Instruction and Formation
  • 2. Religious Education
  • 3. Direction towards Liberal Democratic Values
  • 4. Direction in Science
  • 5. Faith Ethos
  • 5.1 Curriculum
  • 5.2 Policies
  • 5.3 Extra-Curricular Activities
  • 6. Admissions and Selection
  • 7. The Independent Sector and Home Education
  • 8. Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Notes to Chapter 1
  • Notes to Chapter 2
  • Notes to Chapter 3
  • Notes to Chapter 4
  • Notes to Chapter 5
  • Notes to Chapter 6
  • Notes to Chapter 7
  • Bibliography
  • Other Sources
  • (i) Case Law (Rulings)