1st Edition

Religious Education A Conceptual and Interdisciplinary Approach for Secondary Level

By Clive Erricker Copyright 2010
248 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

248 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

248 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The role of Religious Education in secondary schools is the subject of national and international debate. This book examines the current debates surrounding RE and puts forward a new approach to teaching the subject that is non-faith based and focused on conceptual enquiry and the development of a clear pedagogy. The book is based on the Living Difference learning model developed in Hampshire and... Read more

Introduction: The Health and Prospects of Religious Education  Part I: Contextualising Religious Education  1. Religion and education in the modern world  2. Religious education: an analysis of its historical and contemporary significance  3. Pedagogy in approaches to the study of religion and religious education  Part II: Living Difference - An Approach Through Conceptual Enquiry  4. A methodology for conceptual enquiry in religious education  5. Living difference: curriculum, progression, planning  6. Case studies in religious literacy  7. Interpreting worldviews  Part III: The Future for Education and RE  8. Worldview analysis and the future of religious education  9. Interdisciplinary education

Biography

Clive Erricker was until recently Hampshire County Inspector for Religious Education and History Strategy Manager. Prior to that he was a Lecturer in Religious Education at University College Chichester for over a decade. He began his career teaching English and religious education in secondary schools.