Understanding the approaches to the teaching of religious education of pre-service primary teachers: The influence of religio-scientific frameworks

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    Abstract

    This paper explores what foundational concepts pre-service primary teachers are employing when they teach religious education. The study measured the attitudes to science and its relationship to religion of 92 pre-service primary teachers. Analysis of extended interviews with eight of the pre-service primary teachers illustrated how specific religio-scientific frameworks could be linked to distinct differences in approach to the teaching of religious education. The implications for teacher education were then discussed, as well as the necessity to integrate the teaching of religion and science into the design of future pedagogical approaches. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)190
    Number of pages1
    JournalTeaching and Teacher Education
    Volume24
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2008

    Keywords

    • religion
    • primary
    • pre-service teachers
    • teacher education
    • science

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