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1 online resource |
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Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Cover; Half-title; Title page; Copyright information; Dedication; Table of contents; List of abbreviations; Preface and acknowledgements; Introduction; Religion, identity and citizenship in schools: the Irish case; Catholic viewpoints and democratic perspectives; Notes; 1 The legacy of Catholic cultural nationalism and religious segregation; School control and religious segregation, 1831-1922; Delegation of state educational responsibility to the Churches; The 1937 Constitution: Catholic ideology and education; Building/reproducing a Christian Irish society through education; Notes. |
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2 Social upheavals and discourses on Irish identity: the place of religionSocial transitions and upheavals since the 1960s and the issue of identity; Relative secularisation; Cultural and religious diversity and immigration in the 1990s and 2000s; New communitarian discourse and reassertion of Christian national identity; From the Christian nation to the republican nation?; Notes; 3 Education policy and social, cultural and religious diversity: what role for schools?; The 'mercantile paradigm' or the new driving force in education policy; Cultural and religious dimensions marginalised? |
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An abstract and limited celebration of pluralism in the 1990sThe rhetorics of values or the implicit heritage of Christianity; Towards some recognition of socio-cultural diversity and discrimination issues in the 2000s; Teaching organisations and other educational actors on the need for a national policy; The new intercultural discourse in education and the issue of religion; Notes; 4 Citizenship v. religion in the school curricula of the 2000s; The overall message of the 1999 primary-school curriculum: between a new respect for diversity and a more traditional ... |
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The State's promotion of religious identity in primary schoolTowards interculturalism in all school subjects -- except religion; A more inclusive school history; Equality and pluralism at the heart of CSPE; Religious instruction and integrated teaching in primary schools; Religious education at secondary level: Christian but tolerant?; Conclusion: on the importance of the educational context; Notes; 5 The 'national' school system: still denominational and private; Structural permanence, limited change; Religious decline and ways of retaining church control over schools and teacher-training. |
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The public debate of the 2000s: voices for changeThe Catholic Church; or, how to have it both ways; Fianna Fáil governments of the 2000s: living in denial; Diversification, fragmentation and perpetuation; Notes; 6 Rights, segregation and discrimination; Inclusion and equality in schools: preserving legal forms of discrimination; A hierarchy of rights: the group(s) before the individual; A hierarchy of rights: adults before children -- ignoring children's rights; Segregation and 'external' discrimination: communities versus community; Discriminatory admission policies: the religious criterion. |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-230) and index. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Religion and sociology -- Ireland.
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Religion and sociology. |
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Ireland. |
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Religion and politics -- Ireland.
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Religion and politics. |
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Religious education -- Ireland.
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Religious education. |
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Electronic books.
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Print version: 9780719091964 |
| ISBN |
9781526101150 (electronic book) |
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1526101157 (electronic book) |
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9781526101143 (electronic book) |
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1526101149 (electronic book) |
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9780719091964 (hardback) |
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0719091969 |
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