Examining some aspects of the worldview of students in Australian Catholic schools: some implications for religious education

Religious education always takes place within a cultural context. In recent decades, this context has changed significantly and Catholic schools now engage with a world that is very different from the immediate post-Vatican 2 era. This changed cultural context shapes the views, beliefs and practices...

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Autori: Rymarz, Richard 1961- (Autore) ; Cleary, Anthony (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Elettronico Articolo
Lingua:Inglese
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Pubblicazione: [publisher not identified] [2018]
In: British Journal of religious education
Anno: 2018, Volume: 40, Fascicolo: 3, Pagine: 327-336
(sequenze di) soggetti normati:B Australien / Scuola cattolica / Studente <scuola, motivo> / Immagine del mondo / Insegnamento della religione
Notazioni IxTheo:AD Sociologia delle religioni
KBS Australia
KDB Chiesa cattolica
RF Catechetica
Altre parole chiave:B beliefs and practices
B Catholic Schools
B Students
B Religious Education
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Riepilogo:Religious education always takes place within a cultural context. In recent decades, this context has changed significantly and Catholic schools now engage with a world that is very different from the immediate post-Vatican 2 era. This changed cultural context shapes the views, beliefs and practices of students in Catholic schools. One way of exploring this contextualisation is to describe the worldviews of young people and to discuss some of the major features of these. This paper reports on an ongoing study of students in Catholic schools. It records how they see themselves, their involvement in Church and their religious expression. Results indicate nuanced responses that invite sophisticated analysis of young people and worldview. One clear trend to emerge is the changing perception of students as they progress through the school system. This finding is in accord with a view that describes religious engagement of young people reaching a plateau at a relatively early age. Some of the implications of this study for religious educators in Catholic schools will be drawn out and discussed with a number of recommendation made for practitioners.
ISSN:1740-7931
Comprende:Enthalten in: British Journal of religious education
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/01416200.2017.1352486