RT Article
T1 The chaplains: key negotiators of the church school ethos
JF British Journal of religious education
VO 43
IS 3
SP 288
OP 298
A1 Beláňová, Andrea
LA English
PB [publisher not identified]
YR 2021
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1759592153
AB The article concerns school chaplains in Czech church schools. Drawing on interviews and non-participant field observations, I examine, through an applied thematic analysis, how the chaplains participate in the negotiation of the church school ethos with other important actors in everyday interactions. This study argues that Czech school chaplains can be regarded as key actors in the process of negotiating and maintaining this ethos. Among various actors – students, founding churches, headteachers and pedagogues – they maintain an exceptional position as Christian spiritual leaders with, at the same time, neutral standing, and who enjoy the privilege of a somewhat vaguely defined role. The chaplaincy here appears as a proto-profession without clear boundaries and built on both authenticity and the chaplains’ personal spirituality.
K1 school ethos
K1 Church schools
K1 Czechia
K1 School chaplain
DO 10.1080/01416200.2021.1901654