Ipgrave / Jackson Religious Education Research through a Community of Practice. Action Research and the Interpretive Approach

1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-3-8309-7158-0
Verlag: Waxmann Verlag GmbH
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 241 Seiten

This book brings together a group of teachers and teacher educators who have researched their own students’ learning in schools and universities as part of the EC funded REDCo Project. Combining the methods of action and practitioner research with the key concepts of Robert Jackson’s interpretive approach, the book illustrates the collaborative research of a group of professionals working together as a community of practice.
• Part one sets out the key ideas of the interpretive approach and action research.
• Part two reports case studies from individual researchers’ projects carried out in diverse though related settings: different schools, teacher education and local authority teacher training.
• Part three traces the ideas of the ‘interpretive approach’, ‘action research’ and ‘community of practice’ across the individual studies.
• Part four connects the research with wider themes and findings from the European Commission REDCo Project on religion, education, dialogue and conflict.
The book is highly relevant to the work of teachers and teacher trainers in the field of religions and education, to researchers in this field, and to all interested in action research, practitioner research and communities of practice.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ipgrave, Julia

Jackson, Robert

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Acknowledgements;8
2;Contents;10
3;Foreword;12
4;Introduction;15
5;PART 1: The Theoretical Background;20
5.1;Chapter 1: The Interpretive Approach to Religious Education and the Development of a Community of Practice;22
5.2;Chapter 2: Action Research and Religious Education;33
6;PART 2: The Research Studies;44
6.1;Chapter 3: ‘ There is a bit of peace in England’;46
6.2;Chapter 4: Action Research into Teaching about Religious Diversity;57
6.3;Chapter 5: Developing Appropriate Principles and Strategies for Teaching Gifted Students of Religious Education;73
6.4;Chapter 6: Reflexive Assessment;85
6.5;Chapter 7: The Use of the Interpretive Approach in the Professional Development of Student Teachers of Religious Education;101
6.6;Chapter 8: Developing Primary Student Teachers’ Understanding and Confidence in Teaching Religious Education;115
6.7;Chapter 9: Raising Humanities Teachers’ Understanding of their Pupils’ Religious and Cultural Backgrounds;131
7;PART 3: Reflections;150
7.1;Chapter 10: Reflecting on the Interpretive Approach;152
7.2;Chapter 11: Reflecting on the Case Studies as Action Research;170
7.3;Chapter 12: The Warwick Community of Practice. A Journey;183
8;PART 4: The Community of Practice and the European REDCo Project;200
8.1;Chapter 13: ‘ The Safe Forum’ Difference, Dialogue and Conflict;202
8.2;Chapter 14: A Community of Dialogue and Conflict?;217
9;Contributors;236