MARC Record from Library of Congress

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020 $a9781847062291 (hc)
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050 00 $aLC107$b.C35 2009
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100 1 $aCairns, Jo.
245 10 $aFaith schools and society :$bcivilizing the debate /$cJo Cairns ; foreword by Denis Lawton.
260 $aLondon ;$aNew York :$bContinuum,$cc2009.
300 $axiii, 269 p. ;$c24 cm.
490 1 $aContinuum studies in education
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 249-262) and index.
505 0 $aThe urgent need for a civilized conversation about faith schools and society -- A reassessment of the place of faith schools in state-supported education in plural democratic societies -- To what extent can plural societies which encompass a spectrum of world views and cultural perspectives sustain a common schooling for all? -- The role of faith in the schools of civic societies -- Towards the establishment of an evidence base for use in a civic conversation about faith schools in a plural society -- Faith school profiles -- Four Catholic schools and their cultures -- The student voice and its significance in the study of school cultures -- Building a meta-narrative of school cultures from a composite profile of four faith schools -- Practice informing policy: the case for evidence-based policy concerning faith-based schools.
650 0 $aChurch and education.
650 0 $aChurch schools.
830 0 $aContinuum studies in education.