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Faith Schools, Tolerance and Diversity

Exploring the Influence of Education on Students' Attitudes of Tolerance

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Authors:
  1. Helen Everett

    1. Institute of Education, NFER, UCL, London, United Kingdom

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Editors:
  1. Jan Germen Janmaat

    1. UCL Institute of Education, University of London, London, United Kingdom

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  2. Edward Vickers

    1. Department of Education, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

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  3. Henry Everett

    1. London, United Kingdom

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  • Examines the effects of faith schools on social cohesion
  • Explores the effect these schools have on student attitudes of tolerance
  • Looks at how the schools influence attitudes towards different minorities

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvi
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  2. Introduction

    • Jan Germen Janmaat, Edward Vickers, Henry Everett
    Pages 1-16

  3. Understanding Tolerance

    • Jan Germen Janmaat, Edward Vickers, Henry Everett
    Pages 17-81

  4. The School

    • Jan Germen Janmaat, Edward Vickers, Henry Everett
    Pages 83-141

  5. The Students’ Religious Identity

    • Jan Germen Janmaat, Edward Vickers, Henry Everett
    Pages 143-172

  6. The Students’ Experience of School

    • Jan Germen Janmaat, Edward Vickers, Henry Everett
    Pages 173-200

  7. Is There Any Difference in Tolerance?

    • Jan Germen Janmaat, Edward Vickers, Henry Everett
    Pages 201-246

  8. Discussion

    • Jan Germen Janmaat, Edward Vickers, Henry Everett
    Pages 247-302

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 303-387
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About this book

This book examines the effects of faith schools on social cohesion and inter-ethnic relations. Faith schools constitute approximately one third of all state-maintained schools and two fifths of the independent schools in England. Nevertheless, they have historically been, and remain, controversial. In the current social climate, questions have been raised about the ability of faith schools to promote Community Cohesion and, included within that, their ability to promote tolerance. This book explores one aspect of the debate by examining the effect that faith schools have on their students’ attitudes of tolerance. As well as asking what differences exist between students in faith and non-faith schools, it also looks at which aspects of the schools might be affecting the students and their attitudes towards different minorities. The book is a must-read for students and researchers in the fields of education and religious studies, as well as anyone with an interest in the place of faith schools in a modern multicultural society.

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“This book will inform those interested in understanding the concept of tolerance in schools. To have confidence in extending the findings to other contexts around the globe, similar studies would need to be adopted and repeated.” (Aaron Imig, International Journal of Christianity & Education, April 08, 2019)




“Everett employs a mixed-method approach in examining concepts as complex and abstract as ‘cohesion’ and ‘tolerance’. She uses the quantitative approach to capture students’ attitudes towards minorities and the qualitative approach to extract the deeper meaning behind the expression of tolerance. … The book clearly meets its objectives in investigating the differences between the attitudes of tolerance between the students of faith schools and non-faith schools in England … .” (Sadaf Rizvi, Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, November 23, 2018)

Authors, Editors and Affiliations

  • UCL Institute of Education, University of London, London, United Kingdom

    Jan Germen Janmaat

  • Department of Education, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

    Edward Vickers

  • London, United Kingdom

    Henry Everett

  • Institute of Education, NFER, UCL, London, United Kingdom

    Helen Everett

About the editors

Helen Everett was, at the time of her death, a Research Manager at the National Foundation for Educational Research. She had taught Science in a variety of English schools before doing her PhD at the UCL Institute of Education, UK, funded by an ESRC award.
 
Jan Germen Janmaat is Reader in Comparative Social Science at UCL Institute of Education, UK. His research focuses on the socio-cultural outcomes of education. He is co-editor of The Dynamics and Social Outcomes of Education Systems.
 
Edward Vickers is Professor of Comparative Education at Kyushu University, Japan. A specialist in the history and politics of education in contemporary East Asia, he is co-author (with Zeng Xiaodong) of Education and Society in Post-Mao China.
 
Henry Everett is the Vicar of St Mary Magdalene and St Peter, Paddington, and is co-author (with Paul Bradshaw and Colin Buchanan) of Coronations Past, Present and Future. He is currently writing on Christian and Muslim shrines. He was married to Helen for 26 years.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Faith Schools, Tolerance and Diversity

  • Book Subtitle: Exploring the Influence of Education on Students' Attitudes of Tolerance

  • Authors: Helen Everett

  • Editors: Jan Germen Janmaat, Edward Vickers, Henry Everett

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69566-2

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-69565-5Published: 09 April 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-09896-4Published: 22 December 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-69566-2Published: 28 March 2018

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXVI, 387

  • Number of Illustrations: 9 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Religion and Education, Sociology of Education, Sociology of Education, Sociology of Culture, Sociology of Religion

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