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Global Perspectives on Catholic Religious Education in Schools

Volume II: Learning and Leading in a Pluralist World

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Editors:
  1. Michael T. Buchanan

    1. Faculty of Education and Arts, Australian Catholic University, Fitzroy, Melbourne, Australia

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  2. Adrian-Mario Gellel

    1. Faculty of Education/Faculty of Theology, University of Malta, Msida, Malta

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  • Examines educational and pedagogical issues pertaining to Catholic religious education in schools around the postmodern world
  • Focuses on Catholic religious education as an academic discipline taught at schools and universities
  • Presents insights from leading and emerging scholars in the areas of contemporary Catholic religious education research

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Table of contents (53 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiv
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  2. Theoretical Issues

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Teacher of Religion: Choosing Between Professions in Catholic Schools

      • Kieran Scott
      Pages 3-14

    3. Catholic Religious Education: Educating for Faith

      • Thomas Groome
      Pages 15-26

    4. The Challenge of Integrating Catholic Religious Education and Catechesis: An American Quandary?

      • Emanuel P. Magro
      Pages 27-37

    5. Rethinking Catholic Religious Education in the Light of Divine Pedagogy

      • Adrian-Mario Gellel
      Pages 39-49

    6. New Wine in Fresh Wineskins. Rethinking the Theologicity of Catholic Religious Education

      • Bert Roebben
      Pages 51-61

    7. Theological Underpinnings of Australian Catholic RE: A Public Theology Proposal

      • Terence Lovat
      Pages 63-73

    8. The Religious Education of the Religion Teacher in Catholic Schools

      • Sandra Cullen
      Pages 75-86

    9. Moral Formation in Catholic Religious Education: Insights from the Fourth Gospel

      • Nadia Delicata
      Pages 87-98

    10. Von Balthasar’s Theo-aesthetics Applied to Religious Education

      • Pauline Dimech
      Pages 99-112

    11. Primary School Parents’ Perspectives on Religious Education

      • Toke Elshof
      Pages 113-124

    12. Examining School and Parish Interaction: Some Implications for Religious Education

      • Richard Rymarz, Angelo Belmonte
      Pages 125-135

  3. Teacher Formation and Professional Development

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 137-137
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    2. The Transmission of Religion: Reconceptualising the Religious Education Leader

      • Michael T. Buchanan
      Pages 139-150

    3. Confident Student to Confident RE Teacher: A Perspective from Scotland

      • Roisín Coll, Stephen Reilly
      Pages 151-164

    4. Formation for Mission: A Systems Model Within the Australian Context

      • David Hall, William (Bill) Sultmann
      Pages 165-177

    5. Catholic Teachers, Theological Literacy and Engagement with Biblical Texts

      • Ros Stuart-Buttle
      Pages 179-190

    6. Teacher Readiness: A Pedagogy of Encounter

      • Linda Di Sipio
      Pages 191-202

    7. Pilgrimages: Fruitful Sources of Faith Formation for Catholic Student Teachers?

      • Stephen Reilly, Hazel Crichton, Mary Lappin
      Pages 203-215
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About this book

This book shares global perspectives on Catholic religious education in schools, chiefly focusing on educational and curriculum issues that take into account the theology and the pedagogy which support learning in connection with Catholic religious education. Further, it offers insights into the distinctive contribution that Catholic religious education makes to religious education and education in general across diverse schooling contexts. Bringing together insights from leading scholars and experts on Catholic religious education around the globe, the book offers an essential reference guide for all those involved in researching, planning and designing curricula for Catholic religious education, as well as developing related theories in the field.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Faculty of Education and Arts, Australian Catholic University, Fitzroy, Melbourne, Australia

    Michael T. Buchanan

  • Faculty of Education/Faculty of Theology, University of Malta, Msida, Malta

    Adrian-Mario Gellel

About the editors

Professor Michael T. Buchanan is an Associate Professor of Religious Education at Australian Catholic University. He is a member of the LaSalle Academy for Religious Education and lectures at the postgraduate level on Religious Education Curriculum Development, Leadership in Faith-based Schools, and Religious Education Leadership. He has published widely in international scholarly journals, and his book publications include the first volume of “Global Perspectives on Catholic Religious Education in Schools,” “Leadership and Religious Schools: International Perspectives and Challenges,” and “Managing Curriculum Change in Religious Education: An Inside Perspective from School Leaders in Religious Education.” His research interests include leading religious education in schools and faith based leadership. Michael is also the immediate past editor of the Religious Education Journal of Australia. He is a research fellow at York St John University, UK and an affiliated Associate Professor at the University of Malta, Malta.
 
Professor Adrian-Mario Gellel is an Associate Professor of Religious Education at the Faculty of Education and the Faculty of Theology, University of Malta. His main areas of interest are symbol literacy, children’s spirituality, religious education and general pedagogy. From 2006 to 2010 he was the national coordinator for religious education in schools for the Catholic Church. He led the consultation on the policy document Religious Education in Malta: Reflections by the Catholic Community (2009). Together with Professor Michael Buchanan he edited the first volume of “Global Perspectives on Catholic Religious Education in Schools” (Springer, 2015). He is an editor for the International Journal of Children's Spirituality and an Honorary Research Fellow at the Australian Catholic University.




Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Global Perspectives on Catholic Religious Education in Schools

  • Book Subtitle: Volume II: Learning and Leading in a Pluralist World

  • Editors: Michael T. Buchanan, Adrian-Mario Gellel

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-6127-2

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2019

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-13-6126-5Published: 15 March 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-13-6127-2Published: 01 March 2019

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXIV, 663

  • Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Religion and Education, Teaching and Teacher Education, Curriculum Studies, Catholicism

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