Overview
- Includes case studies that offer insights into a range of K-12 and Higher Education contexts
- Advances theoretical discourses and programmatic perspectives in Christian education
- Explores the relevance and applicability of Christian education to real-world praxis contexts
- Explores opportunities for research in conventional and unconventional curricula and leading-edge pedagogies
- Outlines ethical questions facing different stakeholders of Christian educators
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Table of contents (24 chapters)
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Conceptual: Research that Develops Theological, Philosophical and Theoretical Discussion of Christian Education
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Empirical: Research that Examines Data to Test Theory, Answer Big Questions and Develop our Understanding of Christian Education
Keywords
- Concepts, Practices and Prospects in Christian Education
- Theory and Practice in Christian Education
- Research Briefs in Christian Education
- Reason and Relevance in Christian Education
- Contemporary Christian Education Approaches
- Future Perspectives in Christian Education Research
- Research and Scholarship in Christian Education
- Conceptual Approaches in Christian Education
- Global and Local Perspectives in Christian Education
- Perspectives in Christian Education
- Principles in Christian Education
- Persuasions in Christian Education
- Theology in Christian Education
- Curriculum in Christian Education
- Pedagogy in Christian Education
About this book
Chapters are organised into three main sections. Following an introduction to the volume's guiding framework and intended contribution (Chapter 1), Part 1 features conceptual perspectives and comprises research that develops theological, philosophical and theoretical discussion of Christian education (Chapters 2-13). Part 2 encompasses empirical research that examines data to test theory, answer big questions and develop our understanding of Christian education (Chapters 14-18). Finally, Part 3 reflects on contemporary practice contexts and showcases examples of emerging research agendas in Christian education (Chapters 19-24).
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Dr. Beth Green is Provost and Chief Academic Officer at Tyndale University, Toronto. Dr. Green is a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts and a Senior Fellow at the faith-based think tank Cardus. She has a doctorate from the University of Oxford and is also a graduate of Cambridge and London Universities. Dr. Green has an international reputation for her expertise in religious school ethos; leadership and management; teaching and learning and social theory in education. She regularly publishes her empirical research in international journals, including the British Journal of Sociology and Education and the Cambridge Journal of Education. Her consultancy regularly takes her to Europe and Australia where she advises on effective approaches to measurement, professional development, and pedagogy in the religious school sector.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Innovating Christian Education Research
Book Subtitle: Multidisciplinary Perspectives
Editors: Johannes M. Luetz, Beth Green
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-8856-3
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-8855-6Published: 05 January 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-15-8858-7Published: 06 January 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-8856-3Published: 04 January 2021
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 468
Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations, 19 illustrations in colour
Topics: Religion and Education, Christianity, Educational Philosophy