Initiating the creation of a procedurally secular society through dialogic RE. The three realms

The interim report of the Commission on Religious Education drew attention to the use of ‘safe space' within schools to encourage the exchange of differing world-views. The doctoral research discussed herein builds upon previous action research that analysed the development of dialogic skills w...

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Main Author: Luby, Antony (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge [2020]
In: Journal of beliefs and values
Year: 2020, Volume: 41, Issue: 1, Pages: 72-87
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Great Britain / Secularism / Secondary school level / Religious education / Dialogue / Method
RelBib Classification:AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism
AH Religious education
KBF British Isles
ZF Education
Further subjects:B cultural analysis
B Dialogue
B exploratory talk
B post-secular society
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Summary:The interim report of the Commission on Religious Education drew attention to the use of ‘safe space' within schools to encourage the exchange of differing world-views. The doctoral research discussed herein builds upon previous action research that analysed the development of dialogic skills within a school's safe space. This new research examines two types of talk - cumulative (building consensus) and exploratory (constructive criticism) - that are held to be at the heart of human reasoning. Sixty-five students from 10 different secondary schools in the UK undertook paired conversations that were analysed both qualitatively and quantitatively. Additionally, the students completed questionnaire surveys with respect to deep learning and these were analysed by means of a Chi-Square Test for statistical significance. The positive findings indicate that dialogic RE within a school's safe space is an appropriate pedagogy for the creation of a procedurally secular society, such as the three realms model, that envisages a renewed public sphere in which citizens are encouraged to exchange world-views through reasoning.
ISSN:1469-9362
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of beliefs and values
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/13617672.2019.1613084