Religious Education Research through a Community of Practice. Action Research and the Interpretive Approach
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This book brings together a group of teachers and teacher educators who have researched their own students’ learning in schools and universities as part of the EC funded REDCo Project. Combining the methods of action and practitioner research with the key concepts of Robert Jackson’s interpretive approach, the book illustrates the collaborative research of a group of professionals working together as a community of practice.
• Part one sets out the key ideas of the interpretive approach and action research.
• Part two reports case studies from individual researchers’ projects carried out in diverse though related settings: different schools, teacher education and local authority teacher training.
• Part three traces the ideas of the ‘interpretive approach’, ‘action research’ and ‘community of practice’ across the individual studies.
• Part four connects the research with wider themes and findings from the European Commission REDCo Project on religion, education, dialogue and conflict.
The book is highly relevant to the work of teachers and teacher trainers in the field of religions and education, to researchers in this field, and to all interested in action research, practitioner research and communities of practice.
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2 - Contents [Seite 10]
3 - Foreword [Seite 12]
4 - Introduction [Seite 15]
5 - PART 1: The Theoretical Background [Seite 20]
5.1 - Chapter 1: The Interpretive Approach to Religious Education and the Development of a Community of Practice [Seite 22]
5.2 - Chapter 2: Action Research and Religious Education [Seite 33]
6 - PART 2: The Research Studies [Seite 44]
6.1 - Chapter 3: ' There is a bit of peace in England' [Seite 46]
6.2 - Chapter 4: Action Research into Teaching about Religious Diversity [Seite 57]
6.3 - Chapter 5: Developing Appropriate Principles and Strategies for Teaching Gifted Students of Religious Education [Seite 73]
6.4 - Chapter 6: Reflexive Assessment [Seite 85]
6.5 - Chapter 7: The Use of the Interpretive Approach in the Professional Development of Student Teachers of Religious Education [Seite 101]
6.6 - Chapter 8: Developing Primary Student Teachers' Understanding and Confidence in Teaching Religious Education [Seite 115]
6.7 - Chapter 9: Raising Humanities Teachers' Understanding of their Pupils' Religious and Cultural Backgrounds [Seite 131]
7 - PART 3: Reflections [Seite 150]
7.1 - Chapter 10: Reflecting on the Interpretive Approach [Seite 152]
7.2 - Chapter 11: Reflecting on the Case Studies as Action Research [Seite 170]
7.3 - Chapter 12: The Warwick Community of Practice. A Journey [Seite 183]
8 - PART 4: The Community of Practice and the European REDCo Project [Seite 200]
8.1 - Chapter 13: ' The Safe Forum' Difference, Dialogue and Conflict [Seite 202]
8.2 - Chapter 14: A Community of Dialogue and Conflict? [Seite 217]
9 - Contributors [Seite 236]
