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ERIC Number: EJ525284
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0034-4087
Should Schools Reinforce Children's Religious Identity?
Halstead, J. Mark
Religious Education, v90 n3-4 p360-76 Sum-Fall 1995
Examines the philosophical dichotomy between liberal conceptions of social integration and secular culture and the rights and demands of religious cultural groups. Finds an acceptable middle ground in the ideas of tolerance and respect. Recommends educational objectives promoting democratic citizenship, cross-cultural understanding, and specific cultural attachment. (MJP)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Maintenance, Cultural Pluralism, Democratic Values, Ethnicity, Higher Education, Interfaith Relations, Liberalism, Moral Development, Moral Values, Reference Groups, Religious Cultural Groups, Religious Education, Religious Factors, Role of Education, Social Influences, Social Integration, Socialization, State Church Separation, Theological Education
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Researchers; Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Cultural Differentiation; Rawls (John)