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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Researching Religious Education Pedagogy through an Action Research Community of Practice
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O'Grady, Kevin – British Journal of Religious Education, 2010
The Warwick REDCo community of practice was a group of religious education researchers operating in several contexts: English secondary schools and universities, English and European collaborations on religious education. The group undertook action research, seeking to illustrate and critically assess the interpretive approach to religious…
Descriptors: Researchers, Action Research, Religious Education, Teaching Methods
Honesty in Religious Education: Some Further Remarks on the Legacy of Ninian Smart and Related Issues, in Reply to L. Philip Barnes
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O'Grady, Kevin – British Journal of Religious Education, 2009
In this article, the author makes some further remarks on the legacy of Ninian Smart and related issues in reply to L. Philip Barnes. In his judgement, the exchange between them is worth following up. Substantial issues are raised that are not resolved. In the Editorial of the issue of this journal in which Barnes' response appears, Vivienne…
Descriptors: Religious Education, Ethics, Educational Practices, Classroom Environment
Professor Ninian Smart, Phenomenology and Religious Education
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O'Grady, Kevin – British Journal of Religious Education, 2005
I reply to L. Philip Barnes' assessment of the contributions of Ninian Smart and phenomenology to religious education. My argument is that Barnes first misconceives and then underestimates Smart's legacy. I sketch Smart's relevance to some current issues in religious education, suggesting that his thought helps us to avoid potentially damaging…
Descriptors: Religion, Phenomenology, Religious Education, Misconceptions