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ERIC Number: EJ577249
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1784
Averting Culture Wars Over Religion.
Haynes, Charles C.
Educational Leadership, v56 n4 p24-27 Dec-Jan 1998-1999
History (embodied in Horace Mann's "nonsectarian" Protestant practices) reminds us that today's "generalized spirituality," if encouraging students to explore the inner life and ultimate questions, will not free public schools from anti-Establishment Clause claims. However, First Amendment neutrality does not mean being neutral on values reflecting a clear academic or civic purpose. (MLH)
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Definitions, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Moral Values, Public Schools, Religious Conflict, Spirituality, State Church Separation, United States History
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Character Education; Establishment Clause; Jefferson (Thomas); Mann (Horace)