ERIC Number: EJ687528
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Aug
Pages: 5
Abstractor: Author
Reference Count: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-0268-2141
Including Pupils' Faith Background in Primary Religious Education
Ipgrave, Julia
Support for Learning, v19 n3 p114-118 Aug 2004
In this article, Julia Ipgrave takes the idea of inclusion beyond the field of special educational needs to incorporate the needs of children with different faith backgrounds in the religious education (RE) class. She recommends that teachers respect the integrity of their pupils' faith backgrounds by making room for the children's own experiences and perspectives on the traditions to which they belong. Suggestions are made as to how to give equal value to the different faith and non-faith backgrounds of children in Religious Education lessons. As well as feeling valued, pupils also need to feel safe. The article argues that the children's interests are best served, not by avoiding sensitive and controversial areas of religion, but by establishing a framework of openness and respect within which children can express their views with confidence, differences can meet and pupils and teachers listen to and learn from each other.
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Religious Cultural Groups, Beliefs, Integrity, Childhood Interests, Inclusive Schools, Religious Education
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Language: English
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