Analysis and recommendations / Charles J. Russo. School prayer / Martha M. McCarthy -- Religion and the public school curriculum / Suzanne E. Eckes and Allison Fetter-Harrott -- Distribution of religious materials in public schools / Ralph D. Mawdsley -- Religious displays and holiday observances in public schools / Kevin P. Brady -- Wearing religious garb in the public schools Allan G. Osborne, Jr. -- Clash of values: religious autonomy and state efforts to eliminate all forms of discrimination / William E. Thro -- The Constitution, religious education and the future of religious freedom in Australian schools / Paul Babie and Ben Mylius -- From "common Christianity" to "equal concern and respect": working out a new understanding of religion's place in Canada's schools / Gregory M. Dickinson and Nora M. Findlay -- Adapting to religious diversity: legal protection of religious preference in state-funded schools in England / Neville Harris and Javier García Oliva -- The legal status of religion in publicly funded schools in Ireland / Dympna Glendenning -- Freedom of religion and religious practices in school: the judicial approach in Malaysia / Fatt Hee Tie -- Freedom of conscience and the right to education in Russia: a secular country of cultural and religious diversity / Maria Smirnova -- Education, religion, and the law in South Africa / Marius Smit -- Analysis and recommendations / Charles J. Russo.
Summary:
"This volume examines the legal status of religion in education, both public and non-public, in the United States and seven other nations. It will stimulate further interest, research, and debate on comparative analyses on the role of religion in schools at a time when the place of religion is of vital interest in most parts of the world. This interdisciplinary volume includes chapters by leading academicians and is designed to serve as a resource for researchers and educational practitioners, providing readers with an enhanced awareness of strategies for addressing the role of religion in rapidly diversifying educational settings. There is currently a paucity of books devoted solely to the topic written for interdisciplinary and international audiences involving educators and lawyers, and this book will clarify the legal complexities and technical language among the law, education, and religion"-- Provided by publisher.
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