Religion and education in Australian government schools / Paul T. Babie -- Religion and the public school curriculum in Brazil / Nina Beatriz Stocco Ranieri -- Education about religion in Canada / Mark Anderson & Paul T. Clarke -- Law, education, and the place of religion in public schools in England / Javier Garcia Oliva & Helen Hall -- Religion in the Hungarian education system / Balazs Szabolcs Gerencser & Nora Zsuzsanna Cseko-Lengyel -- Law, education, and the place of religion in public schools in Italy / Giovanni Patriarca -- Law, education, and the place of religion in public schools in Malaysia / Fatt Hee Tie -- Perspectives on law, education, and the place of religion in public schools in Mauritius / Jeewan Ramlugun -- Separation of church and state in Mexico amid debates over religion in the national curriculum / Ricardo Lozano & Heriberto Lozano -- Law, education, and the place of religion in Dutch public schools / Pieter W. Huisman & Stefan Philipsen -- Challenging voluntary religious instruction in New Zealand schools / A. Keith Thompson -- A legal framework for teaching religion and ethics in the Polish education system / Marta Ponikowska-Stejskal & Boguslaw Przywora -- Law, education, and religion in South African public schools / Marius H. Smit -- Law, education, and the place of religion in Spanish public schools / Javier Garcia Oliva & Helen Hall -- Sweden exemplifies how religion is taught in a secular state / David Ryffe -- Religious education in Taiwan's public schools / Chih-Hung Chou -- The legal basis of religious education in Turkey / Bilgen Kiral & Erkan Kiral -- Legal issues surrounding the teaching of religion in public schools in the United States / Charles J. Russo -- Summary and recommendations for the teaching of religion in public schools / Charles J. Russo.
Summary:
"This text presents a comparative, cross-cultural analysis of the legal status of religion in public education in eighteen different nations while offering recommendations for the future improvement of religious education in public schools. Offering rich, analytical insights from a range of renowned scholars with expertise in law, education, and religion, this volume provides detailed consideration of legal complexities impacting the place of religion and religious education in public education. The volume pays attention to issues of national and international relevance including the separation of the church and state; public funding of religious education; the accommodation of students' devotional needs; and compulsory religious education. The volume thus highlights the increasingly complex interplay of religion, law, and education in diverse educational settings and cultures across developing and developed nations. Providing a valuable contribution to the field of religious secondary education research, this volume will be of interest to researchers, academics, and educators with an interest in religion and law, international and comparative education, and those involved with educational policy at all levels. Those more broadly interested in moral and values education will also benefit from the discussions the book contains. Charles J. Russo is Panzer Chair of Education and Research Professor of Law, University of Dayton, USA"-- Provided by publisher.
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