Discipline, Devotion, and Dissent - Jewish, Catholic, and Islamic Schooling in Canada (Paperback)

The education provided by CanadaaEURO (TM)s faith-based schools is a subject of public, political, and scholarly controversy. As the population becomes more religiously diverse, the continued establishment and support of faith-based schools has reignited debates about whether they should be funded publicly and to what extent they threaten social cohesion. These discussions tend to occur without considering a fundamental question: How do faith-based schools envision and enact their educational missions? Discipline, Devotion, and Dissent offers responses to that question by examining a selection of CanadaaEURO (TM)s Jewish, Catholic, and Islamic schools. The daily reality of these schools is illuminated through essays that address the aims and practices that characterize these schools, how they prepare their students to become citizens of a multicultural Canada, and how they respond to dissent in the classroom. The essays in this book reveal that CanadaaEURO (TM)s faith-based schools sometimes succeed and sometimes struggle in bridging the demands of the faith and the need to create participating citizens of a multicultural society. Discussion surrounding faith-based schools in Canada would be enriched by a better understanding of the aims and practices of these schools, and this book provides a gateway to the subject.

General

Imprint:	Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Country of origin:	Canada
Release date:	February 2013
First published:	February 2013
Editors:	Graham P. McDonough • Nadeem A. Memon • Avi I. Mintz
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	282
ISBN-13:	978-1-55458-841-1
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Islam Books > Social sciences > Education > Schools > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Judaism > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Islam Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Judaism > General Books > Christianity > Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church
LSN:	1-55458-841-3
Barcode:	9781554588411

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