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Religion, The Elephant In The Asia-Focused Australian School Room, Cathy Byrne
Religion, The Elephant In The Asia-Focused Australian School Room, Cathy Byrne
Dr Cathy Byrne
No abstract provided.
A Decade Of Change In Australia’S Dba Landscape, Cathy Byrne
A Decade Of Change In Australia’S Dba Landscape, Cathy Byrne
Dr Cathy Byrne
Special Religious Education: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly, Cathy Byrne
Special Religious Education: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly, Cathy Byrne
Dr Cathy Byrne
No abstract provided.
Public School Religion Education And The 'Hot Potato' Of Religious Diversity, Cathy Byrne
Public School Religion Education And The 'Hot Potato' Of Religious Diversity, Cathy Byrne
Dr Cathy Byrne
Religiously marked intercultural conflict is on the rise in Australia (HREOC, 2007; Dreher, 2006). In addition, intolerant and religiously discriminating sentiment has re-emerged in Australia's debate on migration (Schech & Haggis, 2001; Cratchley, 2007). However, inter-religious education as a remedy is not a high priority. Independent and governmental reviews recommend intercultural and interfaith education to address ignorance and intolerance (Erebus, 2006; HREOC, 2004). Australia appears more focused on the development of values and citizenship courses which assume shared heritage and promote uniformity ( Halafoff, 2006). In public education, religious diversity is a 'hot potato' — no one wants to touch …
‘Jeesis Is Alive! He Is The King Of Australia’: Segregated Religious Instruction, Child Identity And Exclusion, Cathy Byrne
‘Jeesis Is Alive! He Is The King Of Australia’: Segregated Religious Instruction, Child Identity And Exclusion, Cathy Byrne
Dr Cathy Byrne
Religious categorisation occurs at enrolment in Australian state-run (public) primary schools, with children segregated into religious instruction classes during their first week. Lesson content has no government oversight and, in some schools, options are limited to Christianity. The effect of this categorisation on children’s attitudes to religious diversity is not well researched but the role of religion in public schools is increasingly controversial. Social identity theory (SIT) considers cultural hegemony as a factor in individual identity construction. SIT posits that inter-group bias increases with in-group identification and suggests that categorisation itself is a source of prejudice. This paper explores the …
Keeping Ignorance And Extremism Out Of Public Schools: The Role Of Teachers And Their Unions, Cathy Byrne
Keeping Ignorance And Extremism Out Of Public Schools: The Role Of Teachers And Their Unions, Cathy Byrne
Dr Cathy Byrne
No abstract provided.