Curriculum, religion, and public education : conversations for an enlarging public square / edited by James T. Sears with James C. Carper.

Other author Sears, James T. (James Thomas), 1951-
Other author Carper, James C.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Teachers College Press, ©1998.
Descriptionx, 290 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
Religion in the public schools--United States.
Education--Curricula. --United States.

Partial contents Introduction / James T. Sears -- History, Religion, and schooling : a context for conversation / James C. Carper -- Encounters in Law, philosophy, religion and education : commentary by Richard John Neuhaus, Martin E. Marty, Maxine Greene, George Marsden, Michael W. McConnell -- Crossing boundaries and becoming the other : voices across borders / James T. Sears, with John Vaughn, Charles W. Dunn, William H. Schubert, Joe Kincheloe & J. Dan Marshall -- Dialogue, religion, and tolerance : how to talk to people who are wrong about (almost) everything / Kenneth A. Strike -- Religion and the textbooks / Gilbert T. Sewall -- It's not about the books : textbook controversies and the need for uncertain conversations / J. Dan Marshall and Joe Kincheloe -- Community dialogue : questing for certainty and uncertainty : the role of teacher and text / Carolyn Murphy ... [et al.] -- Suggested additional readings on textbooks / Elaine Lindsey, with James T. Sears -- Why a functional definition of religion is necessary if justice is to be achieved in public education / Richard A. Baer, Jr. -- Moral education as a form of life / Nel Noddings -- Community dialogue : is there a common moral framework that schools can embrace? / Carolyn Murphy ... [et al.] -- Suggested additional readings on values / Elaine Lindsey, with James T. Sears -- Sex education should exclusively endorse abstinence as the only effective prevention of the unacceptable risks of nonmarital sexual relations / George A. Rekers and Richard C. Hohn -- Teaching and researching sexualities in a socially responsible manner / James T. Sears -- Community dialogue : sexual behaviors and sexual cultures / Carolyn Murphy ... [et al.] -- Suggested additional readings on sexuality education / Elaine Lindsey, with James T. Sears -- Fundamentalist right, the "new paradigm," and outcome-based education / Dennis Carlson -- Outcome-based education : can it be redeemed? / Charles L. Glenn -- Community dialogue : a matter of fairness and equity / Carolyn Murphy ... [et al.] / Suggested additional readings on outcome-based education / Elaine Lindsey, with James T. Sears -- Problem of dogmatism in science education / Nancy W. Brickhouse and William J. Letts IV -- Two controversies over evolution / Phillip E. Johnson -- Community dialogue : from six days to 4.6 billion years / Carolyn Murphy ... [et al.] -- Suggested additional readings on science / Elaine Lindsey, with James T. Sears.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 97039386
ISBN0807737070 (alk. paper)
ISBN0807737062 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks LC111 .C844 1998 ✔ Available Place Hold