Perceptions of the relationships between science and religion held by upper-secondary school students in Church of England schools

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Billingsley, B. and Nassaji, Mehdi 2020. Perceptions of the relationships between science and religion held by upper-secondary school students in Church of England schools. International Journal of Christianity & Education. 24 (2), pp. 153-178. https://doi.org/10.1177/2056997119895542
AuthorsBillingsley, B. and Nassaji, Mehdi
AbstractWe report on a large-scale survey of 1,772 upper-secondary school students in 16 Church of England schools to discover their perceptions of how science and religion relate. We found that students who attend Church schools are pedagogically, socially and cognitively confined to the view that science and religion conflict. The findings are discussed alongside interview studies with students which sought to discover the extent to which they have the epistemic insight they need to access a range of views about the relationships between science and religion.
KeywordsReligious studies; Education
Year2020
JournalInternational Journal of Christianity & Education
Journal citation24 (2), pp. 153-178
PublisherSAGE Publications
ISSN2056-9971
2056-998X
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1177/2056997119895542
Official URLhttp://doi.org/10.1177/2056997119895542
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Online10 Feb 2020
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Deposited20 Jan 2020
Accepted02 Nov 2019
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