Science and RE teachers' perspectives on the purpose of RE on the secondary school curriculum in England
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Woolley, M., Bowie, R. A., Hulbert, S., Thomas, C., Riordan, J. and Revell, L. 2022. Science and RE teachers' perspectives on the purpose of RE on the secondary school curriculum in England. The Curriculum Journal. https://doi.org/10.1002/curj.191
Authors | Woolley, M., Bowie, R. A., Hulbert, S., Thomas, C., Riordan, J. and Revell, L. |
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Abstract | Renewed interest in curriculum in English schooling over the past decade has emanated from a particular focus on the place and role of knowledge in the classroom. Significant changes in policy and examination specifications have led to changes in religious education (RE). However, little is known about teachers' perspectives on the purpose of RE. We asked teachers of science and RE what they understood as the purpose of RE on the school curriculum. Data from 10 focus groups and a survey with 276 secondary teachers demonstrated that many secondary teachers of science have a different understanding to RE teachers of the purpose of RE on the school curriculum. Findings also show a lack of consensus from RE teachers on the purpose of RE, suggesting the impact of the knowledge turn in RE is not as strong as the Ofsted Research Review implies. Findings are significant as little is known about how knowledge works across disciplinary boundaries in schools. If students are to come to a full understanding of how knowledge works, teachers need to have some understanding of how knowledge is being constructed and utilised in other curriculum subjects. Knowledge of the intended purpose of RE is important for respectful co-existence of subjects on the curriculum and essential when RE is declining as a subject in secondary schools. |
Keywords | Education |
Year | 2022 |
Journal | The Curriculum Journal |
Publisher | Wiley |
ISSN | 0958-5176 |
1469-3704 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1002/curj.191 |
Official URL | https://bera-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/curj.191 |
Funder | Templeton World Charity Foundation |
Publication dates | |
14 Nov 2022 | |
Online | 14 Nov 2022 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 19 Oct 2022 |
Deposited | 24 Nov 2022 |
Publisher's version | License |
Output status | Published |
License | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
https://repository.canterbury.ac.uk/item/9321q/science-and-re-teachers-perspectives-on-the-purpose-of-re-on-the-secondary-school-curriculum-in-england
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