National Institute for Christian Education Research


TypeSchool
FacultyFaculty of Arts, Humanities and Education
Head of Academic SchoolProfessor Bob Bowie

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Lights for the path by John Sullivan, Dublin, Veritas Publications, 2022, 256 pp., €24.99 (paperback), ISBN 978-1800970267
Casson, A. 2023. Lights for the path by John Sullivan, Dublin, Veritas Publications, 2022, 256 pp., €24.99 (paperback), ISBN 978-1800970267. International Studies in Catholic Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/19422539.2023.2190666

Journal article

Negotiating fundamental British values: research conversations in church schools
Bowie, R. A. and Revell, L. 2016. Negotiating fundamental British values: research conversations in church schools. Canterbury Canterbury Christ Church University.

Research report

Nexus researching church toddler groups
Casson, A., Pittaway, A., Woolley, M., Watts, T., Clemmey, K., Kemp, N. and Bowie, B. 2024. Nexus researching church toddler groups. Canterbury National Institute for Christian Education Research (NICER).

Research report

Nexus Teachers' Action Pack
Casson, A., Bowie, B., Hulbert, S., Pittaway, A. and Woolley, M. 2022. Nexus Teachers' Action Pack.

Online educational resource

Oxford A Level Religious Studies: Christianity, philosophy and ethics
Bowie, R. A. and Ahluwalia, L. 2016. Oxford A Level Religious Studies: Christianity, philosophy and ethics. Oxford Oxford University Press.

Book

Passing on faith
Mark, O. and Cooling, T. 2016. Passing on faith. London Theos.

Research report

Paying attention to the spiritual flourishing of young children in church toddler groups: a scoping study evaluating the feasibility of a research study in this context
Casson, A., Woolley, M., Pittaway, Ann, Watts, Tansy, Kemp, Nicola, Bowie, B., Clemmey, Katie and Aantjes, R. 2023. Paying attention to the spiritual flourishing of young children in church toddler groups: a scoping study evaluating the feasibility of a research study in this context. Religions. 14 (2), p. 236. https://doi.org/10.3390/rel14020236

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Prioritising a sense of belonging within the rural nexus: An empirical study of five rural church primary schools
Casson, A., Woolley, M., Hulbert, S. and Bowie, R. A. 2023. Prioritising a sense of belonging within the rural nexus: An empirical study of five rural church primary schools. Rural Theology. https://doi.org/10.1080/14704994.2023.2249659

Journal article

Promoting tolerance to schools in a time of extremism
Bowie, R. A. 2018. Promoting tolerance to schools in a time of extremism. in: Panjwani, F., Revell, L., Diboll, M. and Gholami, R. (ed.) Education and Extremisms: Rethinking Liberal Pedagogies in the Contemporary World London Routledge. pp. 204-216

Book chapter

Pupil-centred spiritual leadership: an empirical study of thirteen church primary school headteachers in England
Eisl, Ursula, Woolley, M., Hulbert, Sabina, Casson, Ann and Bowie, Robert A. 2023. Pupil-centred spiritual leadership: an empirical study of thirteen church primary school headteachers in England. International Studies in Catholic Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/19422539.2023.2171622

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Questions for discussion for children, parents, schools and churches
Harrison, G. and Bowie, B. 2023. Questions for discussion for children, parents, schools and churches. National Institute for Christian Education Research (NICER).

Online educational resource

Religious education for spiritual bricoleurs? The perceptions of students in ten Christian-ethos secondary schools in England and Wales
Casson, A. and Cooling, T. 2019. Religious education for spiritual bricoleurs? The perceptions of students in ten Christian-ethos secondary schools in England and Wales. Journal of Beliefs & Values: Studies in Religion & Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/13617672.2019.1632596

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Researching spiritual capital in Catholic education: on the need for theoretical frameworks and more empirical work
Casson, A. 2021. Researching spiritual capital in Catholic education: on the need for theoretical frameworks and more empirical work. in: New thinking, new scholarship and new research in Catholic education: responses to the work of Professor Gerald Grace London Routledge.

Book chapter

Retaining young Catholics in the church: assessing the importance of parental example
Francis, L. and Casson, A. 2019. Retaining young Catholics in the church: assessing the importance of parental example. Journal of Religious Education. 67 (1), pp. 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40839-019-00076-4

Journal article

Rethinking the place of the family in the post-Covid church in the UK: an exploration of families’ engagement with church during and after Covid
Casson, A., Holmes, Sarah, Logan, Shelley and Powney, Richard 2023. Rethinking the place of the family in the post-Covid church in the UK: an exploration of families’ engagement with church during and after Covid. Practical Theology. 16 (5), pp. 642-654. https://doi.org/10.1080/1756073x.2023.2221587

Journal article

Science religion encounters toolkit 13: Research summaries from the project
Bowie, R. A., Woolley, M. and Aantjes, R. 2023. Science religion encounters toolkit 13: Research summaries from the project. National Institute for Christian Education Research (NICER).

Online educational resource

Science religion encounters, epistemic trespass, neighbourliness and overlapping domains: theorisation and quantitative evidence of extent
Bowie, R., Aantjes, R., Woolley, M., Hulbert, S., Thomas, C., Revell, L. and Riordan, J. 2023. Science religion encounters, epistemic trespass, neighbourliness and overlapping domains: theorisation and quantitative evidence of extent. Journal of Religious Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40839-023-00209-w

Journal article

Spiritual flourishing in the words of the child: A Faith in the Nexus study 2023
Casson, A., Pittaway, A., Watts, T. and Bowie, R. A. 2023. Spiritual flourishing in the words of the child: A Faith in the Nexus study 2023. Canterbury Canterbury Christ Church University.

Research report

Spiritual flourishing in the words of the child: Final report for young people: A Faith in the Nexus study 2023
Pittaway, A., Casson, A., Watts, T. and Bowie, R. A. 2023. Spiritual flourishing in the words of the child: Final report for young people: A Faith in the Nexus study 2023. Canterbury Canterbury Christ Church University.

Research report

Stepping into sacred texts: how the Jesuits taught me to read the Bible
Bowie, R. A. 2016. Stepping into sacred texts: how the Jesuits taught me to read the Bible. in: Voss, A. and Wilson, S. (ed.) Reenchanting the Academy UK Rubedo Press.

Book chapter

The diversity of school culture
Cooling, T. 2014. The diversity of school culture. in: Goodlet, K. and Collier, J. (ed.) Teaching Well: Insights for Educators in Christian Schools Canberra, Australia Barton Books. pp. 151-162

Book chapter

The epistemic criterion: a response to Michael Hand
Cooling, T. 2014. The epistemic criterion: a response to Michael Hand. Journal of Beliefs & Values: Studies in Religion & Education. 35 (1), pp. 86-89. https://doi.org/10.1080/13617672.2014.884858

Journal article

The rise and fall of human rights in English education policy: Inescapable national interests and PREVENT
Bowie, R. A. 2017. The rise and fall of human rights in English education policy: Inescapable national interests and PREVENT. Education, Citizenship and Social Justice. 12 (2), pp. 111-122. https://doi.org/10.1177/1746197917693020

Journal article

The threat to better learning in Christian Education
Cooling, T. 2017. The threat to better learning in Christian Education. in: Goodlet, K., Collier, J. and George, T. (ed.) Better Learning: Trajectories for Educators in Christian schools Canberra, Australia St Mark's NTC Publishing. pp. 107-116

Book chapter

Theology and pedagogy: a response to Sean Whittle
Cooling, T. and Smith, D. 2014. Theology and pedagogy: a response to Sean Whittle. Journal of Education and Christian Belief. 18 (2), pp. 207-216.

Journal article

Understanding Christianity: exploring a hermeneutical pedagogy for teaching Christianity
Pett, S. and Cooling, T. 2018. Understanding Christianity: exploring a hermeneutical pedagogy for teaching Christianity. British Journal of Religious Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/01416200.2018.1493268

Journal article

We reap what we sew: perpetuating biblical illiteracy in new English religious studies exams and the proof text binary question
Bowie, R. A. and Coles, R. 2018. We reap what we sew: perpetuating biblical illiteracy in new English religious studies exams and the proof text binary question. British Journal of Religious Education. 40 (3), pp. 277-287. https://doi.org/10.1080/01416200.2018.1493270

Journal article

What if learning character development project : final report
Thomas, C. and Cooling, T. 2016. What if learning character development project : final report. London Church of England Education Office.

Research report

What if learning character development project: case studies
Thomas, C. and Cooling, T. 2016. What if learning character development project: case studies. London Church of England Education Office.

Research report

What really matters about teacher education at Cathedrals Group Universities: volume 1 final report
Bowie, R. A., Casson, A. and Hulbert, S. 2018. What really matters about teacher education at Cathedrals Group Universities: volume 1 final report. Canterbury Canterbury Christ Church University.

Research report

What really matters about teacher education at Cathedrals Group Universities: volume 2 the case studies
Bowie, R. A., Casson, A., Hulbert, S., Benton, M., Holt, J., James, M., Jarvis, P., McGuire, L., Podesta, E. and Stone, G. 2018. What really matters about teacher education at Cathedrals Group Universities: volume 2 the case studies. Canterbury Canterbury Christ Church University.

Research report

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