Education And Schools Flashcards
Some organisations, such as the British Humanist Association (?), campaign against schools with a religious character, arguing that this ? children into different religious groups, creating a sense that people of different religions live parallels lives, and increasing tolerance.
BHA.
Segregates.
Dawkins suggests that religious fundamentalism subverts science, replacing an evidence-based approach to understanding the world with ?
Superstition.
The relationship between Christianity and education is deep-rooted and has led to what is called “? ?” in defence of religious schools.
Heritage argument.
Catholic populations in England often have a greater proportion of poorer ? families, and the resulting school populations may have richly ? cultural and linguistic traditions as a result.
Migrant.
Diverse.
Professor Leslie Francis (Uni of Warwick) suggests there’s evidence that young people committed to Christianity are more open to people from other ? ?, the difference comes from the students’ ? beliefs.
Religious backgrounds.
Personal.
Critics of Dawkins note that his arguments against religious schools stem from a view of religion that’s narrowly ? and extreme.
Fundamentalist.
If religion is viewed as a cultural phenomenon, that’s associated as much with ? and cultural practices as with belief, then the Dawkins argument is ?
Identity.
Weakened.
According to ? Taylor, schools with a religious character could be seen as helping to ? cultural diversity.
Charles.
Nurture.
Professor James ? argues that religious schools have an important role in a liberal democratic state, suggesting religious schools perform a “? ?” existing counter the general view that the market should define human flourishing and determine the aims of ?
Convoy.
Liminal function.
Education.
