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| Titre : | Religious Thinking and Religious Education : A Critique of the Research and Conclusions of Dr. R. Goldman |
| Auteurs : | Kenneth G. Howkins, Auteur |
| Type de document : | texte imprimé |
| Mention d'édition : | 3rd ed. |
| Editeur : | Leicester [GB] : Theological Students Fellowship, 1977 |
| Format : | 51 p. |
| Note générale : | 1st ed. 1966 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Index. décimale : | FT/A (Enseignement religieux des enfants : approche théologique; spiritualité de l'enfant) |
| Résumé : |
Considerable interest has been aroused by Dr Goldman’s two books published in 1964 and 1965. Religious Education as now given in state schools, he concludes, is ineffective; the Bible is not a children’s book and should no longer be central in Religious Education, and the Agreed Syllabuses of Religious Education should therefore be radically altered to make them child-centred with life-themes, instead of Bible-centred. These conclusions have been put forward at a time when the whole question of Religious Education in state schools is under heated discussion in many quarters.
There is a danger that those who want to abolish Religious Education or else to change it radically in order to make it less specifically Christian will uncritically assume that Dr Goldman has proved his case. There is an equal danger that those who are satisfied with the status quo will uncritically reject his findings and conclusions as unproven. Further, in this so-called scientific age, in which there is a natural respect for conclusions claiming to be based on psychological tests, those without any axe to grind and who have not the equipment to examine the evidence for themselves, will tend to assume that what is stated to be proved is in fact proved. In many of our Colleges of Education Dr Goldman’s conclusions are accepted either wholly or in part. But there have been various criticisms raised in the educational journal Learning for Living, and in certain respects the tests and conclusions have been questioned, though not systematically. […] Dr Goldman’s research and ideas must be considered carefully. If his case is proved, then we shall have to change our own ideas and methods radically. If we find that in our own experience and that of many others there seems to be a wealth of evidence that children can benefit greatly from the Bible, even from a very early age, we cannot just ignore this research. We must take it seriously, and accept that it was done in good faith and with the highest motives, namely, to find out how to make Religious Education as effective as possible. First, then, we must examine the tests to see how far they are objective and valid, and how far the general conclusions which Dr Goldman draws may be accepted. Next we must look at what Dr Goldman means by ‘child-centred Religious Education’, to see whether what he advocates is a proper deduction from his tests. Then we shall try to discover what his theological presuppositions are, whether they are consistent, and whether they affect the interpretation of the evidence. Finally, we shall try to decide what we can learn of value from Dr Goldman’s work. |
| Note de contenu : |
- Preface
- Introduction - I. DR GOLDMAN’S RESEARCH - II. CHILD-CENTRED RELIGIOUS EDUCATION - III. DR GOLDMAN’S RELIGIOUS POSITION - IV. LEARNING FROM DR GOLDMAN POSTSCRIPT |
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