A multiple case study of teachers referring to their own religious beliefs in mathematics teaching

There is a need to integrate religious education and spiritual education across school curriculum. This paper reports one of the few empirical studies on bridging the intention-practice gap in classrooms. Six school teachers deliberately designed and implemented mathematics lessons which referred to...

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Published in:International journal of children's spirituality
Authors: Chan, Yip-Cheung (Author) ; Wong, Ngai-Ying (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis [2016]
In: International journal of children's spirituality
RelBib Classification:AG Religious life; material religion
AH Religious education
BL Buddhism
CB Christian life; spirituality
KBM Asia
RF Christian education; catechetics
Further subjects:B personal religious beliefs
B Religious education across school subjects
B enactment of religious beliefs
B practices in mathematics teaching
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Summary:There is a need to integrate religious education and spiritual education across school curriculum. This paper reports one of the few empirical studies on bridging the intention-practice gap in classrooms. Six school teachers deliberately designed and implemented mathematics lessons which referred to their own religious beliefs in teaching. It unfolds teachers' intention to enact their religious beliefs in mathematics classroom teaching. Different modes were identified. Implications to religious education in schools are offered.
ISSN:1469-8455
Contains:Enthalten in: International journal of children's spirituality
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/1364436X.2016.1251398