Teachers' approaches to, and experiences with, world religions in the grade 8 social studies curriculum

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dc.contributor.authorBreen, Tim
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeWiens, John (Educational Administration, Foundations and Psychology) Kanu, Yatta (Curriculum, Teaching and Learning)en_US
dc.contributor.supervisorPiquemal, Nathalie (Educational Administration, Foundations and Psychology)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-11T15:32:52Z
dc.date.available2016-01-11T15:32:52Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.degree.disciplineEducational Administration, Foundations and Psychologyen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Education (M.Ed.)en_US
dc.description.abstractIn 2006, Manitoba released a mandatory social studies curriculum for Grade 8 that included for the first time a section on world religions. It was released during a time when reasonable accommodation was being debated in various parts of Canada. This research explored the ways in which teachers in public schools in the city of Winnipeg dealt with teaching world religions within the climate of “reasonable accommodation” and charter challenges towards freedom of religion. Case study methodology with semi-structured interviews involving teachers included their experiences teaching about world religions. Results indicated teachers who teach about world religions require further information and feel there are personal, professional, and social factors that influence their ability to teach this subject as thoroughly as they would like. Implications for practice include: professional development in the area of world religions; resources for teachers; and government support.en_US
dc.description.noteFebruary 2016en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/31017
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectReligionen_US
dc.subjectEducationen_US
dc.subjectSocial Studiesen_US
dc.subjectMulticulturalismen_US
dc.subjectJames Banksen_US
dc.subjectApproachesen_US
dc.subjectTeachersen_US
dc.subjectQualitativeen_US
dc.subjectCase Studyen_US
dc.subjectSemi-structured interviewsen_US
dc.titleTeachers' approaches to, and experiences with, world religions in the grade 8 social studies curriculumen_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
local.subject.manitobayesen_US
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