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Josekutty Thomas; Kunja Kusum Kakati – International Studies in Catholic Education, 2025
St John Bosco, popularly known as Don Bosco, was an educator of the nineteenth century. His educational system, the "Preventive method," is his best-known endeavour among the numerous ground-breaking efforts at forming the youth of his time. This method of educating young people was radical considering the time and his contemporary…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Educational History, Educational Philosophy, Foreign Countries
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Thomas Walsh; Tom O’Donoghue – History of Education Quarterly, 2025
For decades, transnational knowledge circulation in relation to schooling in Ireland has been a neglected area of study among historians. This paper provides new insights through a transnational lens on primary, secondary, and vocational curriculum developments in the first decade following the advent of national independence in the country in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational History, Educational Policy, Catholics
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Mariusz Chrostowski – British Journal of Religious Education, 2025
Poland, still considered by some to be a bastion of Catholicism in Europe, is becoming more secularised every year, and its society resembles the postmodern societies of Western Europe. The changes in religiousness, which affect especially the younger Poles, are so strong that they call into question the validity of the current form of religious…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Religious Education, Catholics, Beliefs
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Bernardus Agus Rukiyanto; Tabita Kartika Christiani; Syafa'atun Almirzanah – Journal of Beliefs & Values, 2025
Given that Indonesian people adhere to various religions and beliefs, respect for plurality is needed. Religious education can play an important role in developing respect for plurality. The goal of this study was to understand the role of religious education in developing respect for plurality in Indonesia. This research applied qualitative and…
Descriptors: Religious Education, Cultural Pluralism, Intergroup Relations, Dialogs (Language)
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Catherine Mead; Shane Lavery; Dianne Chambers – British Journal of Religious Education, 2025
Considering the ageing and decreasing numbers in teaching religious orders, it is necessary for lay people to continue their mission within order-based Catholic schools. This study explores in what ways the characteristics of a Josephite approach to education were evident in the leadership practices of principals and their leadership teams in six…
Descriptors: Principals, Instructional Leadership, Leadership Styles, Religious Education
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Toni Foley; Nerina Caltabiano; Maree Dinan-Thompson – Journal of Beliefs & Values, 2025
In the pluralised contexts of many contemporary Australian Catholic schools, cultural and religious diversity is a reality that could be ignored or potentially utilised to enhance learning. This case study probes the perceptions of parents regarding their children's engagement in Religious Education in a Catholic school and in particular,…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Parent Attitudes, Religious Education, Teaching Methods