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- Stuart Cloete: His life and works.
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Burgess, Betty Cleveland, Reed, Sarah Rebecca, Florida State University
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"In assembling the information necessary for a study of a writer such as Stuart Cloete, a neophyte librarian will not only become better acquainted with the life and work of a well-known author but will also gain a useful working knowledge of the major reference tools found in most libraries. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to bring together the available biographical and bibliographical materials concerning Stuart Cloete, his life and work. The first part of the paper will consist of an...
Show more"In assembling the information necessary for a study of a writer such as Stuart Cloete, a neophyte librarian will not only become better acquainted with the life and work of a well-known author but will also gain a useful working knowledge of the major reference tools found in most libraries. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to bring together the available biographical and bibliographical materials concerning Stuart Cloete, his life and work. The first part of the paper will consist of an account of Stuart Cloete's life. The second part will contain a brief description of his books included in Book Review Digest, together with reports of the reviewers' reactions to these works"--Introduction.
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- 1960
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- FSU_historic_akd9740
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- Thesis
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- South African State Religion Education in the Combat, Continuation, and Creation of Religious Inequalities.
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Dyehouse, Andrea Renee, Hellweg, Joseph, Porterfield, Amanda, Khurshid, Ayesha, Florida State University, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Religion
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This study examines how colonial-era Christian missionary education shaped apartheid-era religious schooling and post-apartheid state religion education. The author argues that post-apartheid state religion classrooms simultaneously combat and continue the religious inequalities promoted during apartheid. In attempting to combat old religious inequalities, religion education creates new religious inequalities. During apartheid, religious education wove racialized Christian nationalism into...
Show moreThis study examines how colonial-era Christian missionary education shaped apartheid-era religious schooling and post-apartheid state religion education. The author argues that post-apartheid state religion classrooms simultaneously combat and continue the religious inequalities promoted during apartheid. In attempting to combat old religious inequalities, religion education creates new religious inequalities. During apartheid, religious education wove racialized Christian nationalism into daily life, promoting the separation of peoples of different ethnic and religious groups in order to maintain a system of racial segregation. In an attempt to mend the racial and religious inequalities of apartheid, the post-apartheid state introduced multi-religion education into the school curriculum through the 2003 National Policy on Religion and Education. The Policy presents religion education as a means of teaching students to respect diversity. Although the new model developed as a direct response to apartheid, few measures ensure that the goals of religion education achieve their stated ends in classroom practice or that schools fully protect the religious rights of students. Moreover, religion receives a small share of curriculum time, raising questions as to whether or not it is taught in all post-apartheid schools. Even in schools where religion is taught, little accountability exists to ensure that the subject is taught well. This thesis problematizes the insufficient religion training provided to educators as well as the Policy's possible promotion of a civil religion of positive tolerance centered on pluralism and secularism. These concerns are further compounded by some teachers' rejection of the Policy, the intertwined histories of Christianity and education in South Africa, and longstanding perceptions of "world religions" that problematically marginalize indigenous traditions and structurally reflect Christianity. Because the break between religious education as conceived during apartheid and religion education in post-apartheid South Africa is primarily one of policy over practice, religious inequalities continue to pervade schools. Finally, this study outlines a few possible proposals for changes in religion education and explores trends in religion and education across Southern Africa.
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- 2017
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- FSU_2017SP_Dyehouse_fsu_0071N_13819
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