Elementary Teacher Attitudes and Beliefs Regarding Religion and Education Compared with the American Population as a Whole, and Related Legal Decisions.

Autor/in	Sisemore, Pamela
Titel	Elementary Teacher Attitudes and Beliefs Regarding Religion and Education Compared with the American Population as a Whole, and Related Legal Decisions.
Quelle	(1994), (78 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Academic Freedom; Attitudes; Beliefs; Civil Liberties; Constitutional Law; Elementary Education; Elementary School Teachers; Intellectual Freedom; Law Related Education; Parochial Schools; Public Schools; Religion Studies; State Church Separation; Teacher Rights; California; Hawaii + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Akademische Freiheit; Attitude; Einstellung; Verhalten; Belief; Glaube; Staatsrecht; Elementarunterricht; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Intellektuelle Unabhängigkeit; Konfessionsschule; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Religionswissenschaft; Kirche-Staat-Beziehung; Kalifornien
Abstract	This paper proposes that U.S. teachers are mostly uninformed and misinformed about the appropriate place of religion on the school campus and in the classroom. Four critical questions are addressed; (1) What does the U.S. Constitution say about education and/or religion? (2) What are the current court decisions regarding specific religious teaching or activities in the school, and how informed are elementary teachers about these decisions? (3) Regarding religion and related curriculum, what do elementary teachers do/teach in the classroom? and (4) Do the basic beliefs and value systems of teachers match those of the general population? A 10-page written survey was distributed at random to approximately 100 public and parochial elementary school teachers in Hawaii and in California. Forty-eight (38 public and 10 parochial) were returned and evaluated. A literature search was used to gain additional data related to the topic. Charts and graphs accompany the text. The survey instrument is appended. (EH)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC