Morality as the Substructure of Social Justice: Religion in Education as a Case in Point

Autor/in	Potgieter, Ferdinand J.
Titel	Morality as the Substructure of Social Justice: Religion in Education as a Case in Point
Quelle	In: South African Journal of Education, 31 (2011) 3, (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0256-0100
Schlagwörter	Social Justice; Morale; Case Studies; Public Schools; Public Education; State Church Separation; Role of Religion; Hermeneutics; Phenomenology; Educational Policy; Educational Practices; Foreign Countries; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Moral; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Öffentliche Erziehung; Kirche-Staat-Beziehung; Hermeneutik; Phenomenological psychology; Phänomenologie; Psychologie; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Bildungspraxis; Ausland; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	Moral issues and principles do not only emerge in cases of conflict among, for instance, religious communities or political parties; indeed they form the moral substructure of notions of social justice. During periods of conflict each opponent claims justice for his/her side and bases the claim on certain principles. In this article, reference is made to the differences among South Africans about the extent to which religion and religious differences in the population should be accommodated in public school education. Explorative hermeneutic phenomenology facilitates an investigation into the nexus between social justice and its moral substructure. This is followed by a discussion of the moral dilemma facing education policymakers regarding the accommodation of religion in public education, with the aid of two contrasting metaphors, namely, the "Strict Father" and the "Nurturant Parent." (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Education Association of South Africa. University of Pretoria, Centre for the Study of Resilience, Level 3, Groenkloof Student Centre, Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, George Storrar Road and Lleyds Street, Pretoria 0001, South Africa. Tel: +27-12-420-5798; Fax: +27-12-420-5511; Web site: http://www.sajournalofeducation.co.za/index.php/saje/index
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Update	2020/1/01