Paradigm Shift in Religious Education? A Reply to Gearon, or When Is A Paradigm Not A Paradigm?

Autor/in	Jackson, Robert
Titel	Paradigm Shift in Religious Education? A Reply to Gearon, or When Is A Paradigm Not A Paradigm?
Quelle	In: Journal of Beliefs & Values, 39 (2018) 3, S.379-395 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Jackson, Robert)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1361 7672
DOI	10.1080/13617672.2018.1469327
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Religious Education; Models; Change; World Views; Religious Cultural Groups; Vocabulary; Social Attitudes; Inclusion + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kirchliche Erziehung; Religionserziehung; Religionspädagogik; Analogiemodell; Wandel; World view; Weltanschauung; Kirchliche Gruppe; Religionszugehörigkeit; Wortschatz; Social attidude; Soziale Einstellung; Inklusion
Abstract	This article responds to Liam Gearon's reply to my article "Misrepresenting Religious Education's Past and Present in Looking Forward: Gearon Using Kuhn's Concepts of Paradigm, Paradigm Shift and Incommensurability." In maintaining my critique of Gearon's use of Kuhn's terminology, I question his claim that 'incommensurability' does not necessarily imply 'incompatibility', and challenge his view that 'faith-based' approaches to religious education and 'inclusive' approaches are incommensurable and deeply incompatible. I also question Gearon's placement of particular scholars within his constructed paradigms, noting that those identified by Gearon with specific paradigms do not necessarily share the same views concerning the nature of religious education and its pedagogy, and that various scholars, associated by Gearon with particular paradigms, draw on a variety of disciplines in their work. I argue that Gearon's construction of paradigms is a device he uses for 'separation,' leading to his misrepresentation of the work of researchers. I argue for the benefits of collaboration, in research, teaching and policy development. Finally, I give reasons for writing the article, which do not result from any engagement in 'paradigm wars,' and I draw attention to pressing issues relating to the future of 'inclusive' religious education which are not addressed by Gearon. [For the original article, "Misrepresenting Religious Education's Past and Present in Looking Forward: Gearon Using Kuhn's Concepts of Paradigm, Paradigm Shift and Incommensurability," see EJ1065502. For Gearon's response, "Paradigm Shift in Religious Education: A Reply to Jackson, or Why Religious Education Goes to War," see EJ1186165.] (As Provided).
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