Between and Betwixt: Catholic Teachers in English Secular Schools

Autor/inn/en	Mihovilovic, Mary; Boulton, Helen
Titel	Between and Betwixt: Catholic Teachers in English Secular Schools
Quelle	In: International Journal of Christianity & Education, 24 (2020) 1, S.7-33 (27 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2056-9971
DOI	10.1177/2056997119843140
Schlagwörter	Catholics; Public Schools; Interviews; Teachers; Teacher Leadership; Foreign Countries; United Kingdom (England); United Kingdom (Wales) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Katholik; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Lehrerfunktionsstelle; Ausland
Abstract	This article gives voice to Catholic teachers working in secular English schools. Their experience is an under-researched area and, despite a wealth of teaching on the vocation of the teacher, the specific vocation of the Catholic teacher in a secular school receives scant attention from the Catholic Church and researchers. Through in-depth interviews, participants articulated their idiographic experiences of inhabiting a liminal space. The main themes arising from the data were a strong sense of vocation, the absence of a metanarrative in the schools and the teachers' strong awareness of their Catholic identity. The findings challenge school leaders, the Catholic Church and the government to recognise the presence and experience of Catholic teachers in secular schools and to be attentive to their experiences and needs. The teachers themselves are challenged to acknowledge and value their own worldview and develop their understanding of the relationship between their religious commitment and their practice. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01