Ethical Issues: Secular Education In The United Kingdom
Ethical Issues in Health & Social Care
Ethical Considerations of Religious as opposed to secular education in The United Kingdom
Level 6
BA (Hons) Health & Applied Social Studies
Word Count 3051
In December of 2011, the Prime Minister, David Cameron stated that the UK is a 'Christian Country ' and staunchly defended the role of religion in politics in British values. He stated that the UK needed Christian values in order to counter Britain 's "moral collapse" and that previous ideals of "live and let live" had too often become "do what you please", (news.bbc.co.uk, 2011).
However this is contrast with recent statistics that suggests that in fact only 43% of the UK considers itself Christian and 51% follow no religion …show more content…
& Fenstermacher G.D., Why Do We Educate: Renewing the Conversation, John Wiley & Sons, 2008
Dirckinck-Holmfeld L., Hodgson V. & McConnell D., Exploring the Theory, Pedagogy and Practice of Networked Learning, Springer, 2012
Glickman C. D., Gordon S.P. & Ross-Gordon J. M., SuperVision and Instructional Leadership. Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon, 2007
Hand M. & Winstanley C., Philosophy in Schools, Continuum International Publishing Group, 2009
Hay D., Why Should We Care about Children 's Spirituality? Pastoral Care in Education, Vol 16, Issue 1, pp 11–16, 1998
Hornsby-Smith M.P., Roman Catholic Beliefs in England: Customary Catholicism and Transformations Of Religious Authority, Cambridge University Press, 1991
Hunter-Hénin M., Law, Religious Freedoms and Education in Europe, Ashgate Publishing, …show more content…
and Melick S., Teaching that Transforms: Facilitating Life Change through Adult Bible Teaching. Nashville, Journal of Adult Theological Education, Vol 8, No 1 p 352, 2011
McDowell S. & Morrow J., Is God Just a Human Invention?: And Seventeen Other Questions Raised by the New Atheist, Kregel Publications, 2010
Mochon D., Norton M.I. & Ariely D., Who Benefits from Religion?, Social Indicators Research, Humanities Science and Law, Vol101, No. 1, pp 1-15, 2010
Morgan P. & Lawton C. ,Ethical Issues in Six Religious Traditions, Edinburgh University Press; 2nd Revised edition, 2007
Niyozov S. & Pluim G., Teachers ' Perspectives on the Education of Muslim Students: A Missing Voice in Muslim Education Research, Curriculum Inquiry, Vol 39, Issue 5, pp 637–677, 2009
Noort M., Images of the teacher-child interaction. An exploration of the interaction of the images of the good teacher and child in four European educational models, Social Cosmos, Vol 1, 2010
Okulicz-Kozaryn A., Religiosity and life satisfaction across nations, Mental Health, Religion & Culture, Vol13, Issue 2, pp155-169, 2010
Onfray M., In Defence of Atheism: The Case Against Christianity, Judaism and Islam, Profile Books,
Ethical Considerations of Religious as opposed to secular education in The United Kingdom
Level 6
BA (Hons) Health & Applied Social Studies
Word Count 3051
In December of 2011, the Prime Minister, David Cameron stated that the UK is a 'Christian Country ' and staunchly defended the role of religion in politics in British values. He stated that the UK needed Christian values in order to counter Britain 's "moral collapse" and that previous ideals of "live and let live" had too often become "do what you please", (news.bbc.co.uk, 2011).
However this is contrast with recent statistics that suggests that in fact only 43% of the UK considers itself Christian and 51% follow no religion …show more content…
& Fenstermacher G.D., Why Do We Educate: Renewing the Conversation, John Wiley & Sons, 2008
Dirckinck-Holmfeld L., Hodgson V. & McConnell D., Exploring the Theory, Pedagogy and Practice of Networked Learning, Springer, 2012
Glickman C. D., Gordon S.P. & Ross-Gordon J. M., SuperVision and Instructional Leadership. Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon, 2007
Hand M. & Winstanley C., Philosophy in Schools, Continuum International Publishing Group, 2009
Hay D., Why Should We Care about Children 's Spirituality? Pastoral Care in Education, Vol 16, Issue 1, pp 11–16, 1998
Hornsby-Smith M.P., Roman Catholic Beliefs in England: Customary Catholicism and Transformations Of Religious Authority, Cambridge University Press, 1991
Hunter-Hénin M., Law, Religious Freedoms and Education in Europe, Ashgate Publishing, …show more content…
and Melick S., Teaching that Transforms: Facilitating Life Change through Adult Bible Teaching. Nashville, Journal of Adult Theological Education, Vol 8, No 1 p 352, 2011
McDowell S. & Morrow J., Is God Just a Human Invention?: And Seventeen Other Questions Raised by the New Atheist, Kregel Publications, 2010
Mochon D., Norton M.I. & Ariely D., Who Benefits from Religion?, Social Indicators Research, Humanities Science and Law, Vol101, No. 1, pp 1-15, 2010
Morgan P. & Lawton C. ,Ethical Issues in Six Religious Traditions, Edinburgh University Press; 2nd Revised edition, 2007
Niyozov S. & Pluim G., Teachers ' Perspectives on the Education of Muslim Students: A Missing Voice in Muslim Education Research, Curriculum Inquiry, Vol 39, Issue 5, pp 637–677, 2009
Noort M., Images of the teacher-child interaction. An exploration of the interaction of the images of the good teacher and child in four European educational models, Social Cosmos, Vol 1, 2010
Okulicz-Kozaryn A., Religiosity and life satisfaction across nations, Mental Health, Religion & Culture, Vol13, Issue 2, pp155-169, 2010
Onfray M., In Defence of Atheism: The Case Against Christianity, Judaism and Islam, Profile Books,