Faith Schools, Tolerance and Diversity Exploring the Influence of Education on Students' Attitudes of Tolerance /

• Main Author: Everett, Helen (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Janmaat, Jan Germen (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Vickers, Edward (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Everett, Henry (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Church and education.; Educational sociology.; Educational sociology .; Education and sociology.; Culture.; Religion and sociology.; Religion and Education.; Sociology of Education.; Sociology of Culture.; Sociology of Religion.

This book examines the effects of faith schools on social cohesion and inter-ethnic relations. Faith schools constitute approximately one third of all state-maintained schools and two fifths of the independent schools in England. Nevertheless, they have historically been, and remain, controversial....

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1. Introduction
• Chapter 2. Understanding Tolerance
• Chapter 3. The School
• Chapter 4. The Students' Religious Identity
• Chapter 5. The Students' Experience of School
• Chapter 6. Is There Any Difference in Tolerance?
• Chapter 7. Discussion.