Enriching the Historiography of Religious Education: Insights from Oral Life History

Autor/inn/en	Doney, Jonathan; Parker, Stephen G.; Freathy, Rob
Titel	Enriching the Historiography of Religious Education: Insights from Oral Life History
Quelle	In: History of Education, 46 (2017) 4, S.436-458 (23 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0046-760X
DOI	10.1080/0046760X.2016.1225319
Schlagwörter	Historiography; Religious Education; Educational History; Oral History; Educational Change; Curriculum Development; Professional Identity; Professional Associations; Primary Sources; Foreign Countries; Personal Narratives; Course Descriptions; Christianity; Hidden Curriculum; Teacher Attitudes; Semi Structured Interviews; Administrator Attitudes; Inspection; Elementary Secondary Education; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Geschichtsschreibung; Kirchliche Erziehung; Religionserziehung; Religionspädagogik; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Oral tradition; Mündliche Überlieferung; Bildungsreform; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Primärquelle; Ausland; Erlebniserzählung; Kursstrukturplan; Christentum; Heimlicher Lehrplan; Lehrerverhalten; Prüfverfahren
Abstract	This article seeks to exemplify the extent to which oral life history research can enrich existing historiographies of English Religious Education (RE). Findings are reported from interviews undertaken with a sample of key informants involved in designing and/or implementing significant curriculum changes in RE in the 1960s and 1970s. The interviews provided insights into personal narratives and biographies that have been marginal to, or excluded from, the historical record. Thematic analysis of the oral life histories opened a window into the world of RE, specifically in relation to professional identity and practice, curriculum development and professional organisations, thereby exposing the operational dynamics of RE at an (inter-)personal and organisational level. The findings are framed by a series of methodological reflections. Overall, oral life histories are shown to be capable of revealing that which was previously hidden and which can be confirmed and contrasted with knowledge gleaned from primary documentary sources. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01