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Publisher: Springer

Place: Berlin

Year: 2019

Pages: 299-310

ISBN (Hardback): 9789811361265

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Wing Kay Vion, Shuet Yan Fion, "Effective tools for pedagogical change in religious education", in: Global perspectives on catholic religious education in schools II, Berlin, Springer, 2019

Effective tools for pedagogical change in religious education

experience of teachers in Hong Kong catholic Kindergartens and primary schools

Wing Kay Vion

Shuet Yan Fion

pp. 299-310

in: Adrián M. Gellel (ed), Global perspectives on catholic religious education in schools II, Berlin, Springer, 2019

Abstract

The growing student population with pluralistic views and diverse background in Catholic schools all over the world is raising ethical and pedagogical issues in Catholic Religious Education (CRE). In the past, much emphasis was given to theological concerns (Grimmitt, 2008). However, there has been more research paying attention to CRE in terms of teaching technique, methods, approach and pedagogies (Buchanan, 2005; Figiel, 2013; Grimmitt, 2008; Groome, 1996). One of the most discussed approaches in CRE is the Shared Christian Praxis (SCP) proposed by Thomas Groome (1996, 2011). His approach was adopted and evaluated in various countries including Australia, Lithuania, Sweden and Korea, and was appreciated. However, some reports suggested there were difficulties in equipping teachers to use this approach in their teaching (Bezzina, Gahan, McLenaghan, & Wilson, 1996; O"Connell, 2008). Hong Kong, as the first East Asian region to adopt SCP in CRE, also faced problems in implementing the approach. This chapter will discuss the implementation problems in the Hong Kong context and suggest ways to overcome the hurdles.

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Publication details

Publisher: Springer

Place: Berlin

Year: 2019

Pages: 299-310

ISBN (Hardback): 9789811361265

Full citation:

Wing Kay Vion, Shuet Yan Fion, "Effective tools for pedagogical change in religious education", in: Global perspectives on catholic religious education in schools II, Berlin, Springer, 2019