Engagement in religious education
focusing on spiritual and religious capabilities
pp. 429-444
in: Adrián M. Gellel (ed), Global perspectives on catholic religious education in schools II, Berlin, Springer, 2019Abstract
Religious education in Catholic schools in Western Australia is considered to be the "first" learning area (Catholic Education Commission of Western Australia [CECWA], Mandate of the Catholic education commission of Western Australia 2009–2015, 2009a). This learning area is a classroom-based activity with a significant emphasis on student understanding of content.