2016
DOI: 10.1080/00344087.2016.1169882
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Faith and Freedom of Religion in U.S. Public Schools: Issues and Challenges Facing Teachers

Abstract: Educators today are accustomed to discussing concepts of multiculturalism, race, class, and gender, but when it comes to religion, most new teachers and many seasoned teachers are confounded. This article provides a critical look at the treatment of religion in public education in the United States, and the potential marginalization of religion-minority and secular students in the public school. The intent is to help, especially beginning teachers, deliver equitable educational experiences for students of dive… Show more

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“…Tolerance between various religious people was one of important issues in Islamic theological system [29], [30]. To foster this attitude, education, mainly Islamic education, was the most appropriate way to sow the seeds of tolerance, life harmony and sincere appreciation to the reality of the diversity of cultural-religious aspect of the community.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Tolerance between various religious people was one of important issues in Islamic theological system [29], [30]. To foster this attitude, education, mainly Islamic education, was the most appropriate way to sow the seeds of tolerance, life harmony and sincere appreciation to the reality of the diversity of cultural-religious aspect of the community.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Tolerance between various religious people was one of important issues in Islamic theological system (Alberts, 2010;Allgood, 2016;Chan & Islam, 2015). To foster this attitude, education, mainly Islamic education, was the most appropriate way to sow the seeds of tolerance, life harmony and sincere appreciation to the reality of the diversity of culturalreligious aspect of the community.…”
Section: Findings and Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Isso reflete a pouca importância do assunto na educação pública quando se aborda a diversidade religiosa. Essa dificuldade em lidar com as diversidades religiosas e suas imensas demandas também se expressa entre os discentes de um modo geral e na própria população americana ao lidar com este assunto (ALLGOOD, 2016).…”
Section: Capítulo 1 Estado Laico E Liberdade Religiosa Numa Sociedade...unclassified