Initiating the creation of a procedurally secular society through dialogic RE. The three realms

Luby, A. (2020) Initiating the creation of a procedurally secular society through dialogic RE. The three realms. Journal of Beliefs and Values, 41(1), pp. 72-87. (doi: 10.1080/13617672.2019.1613084)

Abstract

The interim report of the Commission on Religious Education drew attention to the use of ‘safe space’ within schools to encourage the exchange of differing world-views. The doctoral research discussed herein builds upon previous action research that analysed the development of dialogic skills within a school’s safe space. This new research examines two types of talk – cumulative (building consensus) and exploratory (constructive criticism) – that are held to be at the heart of human reasoning. Sixty-five students from 10 different secondary schools in the UK undertook paired conversations that were analysed both qualitatively and quantitatively. Additionally, the students completed questionnaire surveys with respect to deep learning and these were analysed by means of a Chi-Square Test for statistical significance. The positive findings indicate that dialogic RE within a school’s safe space is an appropriate pedagogy for the creation of a procedurally secular society, such as the three realms model, that envisages a renewed public sphere in which citizens are encouraged to exchange world-views through reasoning.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Luby, Antony Francis Gerard
• Authors: Luby, A.
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > School of Education
• Journal Name: Journal of Beliefs and Values
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis
• ISSN: 1361-7672
• ISSN (Online): 1469-9362
• Published Online: 17 May 2019
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2019 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor and Francis Group
• First Published: First published in Journal of Beliefs and Values 41(1):72-87
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced in accordance with the publisher copyright policy