Religious literacy: a way forward for Religious Education in Catholic schools in Scotland?

Dunlop, John (2024) Religious literacy: a way forward for Religious Education in Catholic schools in Scotland? MPhil(R) thesis, University of Glasgow.

Abstract

This thesis is written to address the context of Religious Education in Catholic state schools in Scotland. The thesis aims to critically examine the Religious Education curriculum (RERC) in light of a particular lens- religious literacy. The thesis contextualises RERC within two frameworks: (1) the religious landscape of contemporary Scotland; and (2) contemporary models of religious literacy.

The research in this thesis is carried out by a critical examination of the literature on several key relevant issues: religious literacy; religious demographics; sociology of religion in contemporary Britain; pedagogical approaches to Religious Education; Curriculum for Excellence; the Scottish education system; and the Catholic Church’s philosophy of education.

The thesis utilises the literature to answer the main research question: is religious literacy a way forward for Religious Education in Catholic schools in Scotland? There will be three potential mandates evaluated to answer this question: sociological, educational and ecclesial. The thesis aims to be an academic contribution to the debate and discussion on the national RERC curriculum in Scotland.

• Item Type: Thesis (MPhil(R))
• Qualification Level: Masters
• Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BR Christianity; L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2361 Curriculum
• Colleges/Schools: College of Social Sciences > School of Education
• Supervisor's Name: McKinney, Professor Stephen and Robinson, Mr Leon
• Date of Award: 2024
• Depositing User: Theses Team
• Unique ID: glathesis:2024-84346
• Copyright: Copyright of this thesis is held by the author.
• Date Deposited: 05 Jun 2024 15:05
• Last Modified: 05 Jun 2024 15:11
• Thesis DOI: 10.5525/gla.thesis.84346
• URI: https://theses.gla.ac.uk/id/eprint/84346