Religion Education and ‘weak’ Religious Education: Common Concerns

Religious Literacy through Religious Education: The Future of Teaching and Learning about Religion and Belief

This article reports on research undertaken between July 2014 and November 2015 in secondary schools (for young people aged 11–16) across England to ask what young people need to know about religion and belief in schools in order to increase ‘religious literacy’ when they go in to the workplace and wider society. The research arises in the context of an urgent debate which has been underway in ...

1 Education and Religion

In the United States, religious attendance rises sharply with education across individuals, but religious attendance declines sharply with education across denominations. This puzzle is explained if education both increases the returns to social connection and reduces the extent of religious belief, and if beliefs are closely linked to denominations. The positive effect of education on social c...

Politics, religion, and nursing education.

Conventional wisdom tells us that two subjects should be avoided lest you risk causing a big stir—politics and religion. I have learned over the years that one other topic is sure to inflame the passions of nurses. That topic is, of course, educational requirements for entry into practice. Every few months, from one quarter or another, comes an editorial or opinion piece arguing that a baccalau...

Religion and Higher Education Achievement in Europe

Women’s education, religion and fertility in Bangladesh

Bangladesh has experiencing a fertility decline over the last few decades. Although many factors have been shown to influence women’s childbearing but socioeconomic factors such as education and religion are some of the prime factors that mainly influence women’s fertility in Bangladesh. So, it is important to know how education and religion determine women’s mean no of children and women’s age...