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Wellbeing in the Irish Junior Cycle: the potential of religious education

Meehan, Amalee ORCID: 0000-0002-1303-6040 (2019) Wellbeing in the Irish Junior Cycle: the potential of religious education. Irish Educational Studies, 38 (4). pp. 501-518. ISSN 0332-3315

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Abstract

Wellbeing is central to the new Junior Cycle (lower secondary education) in Ireland as a principle and curricular area. This paper argues that while it should never be the case that the rights of parents or their children regarding Religious Education are compromised, Religious Education can make a real and positive contribution to wellbeing in the Junior Cycle. The paper begins by reviewing two recent international longitudinal studies to demonstrate the strong positive correlation between religion and wellbeing. It goes on to highlight the potential of Religious Education in helping schools to fulfil the Junior Cycle wellbeing requirements. It concludes that as a legitimate source of wellbeing, Religious Education with sound content and pedagogy, well taught by qualified and supported teachers, can be an integral part of a Junior Cycle programme.

Item Type:Article (Published)
Refereed:Yes
Subjects:Humanities > Religions
Social Sciences > Education
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Institute of Education > School of Human Development
Publisher:Routledge (Taylor & Francis) and Educational Studies Association of Ireland (ESAI)
Official URL:https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03323315.2019.1656100
Copyright Information:© 2019 Taylor & Francis
Use License:This item is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License. View License
ID Code:26364
Deposited On:19 Oct 2021 09:00 by Vidatum Academic . Last Modified 19 Oct 2021 09:00

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