An Overview of an Emerging Area of Research into the Religious and Spiritual Lives of Public School Teachers

Hartwick, James M. M.

doi:10.1007/978-94-007-2387-0_37

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“…Non-denominational research into the experiences of Christian teachers in secular schools supports the rationale for this enquiry in underscoring the commonality of the feeling of being ‘ called to teach’ amongst Christian teachers in public schools (Hartwick, 2012: 666). Likewise, Craft et al.…”

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confidence: 76%

“…All participants talked about the intrinsic value of teaching and serving others; ‘[i]f you didn’t believe you were effecting change it’s not about the money’ (Alex). Several teachers echoed the literature (Cho, 2012; Cooling, 2010a, b; Eckhert, 2011; Hartwick, 2012, 2015a; Palmer, 2007; Swezey, 2009; Wong, 2013) using the terminology of vocation. Aware of ‘being in a profession that I felt was valuable’, ‘doing something that's worthwhile … making a difference’, Lee and Pat exemplify ‘transformational involvement’ (Cooling, 2010a: 28).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Hartwick (2012: 664), focusing on the spiritual life of the public-school teacher, argues that this is ‘an emerging subfield within the larger field of religion and/or spirituality and education'. Hartwick understands spiritual life as one of many facets of a person’s cultural identity, and unlike many of the writers on teacher identity (Day and Kington, 2008; Zembylas, 2003), Hartwick (2012: 665) recognises that ‘teachers may implicitly draw from their spiritual and religious convictions and practices'. Addressing the spiritual lives of USA public-school teachers, Hartwick (2015b: 54) focuses on prayer as one way in which their ‘spiritual and religious lives’ interconnect with ‘their professional lives’.…”

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Between and betwixt: Catholic teachers in English secular schools

Mihovilović

Boulton

2019

International Journal of Christianity & Education

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This article gives voice to Catholic teachers working in secular English schools. Their experience is an under-researched area and, despite a wealth of teaching on the vocation of the teacher, the specific vocation of the Catholic teacher in a secular school receives scant attention from the Catholic Church and researchers. Through in-depth interviews, participants articulated their idiographic experiences of inhabiting a liminal space. The main themes arising from the data were a strong sense of vocation, the absence of a metanarrative in the schools and the teachers’ strong awareness of their Catholic identity. The findings challenge school leaders, the Catholic Church and the government to recognise the presence and experience of Catholic teachers in secular schools and to be attentive to their experiences and needs. The teachers themselves are challenged to acknowledge and value their own worldview and develop their understanding of the relationship between their religious commitment and their practice.

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Between and betwixt: Catholic teachers in English secular schools

Mihovilović

Boulton

2019

International Journal of Christianity & Education

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“…Much has been written about the lives of teachers who are religious (see Hartwick, 2007Hartwick, , 2009Hartwick, , 2012, but there are only a few published studies on nonreligious teachers. This paper stems from a previous study (Author, 2014) of four A/A pre-service elementary teachers (out of a class of 22) who planned, taught, and reflected on a world religions field experience with 7 th -grade students, as part of a program requirement during their semester prior to student teaching.…”

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confidence: 99%

Characteristics of Atheist Pre-Service Elementary Teachers

Anderson

2015

Secularism and Nonreligion

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“…In other words, we know a great deal about teachers who are religious and how their religiosity impacts their teaching practice, but we know little about teachers who are nonreligious. Scholars like James Hartwick (2007Hartwick ( , 2009Hartwick ( , 2012 have written widely on the subject, including numerous recommendations to foster and support the spiritual lives of public school teachers who are religious. For example, Hartwick (2007) suggested that teacher education programs offer courses on spirituality and education.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%