Religion and Schools in Canada

Peters, Frank

doi:10.15365/joce.0103042013

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“…In contrast, Canada views schools as vehicles to preserve and extend Christian civilisation in the new world (Peters 1998). Many schools in Quebec are reported to be the responsibility of the churches since 1960s and because the majority of the population was Catholic, the Roman Catholic Church took charge (Peters 1998).…”

Section: Religious Discrimination In Education and Implicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Many schools in Quebec are reported to be the responsibility of the churches since 1960s and because the majority of the population was Catholic, the Roman Catholic Church took charge (Peters 1998). Christian practices such as prayers, Bible readings, religious instruction classes, Christmas and Easter celebrations complete with God, Christ and angels are therefore a norm regardless of a child's religious faith (Lupul 1969).…”

Section: Religious Discrimination In Education and Implicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Religious practices that unfairly discriminate against other religious beliefs are observed in countries such as Canada, Nigeria, Australia, South Africa, to cite but a few of them. Although religious practices are permissible in schools, provision is made for certain religions, Islam, for instance, not all (Peters 1998;Gellel and Buchanan 2011). This article therefore defines "unfair" religious discrimination to be those processes and practices that provide unequal treatment to religions in a particular community.…”

Section: Religious Discrimination In Education and Implicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, Christianity remains a dominant religion (Peters 1998). In Wales, while staff members generally come from a wide variety of social, cultural and religious backgrounds, the posts of head teacher, deputy head teacher and head or coordinator of Religious Education are to be filled by none other than the baptised and practising Catholics (Welsh Government 2011).…”

Section: Religious Accommodation and Implicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…On the other, (Corporation of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association v. Ontario, 1990) the school board claimed its right to permit religious instructions in its schools. In both cases, the Ontario Court of Appeal ruled that in the Ontario public schools, it is permissible to "teach about religion", but not to "teach religion", or attempt to inculcate any type of religious belief (Peters 1998). In contrary to the above cases, LaFollette (1989) reports that the appellate court overturned the decision over a similar court case of which the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Administrator and Teachers' Perceptions of School Success in a Publicly Funded Catholic School in Ontario, Canada

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School success is a complex and abstract notion. Asking questions about what is meant by school success is important, since the ways in which educators and administrators define school success tends to guide their practice, and may have implications for current and future policy initiatives. This qualitative case study explores how one publicly funded Catholic school in Ontario, Canada, conceives of school success. First, a brief historical description of publicly funded Catholic schooling in Ontario is given, followed by a short introduction of the contemporary school success discourse. Next, the methodological approach is described, leading into a detailed account of the study's findings. Last, a comprehensive discussion follows around a particular publicly funded Catholic school's notions of success in their local context. This study pays particular attention to the question of whether or not narrow achievement priorities from the provincial government dominate local school discourse and practices.

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Religion and Schools in Canada

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Is it possible to be accommodative of other religions as a school principal?

Is it possible to be accommodative of other religions as a school principal?

Administrator and Teachers' Perceptions of School Success in a Publicly Funded Catholic School in Ontario, Canada

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