Wellbeing in the Irish Junior Cycle: the potential of Religious Education

Meehan, Amalee

doi:10.1080/03323315.2019.1656100

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“…has implications for school curricula and communities.' 60 These implications can be observed in the Irish educational context, where wellbeing has emerged as a central theme in policy literature for Irish primary schools 61 and in curricular reform. Wellbeing is set to become a more visible and significant curricular area in primary schools, as seen in the Draft Primary Curriculum Framework, which will replace the 1999 Primary School Curriculum.…”

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Mindfulness as praeparatio evangelica in the Irish Catholic Primary School

Carroll

2023

Irish Theological Quarterly

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Mindfulness has exploded in popularity across several elements of Irish society, including Catholic primary schools. This growth of the practice is set against the backdrop of a secularized and detraditionalized Irish society. This changed context for religious belief, as explored by Michael Paul Gallagher, Charles Taylor and Lieven Boeve, has challenged the Irish Church’s mission of evangelization. The challenges faced by Irish Catholic schools, as ecclesial entities, in living out this evangelizing mission highlight the growing necessity for pre-evangelization. These issues include a breakdown in the home, school and parish partnership model for faith formation and development, and a contemporary ‘educational emergency.’ This article examines the contribution of mindfulness as praeparatio evangelica in Catholic schools, focusing on it as a contemplative practice and as a means of enflaming sacramental imagination.

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Mindfulness as praeparatio evangelica in the Irish Catholic Primary School

Carroll

2023

Irish Theological Quarterly

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“…There is also evidence to suggest that religious education can be important for wellbeing. Meehan (2019) reviews evidence from international longitudinal studies to demonstrate a strong positive correlation between religious education and wellbeing. She 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.…”

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‘Embracing Diversity in all its Forms’: The Voluntary Secondary Sector in Irish Education

McCoy,

Carroll,

2024

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The Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) advances evidence-based policymaking that supports economic sustainability and social progress in Ireland. ESRI researchers apply the highest standards of academic excellence to challenges facing policymakers, focusing on ten areas of critical importance to 21st century Ireland.The Institute was founded in 1960 by a group of senior civil servants led by Dr T.K. Whitaker, who identified the need for independent and in-depth research analysis. Since then, the Institute has remained committed to independent research and its work is free of any expressed ideology or political position. The Institute publishes all research reaching the appropriate academic standard, irrespective of its findings or who funds the research.The ESRI is a company limited by guarantee, answerable to its members and governed by a Council, comprising up to 14 representatives drawn from a crosssection of ESRI members from academia, civil services, state agencies, businesses and civil society. Funding for the ESRI comes from research programmes supported by government departments and agencies, public bodies, competitive research programmes, membership fees and an annual grant-in-aid from the Department of Public Expenditure NDP Delivery and Reform.Further information is available at www.esri.ie. THE AUTHORSEamonn Carroll was a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) and an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Trinity College Dublin (TCD) at the time when he was working with the ESRI.

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Religion as a Source of Well-Being: Implications for Second-Level School Programs in Ireland and Beyond

Meehan

2020

Religious Education

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Internationally, student well-being is emerging as a core concern in the field of education. This paper examines the relationship between religion and well-being as advanced by three recent international studies. It highlights the relationship between religion and spiritual development (as a dimension of well-being). The second part of the paper provides a brief outline of second level education in the Republic of Ireland before turning to the potential of Religious Education to address the well-being concern at the heart of the new Irish Junior Cycle. With recourse to this practical illustration, it proposes Religious Education as a resource for student well-being

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Wellbeing in the Irish Junior Cycle: the potential of Religious Education

Cited by 5 publications

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Mindfulness as praeparatio evangelica in the Irish Catholic Primary School

Mindfulness as praeparatio evangelica in the Irish Catholic Primary School

‘Embracing Diversity in all its Forms’: The Voluntary Secondary Sector in Irish Education

Religion as a Source of Well-Being: Implications for Second-Level School Programs in Ireland and Beyond

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