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Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025

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Date posted: September 2024

Module Title Professional Practitioner in Religious Education
Module Code ED3042 (ITS) / EDP1132 (Banner)
Faculty DCU Institute of Education School Human Development
Module Co-ordinatorVivek da Silva
Module Teachers-
NFQ level 8 Credit Rating 5
Pre-requisite Not Available
Co-requisite Not Available
Compatibles Not Available
Incompatibles Not Available
None
Description

Students will become conversant with the issues surrounding primary religious education in Ireland and abroad (legal basis for RE, human rights, philosophical and ethical conflicts, inclusion and diversity). Students will develop their understanding of theories of religious education, principles of learning and research into the spiritual, moral and religious dimensions of children's development. Students will examine the approach to inter-religious learning in Catholic schools. Children will learn about the Meditation with Children project and how to engage children in Christian meditation. Students will build on the professional expertise gained in years two and three to develop a sense of creativity and innovation in their RE practice.

Learning Outcomes

1. Outline a Catholic philosophy of education and critically compare it with a secular philosophy of education
2. debate issues surrounding primary religious education ( human rights, conflicting philosophies, legal standing of RE, legal and ethical conflicts, inclusion, ethos).
3. explain how to engage children in Christian meditation
4. explore the fifth and sixth class Grow in love programmes
5. examine and critically assess research into Montessori-based forms of religious education
6. design material that demonstrates structured, creative and innovative religious education practice.
7. identify skills of inter-religious literacy appropriate for the primary school child



Workload Full-time hours per semester
Type Hours Description
Total Workload: 0

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Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment100% Examination Weight0%
Course Work Breakdown
TypeDescription% of totalAssessment Date
Assignmentn/a100%n/a
Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories:
Resit category 1: A resit is available for both* components of the module.
Resit category 2: No resit is available for a 100% continuous assessment module.
Resit category 3: No resit is available for the continuous assessment component where there is a continuous assessment and examination element.
* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a Continuous Assessment/Examination split; where the module is 100% continuous assessment, there will also be a resit of the assessment
This module is category 1
Indicative Reading List

  • Hession, A.: 2015, Catholic Primary Religious Education in a Pluralist Environment,, Veritas, Dublin,
  • Hession, A.: 2013, Inter-religious Education and the Future of Religious Education in Catholic Primary Schools. In G. Byrne & P. Kieran (Eds.), Toward Mutual Ground: Pluralism, Religious Education and Diversity in Irish Schools, Columba Press, Dublin,
  • Lane, Dermot A.: 2015, Catholic Education In The Light of Vatican II and Laudato Si’,, Veritas, Dublin,
  • Johnson, Aostre, N.: 2011, Developing Spirit Related Capacities of Children and Adolescents. In Aostre N. Johnson & Marylyn W. Neagley (Eds.), Educating From the Heart: Theoretical and Practical Approaches to Transforming Education, Rowman & & Littlefield Education., Plymouth,
  • Catholic Schools Partnership: 2015, Part Two: Developing and Sharing Good Practice. In Catholic Primary Schools in a Changing Ireland: Sharing Good Practice on Inclusion of All Pupils,, Catholic Schools Partnership., Maynooth,
Other Resources

None

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