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Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025

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Date posted: September 2024

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Module Title
Module Code (ITS)
Faculty School
Module Co-ordinatorSemester 1: Amalee Meehan
Semester 2: Amalee Meehan
Autumn: Amalee Meehan
Module TeachersAmalee Meehan
NFQ level 6 Credit Rating
Pre-requisite Not Available
Co-requisite Not Available
Compatibles Not Available
Incompatibles Not Available
Coursework Only
Description

The purpose of this module is to explore critical questions in religious education. Students will investigate the long tradition of religious education in the Catholic tradition, and approaches to religious education in other Christian denominations and religious traditions, and by the Irish state. Students will gain knowledge and understanding of the need for adaptation and inculturation in the process of religious education, and will reflect on the place of religious education in the context of changing communities and societies.

Learning Outcomes

1. Demonstrate a capacity for in-depth research in the religious education literature of the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
2. Analyse and interpret selected themes in the literature
3. Set out appropriate responsibilities for the work of religious education within a range of professional and pastoral contexts.
4. Investigate and reflect on critical questions in religious education in order to contribute to ongoing reflection and change in faith communities and in society.



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

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

The contemporary world: context for religious education

The rationale and aim of religious education today.

Religious education in a multi-religious and multi-cultural world.

Theological, pedagogical and methodological approaches to religious education.

Structures, resources and implementation of religious education planning

Assessment Breakdown
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Course Work Breakdown
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Indicative Reading List

  • Byrne, Gareth and Patricia Kieran (eds): 2013, Toward Mutual Ground: Pluralism, Religious Education and Diversity in Irish School, Columba, Dublin,
  • Hession, Anne and Patricia Kieran (eds): 2008, Exploring Religious Education, Veritas, Dublin,
  • Pope Francis: 2015, Laudato Si: On Care for Our Common Home, Veritas, Dublin,
  • Parkes, Sharon: 2000, Big Questions, Worthy Dreams, Jossey-Bass, San Francisco,
  • Irish Episcopal Conference: 2015, Catholic Preschool and Primary Religious Education Curriculum for Ireland, Veritas, Dublin,
  • Shanahan, Mary: 2017, Does Religious Education Matter?, Routledge, Oxfordshire,
  • Department of Education and Skills: 0, Leaving Certificate Religious Education Syllabus,
  • Department of Education and Skills: 0, Leaving Certificate Religious Education Guidelines for Teachers,
  • Department of Education and SKills: 2019, Junior Cycle Religious Education Specification,
Other Resources

None

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