Teaching About Religion Within Early Childhood and Elementary Social Studies: Exploring how Preservice Teachers Perceive their Rights and Responsibilities as Educators

Rory P. TANNEBAUM

Article Details

Teaching About Religion Within Early Childhood and Elementary Social Studies: Exploring how Preservice Teachers Perceive their Rights and Responsibilities as Educators

Authors:

Rory P. TANNEBAUM

Publisher:

Bülent TARMAN

Journal:

Journal of Social Studies Education Research 2018 Vol.9 Issue 4, pp.30-48

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

9/2018

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2000820807

Frequency:

Quarterly

eISSN:

1309-9108

Abstract:

 

The purpose of this qualitative multi-case study is to explore the ways in which preservice teachers seeking either early-childhood or elementary licensure understand their roles and responsibilities in regards to the teaching of religion. Seven participants participated in the study and provided a range of data including – though not limited to – interviews, lesson plans, questionnaires, teaching philosophies, and in-class comments. Findings suggest that preservice teachers have neither the confidence to teach religion nor a strong enough foundation to understand their constitutional rights to expose students to various religions in a non-proselytizing manner. Future scholarship should present practical, meaningful programmatic suggestions for how to best help preservice teachers understand the benefits of teaching various religions and means for doing so effectively.

Article Details

Teaching About Religion Within Early Childhood and Elementary Social Studies: Exploring how Preservice Teachers Perceive their Rights and Responsibilities as Educators

Authors: Rory P. TANNEBAUM

Publisher: Bülent TARMAN

Journal: Journal of Social Studies Education Research 2018 Vol.9 Issue 4, pp.30-48

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 9/2018

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2000820807

Frequency: Quarterly

eISSN: 1309-9108

Issues

Authors:

Rory P. TANNEBAUM

Publisher:

Bülent TARMAN

Journal:

Journal of Social Studies Education Research 2018 Vol.9 Issue 4, pp.30-48

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

9/2018

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2000820807

Frequency:

Quarterly

eISSN:

1309-9108