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Thanissaro, Phra Nicholas (2018) The attitudes of British Buddhist teens towards school and religious education. International Journal of Children's Spirituality, 23 (2). pp. 181-195. doi:10.1080/1364436X.2018.1448762
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/1364436X.2018.1448762
Abstract
To ascertain the relative contributions towards affinity for education made by being Asian and being Buddhist, a quantitative study explored, for teen Buddhists growing up in Britain, attitudes to their school learning environment with particular reference to Religious Education (RE). A variety of attitude statements concerning school and RE, were rated for levels of agreement using postal and online surveys for 417 self-identifying Buddhists aged between 13 and 20. Asian ethnicity was more important than being Buddhist for happiness in school, liking fellow pupils, feeling school was a preparation for life and thinking teachers did a good job. Being Buddhist was more important than Asian ethnicity for respecting teachers, perceiving the emancipatory role of education and ability to handle study stress. Attitudes towards RE were positively related to being Buddhist generally, and specifically to the practices of bowing to parents, meditating and reading scripture, but inversely related to temple attendance.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BQ Buddhism L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB1603 Secondary Education. High schools |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Education Studies (2013- ) Faculty of Social Sciences > Institute of Education ( -2013) |
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| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Buddhists -- Youth -- Attitudes -- Great Britain, Asians -- Youth -- Attitudes -- Great Britain, Buddhism -- Great Britain, Religious education -- Great Britain | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | International Journal of Children's Spirituality | ||||||
| Publisher: | Routledge | ||||||
| ISSN: | 1364-436X | ||||||
| Official Date: | 8 March 2018 | ||||||
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| Volume: | 23 | ||||||
| Number: | 2 | ||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 181-195 | ||||||
| DOI: | 10.1080/1364436X.2018.1448762 | ||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||
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