Law Education and the Place of Religion in Public Schools

<p>This text presents a comparative cross-cultural analysis of the legal status of religion in public education in eighteen different nations while offering recommendations for the future improvement of religious education in public schools. </p><p>Offering rich analytical insights from a range of renowned scholars with expertise in law education and religion this volume provides detailed consideration of legal complexities impacting the place of religion and religious education in public education. The volume pays attention to issues of national and international relevance including the separation of the church and state; public funding of religious education; the accommodation of students’ devotional needs; and compulsory religious education. The volume thus highlights the increasingly complex interplay of religion law and education in diverse educational settings and cultures across developing and developed nations.</p><p>Providing a valuable contribution to the field of religious secondary education research this volume will be of interest to researchers academics and educators with an interest in religion and law international and comparative education and those involved with educational policy at all levels. Those more broadly interested in moral and values education will also benefit from the discussions the book contains.</p>