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Title: Faith in education : the politics of state funding and the 'new' Christian schooling in Australia
Related: Educational policy, Vol. 22, Issue 2, p.231-249
DOI: 10.1177/0895904807307071
Publisher: Sage
Date: 2008
FoR/RFCD Code(s): 130300 Specialist Studies in Education
Author/Creator: Symes, Colin
Author/Creator: Gulson, Kalervo N
Description: Fundamentalist and evangelical Christianity is growing in popularity in Australia, concurrent with the ascendancy of the new Christian school. This article examines the historical and policy landscapes that have given rise to this educational phenomenon and draws some links with other education systems, particularly the United States. It is argued that, in Australia, a propitious setting for the rise of new Christian schools has been created through the interplay of evangelical and fundamentalist Christianity, Australia's Constitution, and an enabling neoliberal policy environment.
Description: 19 page(s)
Subject Keyword: 130300 Specialist Studies in Education
Subject Keyword: politics
Subject Keyword: schooling
Subject Keyword: Christian Right
Subject Keyword: Australia
Subject Keyword: neoliberalism
Resource Type: journal article
Organisation: Macquarie University. Dept. of Education

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