Religion in the Public Schools: Negotiating the New Commons
- ISBN-10
- 1475801629
- ISBN-13
- 9781475801620
- Category
- Religion in the public schools
- Pages
- 195
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Author
- Michael Waggoner
Description
The purpose of this book is to illustrate the complexity of the social, cultural, and legal milieu of schooling in the United States in which the improvement of religious literacy and understanding must take place. Public education is the new commons.
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- 2013-04-10
- 204 pages
- Ebook
- R&L Education
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- 1986
- 60 pages
- Paperback
- American Association of School Administrators
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