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Edmiston, Kenneth H. – 1987
Historical tradition, both oral and written, has contributed to a strong religious influence in the educational system throughout British history. To the beginning of the 19th century, the state or Church of England maintained firm control on the content of religious and secular education. Indeed, all education, no matter how informal, was seen as…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Church Programs, Church Role, Educational Change
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Roness, Atle – International Journal of Family Therapy, 1980
Family counseling in Norway began with programs sponsored by the Lutheran church. It is now recognized as an important part of child and adult psychiatry in both in-patient and out-patient clinics. Little research on family therapy has been published. (JAC)
Descriptors: Church Programs, Family (Sociological Unit), Family Counseling, Foreign Countries
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Bowman, Lorna M. A. – Religious Education, 1993
Describes the efforts of Cornelia Peacock Connelly to establish Roman Catholic teacher training schools and schools for poor, working girls in England. Questions whether or not religious education within a specific tradition can be liberating or merely socialization. Concludes that both liberation and socialization were the result of her efforts.…
Descriptors: Catholic Educators, Catholic Schools, Church Programs, Educational History
Blair, Andrew G., Comp. – 1986
This study is a compendium of information regarding the policy and practice of religious education in publicly-funded schools in each of the provinces and territories of Canada, in England, the United States, Australia, and with less detail, in several countries of Western Europe. Most information was acquired from published sources, but letters…
Descriptors: Church Programs, Educational Environment, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education
Gordon, Hopeton L. A. – 1985
There are more than 70 different organizations in Jamaica engaged in some form of adult education, from university extension and professional career and skills training to social education and basic literacy. Programming for adults is currently available in the following forms: training for out-of-school youth, basic adult education and literacy…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Change Strategies, Church Programs