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An Intriguing Third Way: Mapping Contextual Education for Curricular Integration
Author(s) -
WiggStevenson Natalie
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
teaching theology and religion
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.165
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 1467-9647
pISSN - 1368-4868
DOI - 10.1111/teth.12319
Subject(s) - sociology , pedagogy , epistemology , engineering ethics , philosophy , engineering
This article emerges from the experience of incorporating doctoral students into our C ontextual E ducation ( CXE ) Program at E mmanuel C ollege ( T oronto). This change, I argue, helped us to distinguish more clearly among and thus distinctly orient the different kinds of relationships and theological practices that make up our program towards the often‐elusive goal of curricular integration. After outlining a definition of integration, I contextualize that definition in our particular practices at E mmanuel C ollege using K athryn T anner's (1997) understanding of theology as a cultural practice as my guide. I then offer a brief overview of our CXE Programs to demonstrate how nurturing strategic partnerships within them has made certain forms of integration possible for our students. I close with some activities for practical application in other CXE contexts.