Open AccessThe character of Controlled schools in Northern Ireland: A complementary perspective to that of Gracie and Brown
Author(s) -
L. Philip Barnes
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of christianity and education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.19
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 2056-998X
pISSN - 2056-9971
DOI - 10.1177/20569971211008940
Subject(s) - protestantism , perspective (graphical) , northern ireland , religious education , sociology , character (mathematics) , pedagogy , gender studies , political science , law , ethnology , art , visual arts , geometry , mathematics
The aim of this article is to interact with Anita Gracie and Andrew W Brown’s recent account of the historical development and nature of Controlled schools and of religious education in Northern Ireland in this journal. A complementary perspective is used to illustrate how the relationship between the Protestant churches and Controlled schools has evolved, and the bearing this has on how best to describe them. This is followed by a consideration of their claim that the type of education and of religious education practised in Anglican schools in England provide a model for Controlled schools to emulate.