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SUMMARY:Self-appointed passengers to paradise: A comparative examination o
 f parliamentary debate on religious education in England 1944 and 1988 - K
 enichi Udagawa\, Faculty of Education\, University of Cambridge
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CONTACT:Ting Ding
DESCRIPTION:The Education Acts in 1944 and 1988 are two of the most signif
 icant education reform acts in English history – overall and with refere
 nce to religious education (RE). They have been extensively researched (in
 cluding RE)\,but little has focused on the debates in parliament\, and suc
 h research has only been procedural analysis. This presentation will use t
 hese debates to explore speakers' conceptions of RE at these two points in
  time\, and argue that they transform substantially. In 1944\, RE was a br
 oadly modernist national programme administered to the population\; where 
 by 1988\, it had come to be seen as an\nindividualised opportunity imbued 
 with a sense of choice and consumption. In both cases\, their conceptions 
 reflect the broader historical and cultural contexts of each Act.
LOCATION:Room 2S4\, Donald McIntyre Building\, Faculty of Education\, 184 
 Hills Road\, Cambridge
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