Abstract
In this chapter I scrutinize the tensions experienced in the transition from primary school teacher to university lecturer and identify what I believe are the main tensions within this new role. From a personal faith perspective that is rooted in Quaker thinking, I question the role of education in developing individuals and as a method of societal transformation and emancipation. I examine what it means to be an educational professional with an opening and questioning faith among a student body that perhaps has needs which challenge my personal educational philosophy. The chapter examines how, as a lecturer, identifying and meeting the students' needs is juxtaposed with the vocational call to live out the values of my faith within a culture of educational consumerism.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Being Christian in Education |
| Subtitle of host publication | Faith Perspectives on Practice and Policy |
| Editors | Howard Worsley, Hazel Bryan, Justin Welby |
| Place of Publication | Norwich, UK |
| Publisher | Canterbury Press |
| Chapter | 4 |
| Pages | 58-70 |
| Number of pages | 23 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781848257528 |
| Publication status | Published - 2 Nov 2015 |
Keywords
- divine
- product
- constructivist
- light
- collaboration
- consumer and spirituality