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Science religion encounters, epistemic trespass, neighbourliness and overlapping domains: theorisation and quantitative evidence of extent

Bowie, Robert A., Aantjes, Rosanne, Woolley, Mary, Hulbert, Sabina, Thomas, Caroline, Revell, Lynn, Riordan, John-Paul (2023) Science religion encounters, epistemic trespass, neighbourliness and overlapping domains: theorisation and quantitative evidence of extent. Journal of Religious Education, 71 . pp. 279-295. ISSN 1442-018X. E-ISSN 2199-4625. (doi:10.1007/s40839-023-00209-w) (KAR id:104121)

Abstract

This study advances a concept of science religion encounter (SRE), with preliminary theorisation and shares findings on the extent and nature of such encounters reported by secondary religious education and science teachers. SREs are interdisciplinary engagements in classrooms involving subject knowledge from more than one subject. The researchers hypothesised they may arise unexpectedly, when a pupil asks a question, or be teacher-planned and intended. This article further elaborates the concept of SRE with reference to the concepts of ‘epistemic trespassing’ (ET), epistemic neighbourliness, and overlapping domains, introducing these to the field of education. The study is contextualised in the school classroom with quantitative data gathered among beginning and experienced teachers measuring whether this ET in SRE topics enter the classroom via ‘spontaneity’ or via a ‘deliberateness’. This clarifies the different roles a teacher may play and offers considerations for teacher development when navigating an SRE in ways that potentially reduce lost learning.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1007/s40839-023-00209-w
Uncontrolled keywords: science religion encounter; religious education; science education; epistemic trespass
Subjects: H Social Sciences
Divisions: Divisions > Division for the Study of Law, Society and Social Justice > School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research > Centre for Health Services Studies
SWORD Depositor: JISC Publications Router
Depositing User: JISC Publications Router
Date Deposited: 14 Mar 2024 11:20 UTC
Last Modified: 05 Nov 2024 13:09 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/104121 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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