Exploring Worldviews: A Framework

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2012-01-01

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Fisher, Barbara; 0000-0002-0799-2255

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https://doi.org/10.55254/1835-1492.1029

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In an educational environment where multicultural and multi-faith classrooms have become the norm, it is essential that teachers are aware of, and are knowledgeable about contemporary worldviews. This article provides a general framework for exploring a worldview—in terms of defining, analysing, developing, testing and refining it. As part of this process, several contemporary major worldviews—theism, pantheism and naturalism—are examined and compared, before some classroom implications are considered and conclusions drawn.

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worldview , cross-cultural communication , worldview framework , Worldviews in the classroom

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Fisher, B. J. (2012). Exploring worldviews: A framework. TEACH Journal of Christian Education, 6(1), 50-56. doi:10.55254/1835-1492.1029

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TEACH Journal of Christian Education

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Volume 6 Issue 1
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