| Chapters in the book Reasons for Living: By Marisa Crawford and Graham Rossiter, published in 2006 by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) Melbourne
Chapter contents links below For a more detailed list of chapter contents together with Preface, Foreword and some endorsements click here
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“A landmark book for Australian education. It provides a helpful conceptualisation of the spiritual and moral dimension to public education. It makes a substantial and innovative contribution to values education at both theoretical and practical levels. Reasons for Living includes a remarkable mixture of sophisticated philosophy, telling psychological insights and eminently practical pedagogy.”
Dr Louise Welbourne, Editor, Journal of Religious Education
Part 1. Education and young people's search for meaning, identity and spirituality
Part 2. Meaning, Identity and Spirituality: Analysing the constructs for educational purposes
Chapter 2 The nature, psychological function and construction of meaning
Chapter 3 The psychological development of meaning and issues related to change and development in meaning
Chapter 4 The search for meaning
Chapter 5 The elusive self: Psychological and social functions of identity
Chapter 6 Research perspectives on the nature and development of identity
Chapter 7 Young people's search for identity: Finding a way through the cultural maze
Chapter 9 Young people and spirituality: Negotiating the perils of adolescence
Chapter 10 Educating young people in meaning, identity and spirituality
Part 3. Implications for public education: The spiritual and moral dimension to the school curriculum
Chapter 12 Expectations of schools for promoting the spiritual and moral development of young people
Chapter 13 Links between education, personal change and personal learning
Chapter 14 From theory to practice: Conceptualising the spiritual and moral dimension to the school curriculum
Part 4. Implications for religious education in independent schools (with special reference to Catholic schools)
Chapter 17 Personalism and relevance in religious education
Chapter 18 The centrality of the concept ‘faith development' in Catholic school religious education
Chapter 19 Religious education and sponsoring the development of faith in adolescents
Chapter 20 Developing staff spirituality: A key component of the identity of religious schools
Part 5. Implications for state-based Religion Studies courses in Australian schools
Chapter 21 Pedagogical background to the development of religion studies courses in Australia
Chapter 22 Relationships between state-based religion studies courses and denominational religious education
Bibliography
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