PM9109 PME1 Religious Education Assignment Brief 2026 | MIE

PM9109 Assignment Brief

Module Name: PME1 Religious Education
Module Code: PM9109
Assessment Type:  Written Assignment

Choose a title from the list below.  The paper must be researched and written at master level (level nine), with critical reflection and analysis of reading evident and also reference to course material, assigned reading and personal experience.

1. ‘We Teach Who We Are’: A critical reflection on the role of the teacher in nurturing children’s spirituality in diverse primary classrooms in Ireland.
2. A critical analysis of creative pedagogies suitable to nurture the spirituality of the child in Religious Education in Irish Primary Schools.
3. A critical analysis of the importance of fostering the moral and ethical development of children in Religious Education in Irish Primary schools.
4. A critical analysis of pedagogies suitable for learning about and from different religious beliefs in multi-denominational primary schools.
5. A critical analysis of the role of mindfulness and compassion in nurturing children’s spirituality in diverse primary classrooms.
6. A critical analysis of the challenges to teaching religious education in religiously diverse Irish Catholic primary schools.

Word Count: 3000 words

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