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Centre for Language, Culture and Learning
Educational Studies Department
Goldsmiths
University of London
BeLiFS
Becoming Literate in Faith Settings
Eve Gregory
Cultivating Connections, Edmonton, Canada, 15-17 July,
2010
Research Team
Head of Project: Professor Eve Gregory
Co-directors: Dr John Jessel
Dr Charmian Kenner
Dr Vally Lytra
Ruby Mahera
Researchers:
Halimun Choudhury, Bangladeshi Muslim
Arani Ilankuberan, Tamil Hindu
Amoafi Kwapong, Ghanaian Pentecostal
Malgosia Woodham, Polish Catholic
Research Questions
a) What is the scope and nature of literacy
practices in each faith setting?
b) How do teaching and learning take place
during faith literacy activities across different
settings?
c) In what ways have faith literacies changed
over time and in the London setting and how
are these changes perceived across
generations?
d) How does participation in faith literacies
contribute to individual and collective
identities?
Research Methodology
Collaborative ethnography (Conteh et al, 2005)
Phase 1: Ethnographic observations in the faith settings
Interviews with the faith leaders
Attendance at religious services and classes
Phase 2: Case-studies of the faith literacy activities
Audiorecordings / photos of events
Recordings of faith literacy events
Interviews with children/their teachers/relatives
Phase 3: Children will interview the older people
They will prepare a book together
Phase 4: Interviews with the children
Discussions with faith setting leaders
Bangladeshi British Muslims in
Whitechapel, East London
Tamil Hindus from India and
Sri Lanka in Manor Park, East
London
Pentecostalists from Ghana in
Goodmayes, East London
Polish Catholics in Norwood,
South London
The Polish Parish house
Love Lane
The Polish school
The Polish community centre
Thank you!
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