EXPLORING THE LINK BETWEEN THE TRAINING OF CURATES IN THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND AND THEIR FUTURE MINISTRY by Trevor Gerhardt Canterbury Christ Church University Thesis submitted for the Degree of Doctor of Education November 2015 Contents Contents .................................................................................................................................................. 2 Acknowledgements ................................................................................................................................. 6 Abbreviations .......................................................................................................................................... 7 List of Diagrams, Tables and Figures ....................................................................................................... 8 Abstract ................................................................................................................................................. 10 Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 11 CHAPTER 1: Creating a Patchwork Quilt ............................................................................................... 17 1.1. My paper template: role ............................................................................................................ 18 1.2. My paper template: Knowing, Being and Doing ........................................................................ 23 1.3. My paper template: Assessment ............................................................................................... 27 1.3.1. Unraveling a quilt: Power discourse in curacy .................................................................... 29 1.3.2. National backing fabric: Curacy programme directors and curates ................................... 31 1.4. Conclusion .................................................................................................................................. 31 CHAPTER 2: Literature Review .............................................................................................................. 32 2.1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 32 2.2. The role of the Church of England priest ................................................................................... 33 2.3. Role: Historical development ..................................................................................................... 33 2.3.1 Patronage and role ............................................................................................................... 33 2.3.2. Education and role .............................................................................................................. 35 2.3.3. Professionalism and role ..................................................................................................... 35 2.3.4. Research into role and curacy ............................................................................................. 37 2.4. Role: Present context ................................................................................................................. 40 2.4.1. Secularisation and role .................................................................................................... 44 2.4.2. Pluralism and role ........................................................................................................... 44 2.4.3. Post-modernity and role ................................................................................................. 45 2.5. Knowing as part of role .............................................................................................................. 46 2.5.1. Curriculum to develop appropriate role ............................................................................. 51 2.5.1.1. Academic Curriculum ................................................................................................... 51 2.5.1.2. Vocational/Professional Curriculum ............................................................................ 51 2.5.1.3. Mastery/Induction Curriculum .................................................................................... 52 2.5.1.4. Developmental/Constructive Curriculum .................................................................... 52 2.6. Being as part of role ................................................................................................................... 54 2 2.6.1. Reflection and the development of role ............................................................................. 54 2.6.2. Ontology .............................................................................................................................. 56 2.7. Doing as part of role .................................................................................................................. 58 2.7.1. Models and roles: Apprenticeship and assistantship ......................................................... 59 2.8. Assessment and role .................................................................................................................. 63 2.8.1. Common Tenure and the Clergy Discipline Measure 2003 ................................................ 63 2.9. Conclusion .................................................................................................................................. 64 CHAPTER 3: Methodology ..................................................................................................................... 67 3.1. The Research Rationale .............................................................................................................. 67 3.2. The Initial Process ...................................................................................................................... 69 3.2.1. Survey Questionnaire and Interview .................................................................................. 70 3.3. Actor and Agent ......................................................................................................................... 74 3.3.1. Narrative Research .............................................................................................................. 77 3.3.2. Narrative Interviews ........................................................................................................... 78 3.4. Bricolage .................................................................................................................................... 79 3.5. Ethics .......................................................................................................................................... 81 3.5.1. Curates ................................................................................................................................ 81 3.5.2. Diocesan bishops, programme directors, university link tutor and training incumbents .. 82 3.6. Conclusion .................................................................................................................................. 82 CHAPTER 4: A Quilt of Meaning ............................................................................................................ 83 4.1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 83 4.1.1. Patchwork Samples ............................................................................................................. 84 4.2. Patchwork scale and colour: Role .............................................................................................. 91 4.2.1. Previous and present role ................................................................................................... 91 4.2.2. Dual roles ............................................................................................................................ 97 4.2.3. Public role (professionalism) ............................................................................................. 100 4.3. Patchwork scale and colour: Knowing ..................................................................................... 106 4.3.1. Qualifications .................................................................................................................... 107 4.3.2. Curriculum ......................................................................................................................... 113 4.3.3. Reflection .......................................................................................................................... 118 4.4. Patchwork scale and colour: Being .......................................................................................... 121 4.4.1. Churchmanship ................................................................................................................. 121 4.4.2. Previous church roles ........................................................................................................ 124 3 4.4.3. Vocation, calling and ontology .......................................................................................... 125 4.5. Patchwork scale and colour: Doing .......................................................................................... 126 4.5.1. Models used by the Training Incumbents ........................................................................