Learning to be Norwegian. A case study of identity management in religious education in Norway

von: Lars Laird Iversen

Waxmann Verlag GmbH, 2012

ISBN: 9783830976479 , 198 Seiten

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Learning to be Norwegian. A case study of identity management in religious education in Norway


 

Buchtitel

1

Acknowledgements

5

Contents

7

List of Abbreviations

10

Part I: Introduction

11

1. Introduction

11

Part II: Literature

17

2. Multiculturalism

19

2.1 Overview of multiculturalism

19

2.2 Mainstream multiculturalism

21

2.3 Critiques of Multiculturalism

22

2.4 Contemporary debates

24

2.5 Concluding remarks

30

3. Norwegian sexualities

32

3.1 Introduction

32

3.2 The work of Åse Røthing, an example of the Norwegian Sexualities Approach

33

3.3 Discussion

35

4. The interpretive approach to religious education

38

4.1 The interpretive approach: A presentation

38

4.2 Relating the interpretive approach to other approaches toreligious education

40

4.3 The interpretive approach compared to the religious literacy approach

41

4.4 Discussion

44

4.5 Three academic debates: A summary

50

Part III: Conceptual approach

51

5. Analytical horizon

52

5.1 Introduction

52

5.2 Ontological and epistemological background

52

5.3 Complexity reduction

54

5.4 Materiality

56

5.5 Difference

58

6. Toolkit for analysis

59

6.1 Viscosity

59

6.2 Boundaries

61

6.3 Work

63

6.4 Conclusions

65

Part IV: Research Design

67

7. Methodology: Case study and generalisation

68

7.1 Introduction

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7.2 The art of generalising to a population

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7.3 The logic of generalising to theory:

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7.4 Why choose Norway?

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7.5 Why choose education?

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7.6 Case study conclusions

74

8. Methods

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8.1 Methods introduction

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8.2 Multiple methods

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8.3 Choice of texts

77

8.4 Document analysis: Analytical strategy

80

8.5 Selecting schools

81

8.6 Gaining access to schools

83

8.7 Research role: My presence in the field

85

8.8 Method conclusions

87

Part V: Background

89

9. Historical Background

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9.1 Religious education and national identity in Norway: Introduction

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9.2 Building the state, becoming Norwegianand developing modernity

91

9.3 The historical background: Some analytical points

93

9.4 Contexts for the contemporary subject

96

9.5 The contemporary subject: Implementing KRL

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9.6 The contemporary subject: The legal history of KRL and RLE

104

9.7 The modern subject: The revisions

105

9.8 The modern subject: As it stands today

107

9.9 Conclusions

108

10. The schools. An ethnographic context

110

10.1 Introduction

110

10.2 Four vignettes from classrooms: Dealing with disagreement

111

10.3 Differences between the schools

114

10.4 Similarities between the schools

117

10.5 Conclusions

121

Part VI: Analysis

123

11. Document analysis: Values, religion and identity in the formal curriculum

124

11.1 Introduction

124

11.2 Outlining the meaning web

126

11.3 The metaphorical structure of the values-node

137

11.4 Conclusion

141

12. Classroom analysis

143

12.1 Introduction

143

12.2 The boundary work of a Norwegian Muslim identity

144

12.3 The boundary work of a Norwegian Muslim identity: Analysis

146

12.4 The boundary work of a Norwegian enlightenment identity

152

12.5 The boundary work of a Norwegian enlightenment identity:Analysis

154

12.6 Boundary work and identity: Discussion

157

12.7 Conclusions

159

13. Relating to academic debates

161

13.1 Introduction

161

13.2 Representing religion in classroom: Developing the interpretive approach

162

13.3 National identity and Norwegian Sexualities

167

13.4 Multiculturalism

175

13.6 Conclusions

179

Part VII: Conclusion

181

14. Conclusion

181

Table of figures and examples

187

References

189