Religious Diversity and Education. Nordic Perspectives

von: Geir Skeie (Hrsg.)

Waxmann Verlag GmbH, 2009

ISBN: 9783830971542 , 237 Seiten

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Religious Diversity and Education. Nordic Perspectives


 

Contents

6

Introduction

8

Dimensions of religious diversity

8

Diversity and religious education research

9

International perspectives

10

References

10

Is Diversity Changing Religious Education?

12

Introduction

12

The United Nations and UNESCO

12

European Union (EU) and European Commission (EC)

14

Council of Europe (CoE)

15

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe ( OSCE)

19

Religious Education in Europe: the Present Picture

21

Religious Discourse in the Public Sphere

22

Pedagogical Approaches

23

Conclusion

26

References

26

Encounters in Diversity: Some Suggestions for a Dialogical Religious Education

30

Ouverture

30

The Context: The Place of Religion in Education

30

The Option: A Mutual Learning Process

32

Critical Questions

35

Religion and Experience

36

Formation, Experience and Dialogue

38

Post-Ludium

41

References

42

Unintended Learning in Religious Education

44

Abstract

44

Introduction

44

Reconstruction of Life Understanding – Central Knowledge in RE

46

“Lived” Life Understanding among Teenagers

47

Potential Contributions in a Discursive Practice of Adjustment and Competition

48

Actual Contributions – Results of the Textbook Study

50

Conclusions

53

References

54

Diversity, Values and Religious Education Seen Through Gender – in Relation to a Swedish School Context

56

Abstract

56

Curriculum Changes and a Changing Swedish Society

56

Conceptual and Theoretical Framework

57

Diversity in Feminist Theory

59

Values in a Multicultural Society

61

Religious and Values Education in Sweden

63

A Timely Religious and Values Education

64

Conclusion

66

References

67

Education of Life Itself

70

Introduction

70

Introduction to Danish and German Lebensphilosophie

71

Philosopher or Theologian?

73

Løgstrup’s Impact on Danish RE

74

Bollnow and die Kraft zu leben

75

Central Common Themes

76

Education of Trust

77

Education of Life Itself, Contemporary RE and Diversity

78

References

81

The Life-World and the Teaching of Religions

84

The Life-World and Religion

84

Husserlian Point of Departure

85

The Life-World Theory as a Shift of Paradigm

86

Proto-Pedagogy of Religious Education

87

Transcendence and Religiosity

87

From Phenomenology to Theories of Teaching and Learning

89

References

91

Mounting an Assault on Complexity: Comparative Research Design in Religious Education

94

Abstract

94

Introduction

94

Comparative Studies: Some Relevant Examples

96

Comparative Religious Studies

98

Comparative and International Education

101

Comparing RE in Public Schools in England and Norway

103

References

105

Digitised Church Archives – a Challenge to Religious Educators

108

Abstract

108

The Digitisation of and Access to Archives in Sweden

108

The QVIZ Project

110

Digital Archive Research during the Learning Processes in Religious Education

112

Summary

116

References

117

“To be Honest and Truthful”

118

Method

118

Theoretical framework

119

Major Trends and Patterns

121

Three Individuals

122

Discussion

128

Conclusion

129

References

130

Intercultural and Religious Sensitivity of Finnish Lutheran 7th to 9th Grade Students

132

Abstract

132

Introduction

132

Theoretical Background

134

Method

136

Results

139

Concluding Remarks

143

References

144

From Novices to Experts

146

Abstract

146

Introduction

146

Religion and Spirituality as the Core Content Knowledge in Religious Education

147

Expertise and Content Knowledge

148

Data and Methods

150

Results

151

The Three Dimensions

153

Concluding Remarks

159

References

160

Sheltered from Plurality

162

Teaching Religion and World Views (RE) in Norwegian Schools

162

The Project and its Research Questions

163

Theoretical Perspectives

164

State Elementary School Pupils: in Polyphonic and Perceptive Dialogue9

170

Pupils’ Dialogues with their Contexts

174

Potential Gains and Losses when Sheltered from Plurality

175

References

180

Hindu Children’s Attitudes to Identity Constructs and Diversity: A Challenge for Norwegian Religious Education ( RE)?

182

Abstract

182

Aims

182

Hindus in Norway

183

Methodology of the Project

184

Dialogues in Regards to Attitudes to other Religions

185

Conclusion

194

References

195

The Aims of Orthodox Religion Teachers

198

Abstract

198

Introduction

198

Method

200

Education Differences in Concepts of the Aims of Religious Education

203

Age Differences in Concepts of the Aims of Religious Education

204

Concluding Remarks

204

References

205

Euro-Arab Dialogue and the Other: Some Critical Comments on Textbook Analyses and Production

210

The Image of the Other

210

Images of Others Found in the Texts Analysed

211

Ethical and Ideological Issues

213

Epilogue

221

References

221

Ethical Dilemmas in Confirmation School Experienced by Finnish Confirmation Schoolteachers

224

Abstract

224

Introduction

224

Responsibility and Care as Expressions of Professional Morality

225

Method and Data Analysis

226

Results

227

Ethical Dilemma: Students with Problems

228

Ethical Dilemma: Problems with Young Confirmed Voluntary Workers

229

Ethical Dilemma: Problems with Colleagues

230

Ethical Dilemma: Problems with Parents and Authorities

231

Ethical Dilemma: Teachers’ Confidentiality

232

Ethical Dilemma: Pedagogy in the Confirmation School

232

Concluding Remarks

233

References

234

The Authors

236