Exploring Context In Religious Education Research

Author : Geir Skeie,Judith Everington,Ina ter Avest,Siebren Miedema
Publisher : Waxmann Verlag
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783830979029

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Exploring Context in Religious Education Research by Geir Skeie,Judith Everington,Ina ter Avest,Siebren Miedema Pdf

The relevance of contextual perspectives in religious education has been growing for the last decade. It has been central to the European Network for Religious Education through Contextual Approaches (ENRECA) - the research network that has produced the present book. Several members of the network have contributed to the theoretical and empirical development of contextual approaches in different publications, but for the first time this has been the focus of an entire collectively produced volume. The history of the book dates back to research seminars in 2009 and 2010 and is based on the discussions in the seminar. The chapters have been developed through a process of critical examination. Through this process we believe to have produced a coherent and also comprehensively rich book, dealing with the issue of context as a challenge, and also a stimulus to religious education research and practice. The chapters are presenting both empirical research and scholarly investigation into methodological and theoretical dimensions. Taken together we hope that this book will contribute to the further development of contextual thinking in religious education research. Or aim has not been to answer all questions, but rather to pose questions and to complicate things in order to enrich the academic field of religion in education.

Author : Joyce Miller,Kevin O'Grady,Ursula McKenna
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2013-04-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781135078553

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Religion in Education by Joyce Miller,Kevin O'Grady,Ursula McKenna Pdf

This volume explores numerous themes (including the influence of ethnography on religious education research and pedagogy, the interpretive approach to religious education, the relationship between research and classroom practice in religious education), providing a critique of contemporary religious education and exploring the implications of this critique for initial and continuing teacher education.

Author : Jenny Berglund,Yafa Shanneik,Brian Bocking
Publisher : Springer
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2016-07-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783319322896

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Religious Education in a Global-Local World by Jenny Berglund,Yafa Shanneik,Brian Bocking Pdf

This book examines Religious Education (RE) in over ten countries, including Australia, Indonesia, Mali, Russia, UK, Ireland, USA, and Canada. Investigating RE from a global and multi-interdisciplinary perspective, it presents research on the diverse past, present, and possible future forms of RE. In doing so, it enhances public and professional understanding of the complex issues and debates surrounding RE in the wider world. The volume emphasizes a student-centred approach, viewing any kind of ‘RE’, or its absence, as a formative lived experience for pupils. It stresses a bottom-up, sociological and ethnographic/anthropological research-based approach to the study of RE, rather than the ‘top down’ approaches which often start from prescriptive legal, ideological or religious standpoints. The twelve chapters in this volume regard RE as an entity that has multiple and contested meanings and interpretations that are constantly negotiated. For some, ‘RE’ means religious nurturing, either tailored to parental views or meant to inculcate a uniform religiosity. For others, RE means learning about the many religious and non-religious world-views and secular ethics that exist, not promoting one religion or another. Some seek to avoid the ambiguous term ‘religious education’, replacing it with terms such as ‘education about religions and beliefs’ or ‘the religious dimension of intercultural education’.

Author : Michael T. Buchanan,Adrian-Mario Gellel
Publisher : Springer
Page : 663 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2019-03-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789811361272

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Global Perspectives on Catholic Religious Education in Schools by Michael T. Buchanan,Adrian-Mario Gellel Pdf

This book shares global perspectives on Catholic religious education in schools, chiefly focusing on educational and curriculum issues that take into account the theology and the pedagogy which support learning in connection with Catholic religious education. Further, it offers insights into the distinctive contribution that Catholic religious education makes to religious education and education in general across diverse schooling contexts. Bringing together insights from leading scholars and experts on Catholic religious education around the globe, the book offers an essential reference guide for all those involved in researching, planning and designing curricula for Catholic religious education, as well as developing related theories in the field.

Author : Martin Rothgangel,Robert Jackson,Martin Jäggle
Publisher : V&R Unipress
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2014-05-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783847002680

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Religious Education at Schools in Europe by Martin Rothgangel,Robert Jackson,Martin Jäggle Pdf

The project "Religious Education at Schools in Europe" (REL-EDU), which is divided up into six volumes (Central Europe, Western Europe, Northern Europe, Southern Europe, South-Eastern Europe, Eastern Europe), aims to research the situation with regard to religious education in Europe. The second volume outlines the organisational form of religious education in the countries of Western Europe (England, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands). This is done on the basis of thirteen key issues, which allows specific points of comparison between different countries in Europe. Thereby the volume focusses the comparative approach and facilitates further research into specific aspects of the comparison.

Author : Julia Ipgrave,Robert Jackson,Kevin O’Grady
Publisher : Waxmann Verlag
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783830971580

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Religious Education Research through a Community of Practice. Action Research and the Interpretive Approach by Julia Ipgrave,Robert Jackson,Kevin O’Grady Pdf

This book brings together a group of teachers and teacher educators who have researched their own students’ learning in schools and universities as part of the EC funded REDCo Project. Combining the methods of action and practitioner research with the key concepts of Robert Jackson’s interpretive approach, the book illustrates the collaborative research of a group of professionals working together as a community of practice. • Part one sets out the key ideas of the interpretive approach and action research. • Part two reports case studies from individual researchers’ projects carried out in diverse though related settings: different schools, teacher education and local authority teacher training. • Part three traces the ideas of the ‘interpretive approach’, ‘action research’ and ‘community of practice’ across the individual studies. • Part four connects the research with wider themes and findings from the European Commission REDCo Project on religion, education, dialogue and conflict. The book is highly relevant to the work of teachers and teacher trainers in the field of religions and education, to researchers in this field, and to all interested in action research, practitioner research and communities of practice.

Author : Martin Rothgangel,Kerstin von Brömssen,Hans-Günter Heimbrock,Geir Skeie
Publisher : Waxmann Verlag
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783830986256

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Location, Space and Place in Religious Education by Martin Rothgangel,Kerstin von Brömssen,Hans-Günter Heimbrock,Geir Skeie Pdf

People form attachments to their home, their neighbourhood and environment, to the region and nation to which they belong. They express feelings about space and place, especially so in 'globalized times'. In religious studies, in theology, and in education, there is a growing interest in spatial theories either as constructed within national borders, or within international and transnational spaces. The 'spatial turn' has become an acknowledged term in interdisciplinary discourses. Although every practice of religious education is situated and contextually dependent, religious education (RE) research until now has not systematically paid attention to this fundamental insight. This volume is devoted specifically to clarifying the close relationship between RE practice and spatial and situational conditions. After clarifying the main concepts in Part 1, Part 2 includes chapters related to classroom studies, while Part 3 focuses on studies about teachers of religious education. Part 4 contains studies beyond the classroom, such as school chapels, churches, and 'inner space'. All contributions to this volume were developed in the context of the European Network for Religious Education through Contextual Approaches (ENRECA) which has focused recently on the central issue of space and place.

Author : Oddrun M.H. Bråten
Publisher : Waxmann Verlag
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783830978879

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Towards a Methodology for Comparative Studies in Religious Education by Oddrun M.H. Bråten Pdf

In this book Oddrun M. H. Bråten set out to utilise and test her methodology for comparative religious education. This synthesises two sets of ideas. The first includes supranational, national and subnational processes. Formal supranational processes refer to international (educational) policymaking in international organisations. Informal supranational processes include secularisation, pluralisation and globalisation. Subnational processes refer to variations between regions within a country. The second set of ideas concerns the societal, institutional, instructional and experiential levels of curriculum. They are affected by supranational, national and subnational processes. In discussing the societal level, attention needs to be given to the histories of religion, state and school in each country. Research at the institutional level involves analysis of relevant policy documents and legislation in each country, while research at the instructional level involves analysis of how teachers interpret, plan and teach the curriculum, while the experiential level researches how students interact with one-another and with teachers to develop their understanding. A third set of ideas includes Bråten's use of Schiffauer and collaborators' concepts of social/national imaginary and civil enculturation. These concepts help in grasping the historical and sociological depth of national traditions. This publication is a groundbreaking study in the methodology of comparative religious education and the author won the award for Outstanding Research Student of 2009-2010 in the field of education at the University of Warwick.

Author : Abdurrahman HENDEK
Publisher : Dem
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2020-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9786058018372

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Religious Education Policy in Turkey and England: A Comparative Perspective by Abdurrahman HENDEK Pdf

Author : Olof Franck,Peder Thalén
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2023-03-16
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783031231865

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Powerful Knowledge in Religious Education by Olof Franck,Peder Thalén Pdf

This book unites and explores different approaches to understand and develop knowledge-based religious education. While the importance of methodological issues in RE is understood and acknowledged, the editors and contributors interrogate what kind of knowledge should be explored, how this knowledge is defined and what the consequences would be. Subsequently, the book focuses on the concept of powerful knowledge which transcends students' everyday experiences, and how it can be incorporated into the RE curriculum. Drawing together international research from RE teaching and learning, the book explores various paths to integrate a truly knowledge-based religious education. The book will appeal to students and scholars of religious education, sociology of education and the philosophy of religion.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2015-02-04
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789004289819

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Issues in Religion and Education by Anonim Pdf

Issues in Religion and Education, Whose Religion? is a contribution to the dynamic and evolving global debates about the role of religion in public education. It provides a cross-section of the debates over religion.

Author : Olof Franck,Peder Thalén
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2020-09-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783030475031

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Religious Education in a Post-Secular Age by Olof Franck,Peder Thalén Pdf

This book analyzes the changes and shifts in religious education in Europe over the past 50 years. In a post-secular age, it has become increasingly difficult to make sharp distinctions between what is religious and non-religious, confessional and non-confessional. Reforms in religious education in Sweden in the 1960s appeared as part of a process of wider secular liberalization, giving more credence to the idea of absolute neutrality in religious education. However drastic shifts in society, culture and the European religious landscape raise the need for a reevaluation of the foundations of religious education. Drawing on a range of case studies from across Europe, this book will appeal to students and scholars of religious education as well as post-secular education more generally.

Author : Friedrich Schweitzer,Reinhold Boschki
Publisher : Waxmann Verlag
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783830987192

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Researching Religious Education: Classroom Processes and Outcomes by Friedrich Schweitzer,Reinhold Boschki Pdf

The question of how research on structures and outcomes in Religious Education can be carried out successfully is of current interest in many countries. Next to the more traditional historical, analytical and, more recently, international comparative approaches, empirical research in religious education has been able to establish itself as a major approach to this field. Moreover, the contemporary discussion about comparative evaluation in schools has raised a number of questions which also refer to Religious Education. What competences can pupils acquire in this subject? Does Religious Education really support the acquisition and development of the competences aspired? Are there differences in this respect between different forms of Religious Education or between different approaches to teaching? With contributions from eight European countries, the volume brings together approaches and research experiences that try to follow this lead by offering new and empirically based perspectives for the future improvement of teaching and learning in this school subject. Whoever is interested in improving the practice of Religious Education then, will not be able to bypass the question of researching processes and outcomes - an insight which also refers to a small but growing number of studies in this field which can be identified in several countries.

Author : Yonah H Matemba,Richardson Addai-Mununkum
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2021-03-15
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000363296

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Religious Education in Malawi and Ghana by Yonah H Matemba,Richardson Addai-Mununkum Pdf

Religious Education in Malawi and Ghana contributes to the literature on opportunities and complexities of inclusive approaches to Religious Education (RE). It analyses how RE in Malawi and Ghana engages with religious pluralisation and provides a compelling case for the need to re-evaluate current approaches in the conceptualisation, curriculum design and delivery of RE in schools in Malawi and Ghana. The book explains how a pervasive tradition of selection involving exclusion and inclusion of religion in RE leads to misrepresentation, and in turn to misclusion of non-normative religions, where religion is included but marginalized and misrepresented. The book contributes to wider discourse of RE on opportunities as well as complexities of post-confessional approaches, including the need for RE to avoid perpetuating the continued legitimisation of selected religions, and in the process the delegitimization of the religious ‘other’ as a consequence of misrepresentation and misclusion. Inspired by Braten’s methodology for comparative studies in RE, the book draws on two qualitative studies from Malawi and Ghana to highlight the pervasive problems of religious misclusion in RE. This book will be of great interest for academics, scholars and post graduate students in the fields of RE, African education, educational policy, international education and comparative education..

Author : Karin Kittelmann Flensner
Publisher : Springer
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2017-07-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783319609492

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Discourses of Religion and Secularism in Religious Education Classrooms by Karin Kittelmann Flensner Pdf

This book answers the question on how students and teachers talk about religion when the mandatory and nonconfessional school subject of Religious Education is on the schedule in the “world’s most secular country” To do this, it analyses discourses of religion as they occur in the classroom practice. It is based on findings from participant observation of Religious Education lessons in several upper secondary schools in Sweden. The book discusses different aspects of the role and function of nonconfessional integrative Religious Education in an increasingly pluralistic, multireligious, yet also secularized society, at a general level. It looks at the religious landscape, different perspectives on school subjects, various models and the development of Religious Education, and discourses of religion of a secularist, spiritual and nationalistic nature. Religious Education is a school subject that manoeuvres in the midst of a field that on the one hand concerns crucial knowledge in a pluralistic society, and on the other hand deals with highly contested questions in a society characterized by diversity and secularity. In the mandatory, integrative and non-confessional school subject of Religious Education in Sweden, all students are taught together regardless of religious or secular affiliation. The subject deals with major world religions, important non-religious worldviews and ethics, from a non-confessional perspective. Thus, in the classroom, individuals who identify with diverse religious and non-religious worldviews, with a different understanding of what religion could be and what it might mean to be religious, are brought together. The book examines questions raised in this pluralistic context: What discourses of religion become hegemonic in the classroom? How do these discourses affect the possibility of reaching the aim of Religious Education which concerns understanding and respect for different ways of thinking and living in a society characterized by diversity?