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Teachers Responding to Religious Diversity in Europe Researching Biography and Pedagogy
Teachers Responding to Religious Diversity in Europe
Researching Biography and Pedagogy




Anna van der Want, Cok Bakker, Ina ter Avest, Judith Everington (Hrsg.)

Waxmann
EAN: 9783830921196 (ISBN: 3-8309-2119-5)
211 Seiten, paperback, 17 x 24cm, 2009

EUR 24,90
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Umschlagtext
Currently, all European societies are experiencing a transformation process towards greater cultural and religious pluralisation. Teachers need new answers to turn (religious) diversity into a resource for peaceful coexistence, not a cause of misunderstanding, division and hostility.

Through a qualitative approach, we follow the different strategies of teachers to cope with religious diversity in the classrooms of six European countries, from Estonia to France, from Norway to England, from Germany to the Netherlands. The juxtaposition of biographical information on the teachers, together with their views on religious diversity and their strategies in responding to it, provides a well-rounded (and extremely attractive) impression of the attitudes of teachers in Europe.

The role of the teacher takes on great significance. He or she has to meet the twin demands of offering both a solid basis of factual information and the opportunity to formulate individual interpretations and opinions.

The readers of this book are offered the opportunity to gain insight into the field of the study at two levels. They can access the findings of the analyses of the respective national contexts and the European comparison. At the same time, they are able to study portraits of all of the teachers interviewed in the course of the project so that the collation of data is complemented by insight into the human perspective and the influence of national contexts. This is valuable for readers as it offers material for discussions and seminars in the field of education, on two very different levels (the portraits as 'working material').
Rezension
Das 21. Jhdt. entwickelt sich zum Jahrhundert der definitiven Globalisierung und Pluralisierung; Multikulturalität und Interreligiosität werden damit zum gesellschaftlichen Standard. Damit stehen auch bisherige Strategien und Konzeptionen religiöser Bildung und Erziehung auf dem Prüfstand, z.B. die Frage, ob konfessioneller Religionsunterricht noch zeitgemäß ist. Die Vielfalt der Religionen stellt vor neue pädagogische Herausforderungen. Die Rolle der Lehrperson spielt dabei eine besondere Rolle, - sowohl hinsichtlich der Informationsvermittlung als auch hinsichtlich des Zulassens verschiedener persönlicher Zugänge und Interpretationen religiöser Zusammenhänge. Dieser Band zeigt diesbezüglich vielfältige Aspekte aus der europäischen Situation auf.

Dieter Bach, lehrerbibliothek.de
Verlagsinfo
Religious Diversity and Education in Europe
Cok Bakker, Hans-Günter Heimbrock, Robert Jackson, Geir Skeie, Wolfram Weisse

Globalisation and plurality are influencing all areas of education, including religious education. The inter-cultural and multi-religious situation in Europe demands a re-evaluation of the existing educational systems in particular countries as well as new thinking at the broader European level. This new book series is committed to the investigation and reflection on the changing role of religion and education in Europe. Contributions will evaluate the situation, reflect on fundamental issues and develop perspectives for better policy making and pedagogy, especially in relation to practice in the classroom. The publishing policy of the series is to focus on the importance of strengthening pluralist democracies through stimulating the development of active citizenship and fostering greater mutual understanding through intercultural education. It pays special attentions to the educational challenges of religious diversity and conflicting value systems in schools and in society in general. Religious Diversity and Education in Europe is produced by two European research groups, in which scholars are engaged in empirical and theoretical research on aspects of religion and education in relation to intercultural issues: * ENRECA: The European Network for Religious Education in Europe through Contextual Approaches * REDCo: Religion in Education. A contribution to Dialogue or a factor of Conflict in transforming societies of European Countries The series is aimed at teachers, researchers and policy makers. The series is committed to involving practitioners in the research process and includes books by teachers and teacher educators who are engaged in research as well as academics from various relevant fields, professional researchers and PhD students. It is open to authors committed to these issues, and it includes English and German speaking monographs as well as edited collections of papers. Book proposals should be directed to one of the editors or to the publisher
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Wolfram Weisse
Analysis of the Teachers' Responses to Religious Diversity in the Course of the REDCo Project - A Foreword 7

Ina ter Avest & Cok Bakker
The Voice of the Teacher(s) - Researching Biography and Pedagogical Strategies 13

Judith Everington
Individuality and Inclusion - English Teachers and Religious Diversity 29

Olga Schihalejev
Challenges in Creating Respect for Diversity — Estonian Teachers and Religious Diversity 41

Berengere Massignon
Teaching Diversity in the French Secular School -
Between Deontological Distanciation and Personal Commitment 55

Anna Kerrutt & Christine Müller
Interreligious Learning and Students' Personal Development:
German Teachers in Hamburg and Religious Diversity 69

Anna van der Want, Ina ter Avest, Cok Bakker, Gerdien Bertram-Troost & Siebren Miedema
The Power of Personal Commitment - Dutch Teachers and Religious Diversity 81

Oeystein Lund Johannessen
'Sameness' as Norm and Challenge - Norwegian Teachers and Religious Diversity 95

Ina ter Avest, Cok Bakker & Anna van der Want
International Comparison — Commonalities and Differences of 36 Teachers Teaching Religion(s) in Europe 111

Ina ter Avest, Cok Bakker & Anna van der Want
Epilogue: Research on Teaching in the Context of Diversity - a Nomadic Journey 127

Ina ter Avest, Cok Bakker, Anna van der Want
Theme List for Semi-Structured Interviews 133

Portraits of the Interviewed Teachers

Judith Everington
Portraits of the English Respondents 137

Olga Schihalejev
Portraits of the Estonian Respondents 149

Berengere Massignon
Portraits of the French Respondents 161

Anna Kerrutt & Christine Müller
Portraits of the German Respondents 172

Anna van der Want, Ina ter Avest & Cok Bakker
Portraits of the Dutch Respondents 184

Oeytein Lund Johannessen
Portraits of the Norwegian Respondents 196

List of Authors 211