Making Sense of Religion: A Qualitative Inquiry into Students' Conceptions of Religion in Two Chinese Regions

Autor/in	Zhao, Zhenzhou
Titel	Making Sense of Religion: A Qualitative Inquiry into Students' Conceptions of Religion in Two Chinese Regions
Quelle	In: British Journal of Religious Education, 43 (2021) 4, S.411-420 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0141-6200
DOI	10.1080/01416200.2021.1873105
Schlagwörter	Student Attitudes; Religion; Geographic Regions; Beliefs; Religious Education; Educational Change; Foreign Countries; Correlation; Textbooks; Teaching Methods; Concept Formation; Role of Religion; Undergraduate Students; Muslims; Institutional Characteristics; Neoliberalism; Ethnic Groups; Christianity; Buddhism; Scientific Attitudes; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; Belief; Glaube; Kirchliche Erziehung; Religionserziehung; Religionspädagogik; Bildungsreform; Ausland; Korrelation; Textbook; Text book; Schulbuch; Lehrbuch; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Concept learning; Begriffsbildung; Muslim; Muslimin; Neo-liberalism; Neoliberalismus; Ethnie; Christentum; Buddhismus
Abstract	The way religion is taught in Chinese schools is drawing attention, as challenges arise associated with the resurgence of various religious traditions in contemporary Chinese society. Existing research has revealed that the decades-long institutional separation of religion and education in China has had a complex effect on Chinese students' understanding of religion. Efforts have been made to understand how Chinese textbooks present religion, but little is known about how students form their own perspectives on religion. Drawing on data collected in two geographical regions of China, this study explores how students conceive the meaning and role of religion. The findings reveal several key themes in the students' understanding of religion, on topics including the association of religion with superstition, the relationship between religion and science, and the role of religion in modern society. The findings also have implications for how the Chinese school curriculum might be reformed in regard to the teaching of religion. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01