The Development and Dissemination of Council of Europe Policy on Education about Religions and Non-Religious Convictions

Autor/in	Jackson, Robert
Titel	The Development and Dissemination of Council of Europe Policy on Education about Religions and Non-Religious Convictions
Quelle	In: Journal of Beliefs & Values, 35 (2014) 2, S.133-143 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1361 7672
DOI	10.1080/13617672.2014.953295
Schlagwörter	Religion; Religious Education; Advisory Committees; Teaching Methods; World Views; Multicultural Education; Educational Policy; Foreign Countries; International Organizations; Individual Development; Social Development; Teacher Education; Beliefs; Civil Rights + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kirchliche Erziehung; Religionserziehung; Religionspädagogik; Beratungsstelle; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; World view; Weltanschauung; Multikulturelle Erziehung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Ausland; International organisation; International organisations; International organization; Internationale Organisation; Individuelle Entwicklung; Soziale Entwicklung; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Belief; Glaube; Bürgerrechte; Grundrechte; Zivilrecht
Abstract	This article, written from an insider perspective, and in a personal capacity (the author has been involved with the Council of Europe's work on religion and education since its inception in 2002), gives an account of the developing interest in the study of religions (and latterly non-religious convictions) in publicly funded schools by the Council of Europe, one of several international institutions to have focused on the place of religions and beliefs in public education in recent years. Particular attention is given to the 2008 Recommendation from the Committee of Ministers (the Foreign Ministers of the 47 member states of the Council of Europe) on teaching about religions and non-religious convictions in schools, and to current work on its dissemination. In 2011, the Council of Europe and the European Wergeland Centre set up a joint committee to produce a document ("Policy and Practice for Teaching about Religions and Non-Religious Worldviews in Intercultural Education") to assist policymakers, schools and teacher trainers in implementing the Recommendation, adapted to different contexts across Europe. The present author has written the text on behalf of the joint committee. "Signposts" was published by Council of Europe Publishing in September 2014 (Jackson, R. 2014. "Signposts: Policy and practice for teaching about religions and non-religious worldviews in intercultural education". Strasbourg: Council of Europe Publishing.). The article details the Council of Europe's approach, includes an explanation of the process of consultation with various stakeholders, and summarises key issues to be addressed in the document. The general approach covered enables member states to increase competence of students to engage in the field of religions and beliefs, in ways that potentially contribute to various aspects of their personal and social development. It is hoped that the document will stimulate and contribute to constructive discussion, policymaking, teacher training, classroom practice and community links in different parts of Europe, and perhaps beyond. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10