Enhancing Religious Education Through Worldview Exploration
Exploring one’s worldview requires a journey into one’s heart, soul and mind (Knowing Self). But Knowing Self requires Knowing Others, imperative in a global world. To what extent do schools prepare students for participation in that global world, especially when it comes to awareness of its worldvi...
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| description | Exploring one’s worldview requires a journey into one’s heart, soul and mind (Knowing Self). But Knowing Self requires Knowing Others, imperative in a global world. To what extent do schools prepare students for participation in that global world, especially when it comes to awareness of its worldview diversity, and no less its religious diversity? This paper presents the findings of two research projects highlighting knowledge, awareness and attitudes towards various worldviews. The findings of the first is rather discouraging, a result of little to no attention given to teaching about religion in the schools. The second is much more encouraging, a result of worldview education that explores both religious and secular worldviews – their impacts on individuals and society. It then gives a brief description of a worldview framework that deepens and broadens awareness and understanding of self and others, encourages questioning and openness, and develops critical thinking. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-532bc0ae0b774f699800cc142a6c2a6e2022-12-21T23:38:35ZengSciendoDiscourse and Communication for Sustainable Education2255-75472016-12-017210511710.1515/dcse-2016-0019Enhancing Religious Education Through Worldview ExplorationValk John0Tosun Aybiçe1University of New Brunswick, CanadaEskiŗehir Osmangazi University, TurkeyExploring one’s worldview requires a journey into one’s heart, soul and mind (Knowing Self). But Knowing Self requires Knowing Others, imperative in a global world. To what extent do schools prepare students for participation in that global world, especially when it comes to awareness of its worldview diversity, and no less its religious diversity? This paper presents the findings of two research projects highlighting knowledge, awareness and attitudes towards various worldviews. The findings of the first is rather discouraging, a result of little to no attention given to teaching about religion in the schools. The second is much more encouraging, a result of worldview education that explores both religious and secular worldviews – their impacts on individuals and society. It then gives a brief description of a worldview framework that deepens and broadens awareness and understanding of self and others, encourages questioning and openness, and develops critical thinking.https://doi.org/10.1515/dcse-2016-0019worldviewsreligionteaching about religioncritical thinkingworldview framework |
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| title | Enhancing Religious Education Through Worldview Exploration |
| title_full | Enhancing Religious Education Through Worldview Exploration |
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