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The Role of the Ideal of Coherence between School and Family in Valuing Cooperative Practices of Religious Education
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Nico Broer; Bram de Muynck; Laura Boele-de Bruin; Albert de Vries; Fianne N. de With – International Journal of Christianity & Education, 2024
Children's religious education is vital for the formation of pupils in Dutch Orthodox Protestant schools. Therefore, it seems self-evident that parents and teachers cooperate. This article presents research on parents' and teachers' opinions about the helpfulness of cooperative practices in religious education. A total of 1346 parents and teachers…
Descriptors: Religious Education, Protestants, Parent Teacher Cooperation, Religious Schools
Catholic Education in Europe: Variations in Its Establishment, Vitality and Some Challenges for the Future
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Selderslagh, Guy – International Studies in Catholic Education, 2023
In the long history of the Catholic school in Europe, it has taken various forms, linked to local cultures and to the history, particularly religious but also political, of each state. While it is possible to account for this diversity, it is also important to highlight common features and challenges, such as secularisation and globalisation,…
Descriptors: Catholics, Catholic Schools, Religious Education, Foreign Countries
A Rich Palette of Bible Use: A Theoretical and Empirical Contribution from the Context of Protestant Christian Secondary Schools in the Netherlands
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Kock, A.; Sonnenberg, P. M.; Nagel-Herweijer, C. H. – Teaching Theology & Religion, 2021
How the Bible functions in (Christian) education in the international discourse on religious education, particularly in the Dutch context, has rarely been empirically investigated. The purpose of this article is to gain insight into how the Bible is functioning in the context of Protestant secondary schools in the Netherlands. In addition to…
Descriptors: Biblical Literature, Religious Education, Teacher Attitudes, Secondary School Teachers
A Rich Palette of Bible Use: A Theoretical and Empirical Contribution from the Context of Protestant Christian Primary Schools in the Netherlands
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Sonnenberg, P.M.; de Kock, A.; Vogel, E. – Teaching Theology & Religion, 2023
The aim of this study is to gain empirical knowledge about how the Bible functions in the context of Protestant Christian primary schools in the Netherlands. It presents the results of an empirical explorative and qualitative study on the perceptions of teachers and school administrators (directors and internal supervisors) on the goals of Bible…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Protestants, Elementary School Students, Christianity
Influencing Contextual Factors in the Religious Identity Development of Strict Reformed-Raised Emerging Adults in the Netherlands
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de Bruin-Wassinkmaat, Anne-Marije; de Kock, Jos; Visser-Vogel, Elsbeth; Bakker, Cok; Barnard, Marcel – Religious Education, 2021
Religious identity development is highly influenced by contexts. This influence is even more powerful for young people who grew up in strict religious contexts because of the prominence of orthodox beliefs and practices in everyday life. This article presents which contextual factors were influential on the religious identity development of 18…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Self Concept, Religious Factors, Child Rearing
Islam and Sex Education in the Netherlands: Reflection on an Example of Teaching Material for Islamic Primary Schools
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ter Avest, K. H. – Religious Education, 2021
This contribution is situated in the discussion on sex education in the Netherlands, in relation to "Islamic Pedagogy," in particular "Islam 'and' Pedagogy," on the one side, and (religious) identity development on the other side. Islamic Pedagogy seems to be the theoretical framework of an example of developed teaching…
Descriptors: Islam, Sex Education, Religious Factors, Citizenship Education