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Prospective Islamic Theologians and Islamic Religious Teachers in Germany: Between Fundamentalism and Reform Orientation
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Abdulkerim Senel; Sarah Demmrich – British Journal of Religious Education, 2024
This study represents the first German-wide investigation of Islamic theology and religious education students. We examined how these prospective multipliers approach Islam in a reform-oriented manner. It was also asked whether study motivation, representation by Islamic associations, segregation, value orientations, enemy images, as well as…
Descriptors: Islam, Theological Education, Religious Education, Foreign Countries
Online Religious Learning: Digital Epistemic Authority and Self-Socialization in Religious Communities
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Akiva Berger; Oren Golan – Learning, Media and Technology, 2024
Over the past two decades, the internet has become a central platform affording lay-learners access to a multiplicity of experts. While these outlets empower lay-learners, they create competition amongst clerical and knowledge authorities. This article addresses the question: "how is religious authority understood and negotiated by learners,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Religious Education, Internet, Religion
"A Life Full of Meaning": The Lifework and Educational Approach of Malka Haas
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Sigal Achituv – Journal of Jewish Education, 2024
Malka Haas (1920-2021) was a key pioneer in the founding of Israeli kibbutz kindergartens, and she profoundly influenced both the curriculum and practice of early childhood education (ECE) for the entire country. The article reviews Haas's biography, her professional development, and the main principles in her educational approach: "the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Kindergarten, Biographies
The Entrepreneurship Process of Western Immigrants Who Have Impacted Religious Education in Israel: A Qualitative Study
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Jonathan Mirvis – Religious Education, 2024
The study's aim was to identify the entrepreneurial process ten Jewish immigrant religious educators utilized when establishing innovative educational institutions, thereby affecting the Israeli religious education system. We utilized a social innovation approach to education entrepreneurship applying a qualitative analysis of life story…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Entrepreneurship, Jews, Immigrants
"Let's Just Spend a Ton of Time Together Building This Thing That's so Important:" Children's Theory Development in American Jewish Early Childhood Classrooms
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Anna Hartman – Journal of Jewish Education, 2024
The concept of children's theories is central to the approach of the municipal infant-toddler centers and preschools of Reggio Emilia, Italy. The author investigates children's theories about Judaism. Methods include semi-structured interviews and pedagogical documentation from American Jewish early childhood centers. Analysis involves open coding…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Jews, Religious Education, Reggio Emilia Approach
"You Can Be Whatever You Want to Be" Except for on Shabbat: Challenging the Traditional Shabbat Party
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Ilana Dvorin Friedman; Kate Phillippo – Journal of Jewish Education, 2024
Within Orthodox Jewish early childhood programs, gender roles of the Shabbat Party promote heteronormative gender expectations that contend with values about children, teaching, and Judaism. Interviews with 15 educators suggested tensions between gender flexible attitudes and beliefs that gender unfolds naturally. Pretend play was considered a…
Descriptors: Judaism, Religious Education, Religious Schools, Early Childhood Education