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Quantified Secularism? Counting Religious Conflicts in French State Schools since the 1980s
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Ferhat, Ismail – British Journal of Religious Education, 2022
Religious matters have traditionally been considered as a sensitive subject in French state schools. Since 1989 and the first 'Muslim headscarf affair', faith-related conflicts in those institutions have been the subject of a relatively opaque counting policy. Mobilising several state institutions- which alternatively cooperate or compete- this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Religious Schools, Conflict, Religious Education
"Laicite" in Practice: The Representations of French Teenagers
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Massignon, Berengere – British Journal of Religious Education, 2011
Focusing on the results of the REDCo (Religion in Education: a Contribution to Dialogue or a Factor of Conflict in Transforming Societies of European Countries) research, this publication sets out how French pupils conceive of "laicite", both generally and in school. It also explores pupils' perceptions of the 2004 law banning the…
Descriptors: State Schools, Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Religious Education
Religion and Education: A Human Rights Dilemma Illustrated by the Recent "Headscarf Cases"
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Smith, Rhona K. M. – Globalisation, Societies and Education, 2007
Education and religion are indelibly linked: cultural precepts underpin education policies within the formal State education system, while education has a clear role to play in promoting tolerance. Clashes between religious beliefs and secular education pose problems for states as the current array of jurisprudence, particularly on Islamic dress…
Descriptors: Role of Education, Role of Religion, Religion, Cultural Pluralism