ERIC Number: EJ1373994
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Mar
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-1368-4868
EISSN: EISSN-1467-9647
Changes in Religious Attitudes and Behaviors of Euro-Turk Students with Theology Education
Demir, Zekiye; Toprak, A. Ömer
Teaching Theology & Religion, v26 n1 p29-43 Mar 2023
This paper studied a new dimension of international students, who are citizens of another country but came back to Turkey for religious education where their parents or grandparents are citizens. Did a five-year religious education process based on the main sources of Islam lead to a change in these students' religious attitudes and behaviors, and if yes to what extent did these changes occur? A panel survey is conducted on these students in pre-education and post-education periods to answer this question. Without ignoring the effect of the social environment outside of education on religious attitudes, we found that students exhibit a more tolerant, nonstrict attitude toward both their coreligionists and those who have negative attitudes toward their religion. Additionally, in parallel with the deepening of religious knowledge, a questioning and critical perspective was formed with a decrease in superstitions. We found that the attitude change in female students was generally higher than that of male students.
Descriptors: Religion, Philosophy, Foreign Students, Foreign Countries, Religious Education, Islam, Student Behavior, Student Attitudes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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