Perception of Christianity and Christian Peers in the Drawings of Muslim Children: The Example of Pforzheim/Germany

Güleç, Yasemin

doi:10.17569/tojqi.403145

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“…The "Column percentages based on the number of documents" in Table 1). In our previous study, the number of religious indicators in children's drawings increased as age increased (Güleç, 2019). Similarly, in some studies with HDF, the number of indicators reflecting ethnic differences in children's pictures increased as they got older (Teichman, 2001;Teichman & Zafrir, 2003).…”

Section: Agesupporting

confidence: 57%

“…There are many Muslims and Christians who drink alcohol and use drugs. In our previous research, similarly, similar religious-cultural stereotypes were attributed to Christian peers (Güleç, 2019).…”

Section: Agesupporting

confidence: 56%

“…However, although some of the negative emotions persisted in some children in the older age group, examples of religious tolerance frequently emerged. Güleç (2019) found that 51% of students aged 9-11 had religious prejudice, and 24% of 12-15-yearolds had this.…”

Section: Development Of Prejudice In the Childrenmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…However, very few studies investigate religious differences and inter-religious relations among the children through drawing (Güleç, 2019).…”

Section: Using Children's Drawings In Determining Social Images and Friendship Relationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In another qualitative study investigating Christianity and Christian peer perceptions of Turkish-German Muslim children aged 9-15, the pictures' religious details increased with increasing age. In children's drawings, religious visual icons that contained a literal meaning were seen mostly at the ages of 9-10, while more detailed indicators containing religious indexes and symbols were drawn by children aged 11-15 (Güleç, 2019).…”

Section: Children's Understanding Of Religion Differencesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Muslim and Christian Peer Images in Turkish-German Muslim Children's Human Figure Drawings

Güleç¹

2021

Turkish Online Journal of Qualitative Inquiry

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In this study, the religious social perceptions and friendship relations of Turkish-German Muslim children between the ages of 7-14 about their religious groups and their host Christian peers were examined. 42 students, including 17 girls and 25 boys, participated in the study.Here children's drawings were benefited as a primary source of information and a diagnostic method in which secondary information (open-ended questions) were directed. The data were analyzed by descriptive qualitative analysis method based on the research questions. In this study, it was seen that religious indicators, signs, and symbols (religious-social images) emerged effectively through the drawing method. Theological semiotic may be used as a diagnostics method in more studies in determining the development of religious concepts in children. The number of religious differences in the drawings increased with age. It was understood that 9-14-year-old children could make religious categorization in interviews about drawings and responses concerning open-ended questions. In-group favoritism and in-group friendship preferences increased with age. At the same time, as age increased, moral reasoning in choosing friendship increased.

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Section: Agesupporting

confidence: 57%

Section: Agesupporting

confidence: 56%

Section: Development Of Prejudice In the Childrenmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…However, very few studies investigate religious differences and inter-religious relations among the children through drawing (Güleç, 2019).…”

Section: Using Children's Drawings In Determining Social Images and Friendship Relationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Children's Understanding Of Religion Differencesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Muslim and Christian Peer Images in Turkish-German Muslim Children's Human Figure Drawings

Güleç¹

2021

Turkish Online Journal of Qualitative Inquiry

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Discourses on religion in research that focuses on students’ perspectives

Franzén Johnson,

Lilja,

Osbeck

2024

j. relig. educ.

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In this article, the aim is twofold: firstly, to explore, through a systematic literature review, what discourses on religion may be identified in previous research that focuses on students’ perspectives, and secondly, to discuss this in relation to research concerning challenges and opportunities in Scandinavian religious education (RE) and classroom negotiations, which is presented as a background to and scientific landscape for the study. Seven discourses relating to students’ understanding of religion have been identified in the text sample from the systematic review, religion as: threatening, a relic, needing to be tolerated, truth claims, plastic, a source of existential curiosity, and security and comfort. The findings show how these discourses together constitute a broader repertoire of discourses on religion than can be found in the Scandinavian RE classroom research presented as a frame for the study, especially when taking into account current orders of discourse and dominance structures. As stressed by discourse theory and sociocultural perspectives on learning, having access to broad repertoires of discourses on religion provides a basis for more nuanced ways of thinking about religion. It is vital that teachers are aware of this and can challenge dominant discourses and broaden existing repertoires. An important step in such a direction is an awareness of discourses on religion, such as the seven presented here, which may potentially be present in the classroom, even in practices other than the ones these discourses emanated from.

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Perception of Peace in Children's Drawings and Interviews

Güleç

2021

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In this study, children's perceptions of peace were examined through drawings and unstructured interviews. Participants consisted of 22 students aged 11-12 studying at Kepler Gymnasium, a public school in Karlsruhe / Pforzheim. The study was designed with an art-based and unstructured interview from research qualitative research methods. The data were analyzed by the semiotic analysis of drawings and content analysis of unstructured interviews. In the study, the meaning of peace was at most perceived as positive peace, both in pictures and interviews. Although the students mostly used peace icons, indexes, and symbols in their peace drawings, they also used almost half of the icons, indexes, and symbols of war. The meaning of peace in the interviews was mostly defined by the theme of "interpersonal interactions," which is the most common theme related to positive peace in the literature. The children almost half described peace as the absence of war in both drawings and interviews. Negative peace was at most defined with the theme of negative interpersonal peace in the negotiations on the meaning of peace. Secondly, negative peace was expressed as the absence of war, similar to the common perception in the literature. Besides, in the present study, based on the results, implications were made regarding peace education.

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Perception of Christianity and Christian Peers in the Drawings of Muslim Children: The Example of Pforzheim/Germany

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Muslim and Christian Peer Images in Turkish-German Muslim Children's Human Figure Drawings

Muslim and Christian Peer Images in Turkish-German Muslim Children's Human Figure Drawings

Discourses on religion in research that focuses on students’ perspectives

Perception of Peace in Children's Drawings and Interviews

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