2020
DOI: 10.1007/s40839-020-00092-9
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The contribution of religious education and ethics to the development of worldviews: reflections of Finnish 9th grade students

Abstract: The purpose of this article is to discuss the role of religious education and ethics instruction in the development of worldviews in public education using empirical data. The research question of the article is: How is the contribution of RE and Ethics in the development of worldviews perceived among 9th grade students? The study is based on qualitative interview data (N = 37) gathered from Finnish 9th grade students of different religious and worldview backgrounds. The article will also describe three cases … Show more

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“…This is because the worldview education class that a pupil attends might be in contradiction to the pupil's own worldview. (Kavonius and Ubani 2020).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This is because the worldview education class that a pupil attends might be in contradiction to the pupil's own worldview. (Kavonius and Ubani 2020).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Religious education can provide moral and ethical values that affect a person's work ethic (Manea, 2014); (Tillson, 2011) and (Kavonius & Ubani, 2020). These values include discipline, honesty, responsibility, hard work and patience.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Only a few previous studies have ex plored a range of religious minorities in Finnish schools (Kavonius and Ubani 2020;Zilliacus 2014;Zilliacus and Kallioniemi 2015). These studies are made in the peda gogical sphere and focus on educational processes.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%