Headmaster´s Conceptions of the Finnish Religious Education - Solution from the Perspective of Human Rights

dc.creator	Mia Matilainen
dc.creator	Arto Kallioniemi
dc.date	2011-12-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:19:37Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:19:37Z
dc.identifier	2000-9879
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/bde2b79ed4944f519f6684ab0070bd08
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/19798
dc.description	There has been much discussion about the most suitable model of religious education (RE hereafter) in public schools all around Europe. The Finnish model of RE has attracted great interest, because in Finland RE is given according to one’s own religion. The Finnish model of RE is very unique and it emphasises the right of religious minorities to participate in RE according to their own religion in state-owned schools. In this article we examine headmasters’ conceptions of the current Finnish RE solution from the perspective of human rights. The study is based on qualitative interviews.Headmasters presented both advantages and disadvantages of the current RE solution. These advantages are briefly: freedom of religion, an opportunity to get RE according to one´s own religion, knowing one´s own roots, an opportunity to understand people from different religious backgrounds and an opportunity to study other religions for those students who are not members of religious communities. The limits of the solution are that it puts students into their own religious groups and this limits possibilities for religious dialogue, which should be one of the key elements of modern RE. RE has a strong potential to promote human rights. It is important to discuss different models of arranging education from the viewpoint of human rights. The human rights viewpoint should be central when dealing with the aims, contents and organization structure of RE. Different interpretations of religious freedom and the right to religious education are important considerations especially for RE.
dc.language	Swedish
dc.language	Danish
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Karlstads Universitet
dc.relation	http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-9012
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2000-9879
dc.source	Nordidactica : Journal of Humanities and Social Science Education, Vol 1, Iss 2, Pp 1-14 (2011)
dc.subject	Religious Education (RE)
dc.subject	Human Rights
dc.subject	Finland
dc.subject	Headmasters
dc.subject	Freedom of Religion
dc.subject	Qualitative Interviews
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
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dc.title	Headmaster´s Conceptions of the Finnish Religious Education - Solution from the Perspective of Human Rights
dc.type	article