Young educators' voices on interfaith dialogue and religious diversity in leisure time education.

This paper examines a study that aimed to fill in the gap in research about interfaith dialogue and leisure time education in Catalonia (Spain). Combining both quantitative and qualitative research methods, we analyzed the role that interfaith dialogue plays for leisure time educators. The research...

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Authors: Essomba Gelabert, Miquel Àngel|||0000-0001-5644-7176, Nadeu, Maria, Tarrés Vallespí, Anna|||0000-0002-9732-5439
Format: article
Publication Date:2023
Country:España
Institution:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repository:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:284281
Online Access:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/284281
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.3390/rel14111378
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Religious diversity
Interfaith dialogue
Leisure time education
Interculturality
Nonformal education
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Summary:This paper examines a study that aimed to fill in the gap in research about interfaith dialogue and leisure time education in Catalonia (Spain). Combining both quantitative and qualitative research methods, we analyzed the role that interfaith dialogue plays for leisure time educators. The research was carried out between 2021 and 2022 in three phases: one descriptive through an ad hoc questionnaire, a second one comprehensive by exploring educators' voices in focus groups, and a third one prescriptive to design evidence-based policy recommendations and training frames. The whole research allowed us to state the low status that interfaith dialogue plays within the leisure time education in the research context, as well as the high expectations and positive attitude by educators to improve interfaith dialogue in these educational settings. Further research considering more voices (children, families, administration, religious groups) could be explored in the future to increase the knowledge on the subject.