The Teaching of Religious Education in Public Schools in the Nordic Countries of Europe

Christianity has constituted the cultural and ethical foundation of Europe. In the European Union (EU) a general regulation does not exist concerning religious education (RE) in schools, although there is a guarantee to parents that their children should be educated in agreement with their religious...

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Autores: Llorent Bedmar, Vicente, Cobano-Delgado Palma, Verónica
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
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https://doi.org/10.5539/res.v6n4p50
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Palavra-chave:Religion
School
Christianity
Denmark
Finland
Norway
Sweden
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spelling The Teaching of Religious Education in Public Schools in the Nordic Countries of EuropeLlorent Bedmar, VicenteCobano-Delgado Palma, VerónicaReligionSchoolChristianityDenmarkFinlandNorwaySwedenChristianity has constituted the cultural and ethical foundation of Europe. In the European Union (EU) a general regulation does not exist concerning religious education (RE) in schools, although there is a guarantee to parents that their children should be educated in agreement with their religious convictions. Using the research methodology characteristic of Comparative Education, we analyzed the constitutions and distinct facets of religious education in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. The legal framework has been gleaned from these countries’ respective constitutions, in which moreover the right to religious freedom is explicitly embodied, except in the case of Norway where it is implicit. In the constitutions of Denmark and Finland, clear references are made to compulsory schooling free of charge (art. 76 and art. 16, respectively), whereas the Swedish constitution only alludes to the Government’s responsibility in the area of education (art. 7.1) and the Norwegian constitution focuses on the education of the King (art. 47). In the four countries under investigation we found that the question of religion and morality was treated with special attention. With respect to freedom to choose whether or not to take RE, while it was a compulsory subject within the school curriculum in Denmark, Finland and Sweden, since 2007 pupils in Norway have been allowed to refuse to take “Christianity, religion and philosophy”.Canadian Center of Science and EducationTeoría e Historia de la Educación y Pedagogía SocialHUM486: Grupo de Investigación de Educacion Comparada de Sevilla Giecse2014info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11441/57020https://doi.org/10.5539/res.v6n4p50reponame:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevillainstname:Universidad de Sevilla (US)InglésReview of European Studies, 6 (4), 50-57.http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/res.v6n4p50info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:idus.us.es:11441/570202026-06-17T12:51:07Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The Teaching of Religious Education in Public Schools in the Nordic Countries of Europe
title The Teaching of Religious Education in Public Schools in the Nordic Countries of Europe
spellingShingle The Teaching of Religious Education in Public Schools in the Nordic Countries of Europe
Llorent Bedmar, Vicente
Religion
School
Christianity
Denmark
Finland
Norway
Sweden
title_short The Teaching of Religious Education in Public Schools in the Nordic Countries of Europe
title_full The Teaching of Religious Education in Public Schools in the Nordic Countries of Europe
title_fullStr The Teaching of Religious Education in Public Schools in the Nordic Countries of Europe
title_full_unstemmed The Teaching of Religious Education in Public Schools in the Nordic Countries of Europe
title_sort The Teaching of Religious Education in Public Schools in the Nordic Countries of Europe
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Llorent Bedmar, Vicente
Cobano-Delgado Palma, Verónica
author Llorent Bedmar, Vicente
author_facet Llorent Bedmar, Vicente
Cobano-Delgado Palma, Verónica
author_role author
author2 Cobano-Delgado Palma, Verónica
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Teoría e Historia de la Educación y Pedagogía Social
HUM486: Grupo de Investigación de Educacion Comparada de Sevilla Giecse
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Religion
School
Christianity
Denmark
Finland
Norway
Sweden
topic Religion
School
Christianity
Denmark
Finland
Norway
Sweden
description Christianity has constituted the cultural and ethical foundation of Europe. In the European Union (EU) a general regulation does not exist concerning religious education (RE) in schools, although there is a guarantee to parents that their children should be educated in agreement with their religious convictions. Using the research methodology characteristic of Comparative Education, we analyzed the constitutions and distinct facets of religious education in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. The legal framework has been gleaned from these countries’ respective constitutions, in which moreover the right to religious freedom is explicitly embodied, except in the case of Norway where it is implicit. In the constitutions of Denmark and Finland, clear references are made to compulsory schooling free of charge (art. 76 and art. 16, respectively), whereas the Swedish constitution only alludes to the Government’s responsibility in the area of education (art. 7.1) and the Norwegian constitution focuses on the education of the King (art. 47). In the four countries under investigation we found that the question of religion and morality was treated with special attention. With respect to freedom to choose whether or not to take RE, while it was a compulsory subject within the school curriculum in Denmark, Finland and Sweden, since 2007 pupils in Norway have been allowed to refuse to take “Christianity, religion and philosophy”.
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