Neutrality and impartiality in public education: the French investment in philosophy, teaching about religions, and moral and civic education

In France, there is no religious education in state schools. "Convictional education" appeared by drawing its perimeter around three educational subjects: philosophy, teaching about religions, and moral and civic education. Today, the French school is facing new challenges in a highly secu...

Full description

Saved in:  
Bibliographic Details
Published in:British journal of religious education
Main Author: Gaudin, Philippe 1957- (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Journals Online & Print:
Drawer...
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Published: Routledge [2017]
In: British journal of religious education
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B France / School / Religion / Knowledge / History 1789-2017
RelBib Classification:KBG France
TK Recent history
ZF Education
Further subjects:B moral and civic education
B Neutrality
B France
B Philosophy
B teaching about religions
Online Access: Volltext (doi)
Description
Summary:In France, there is no religious education in state schools. "Convictional education" appeared by drawing its perimeter around three educational subjects: philosophy, teaching about religions, and moral and civic education. Today, the French school is facing new challenges in a highly secularised society on which religion is laying new claims. As an institution, it is not neutral insofar as it proceeds from a political philosophy that evolved from the French Revolution. It is within the operative framework of this philosophy and with specific teaching practices that it intends to combine unity and plurality within itself.
ISSN:0141-6200
Contains:Enthalten in: British journal of religious education
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/01416200.2016.1218221