Building bridges rather than walls: research into an experiential model of interfaith education in secondary schools

This paper examines research findings from an experiential model of interfaith education called the Building Bridges through Interfaith Dialogue in Schools Programme (BBP). The BBP has been operating continuously in Melbourne, Australia since 2004. In the research, participating students were interv...

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Veröffentlicht in:British journal of religious education
1. VerfasserIn: McCowan, Tim (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch/Druck Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Routledge [2017]
In: British journal of religious education
Jahr: 2017, Band: 39, Heft: 3, Seiten: 269-278
normierte Schlagwort(-folgen):B Australien / Religionsunterricht / Interreligiöser Dialog
RelBib Classification:AH Religionspädagogik
CC Christentum und nichtchristliche Religionen; interreligiöse Beziehungen
KBS Australien; Ozeanien
RF Christliche Religionspädagogik; Katechetik
weitere Schlagwörter:B Experiential
B Dialogue
B Social Cohesion
B secondary education
B interpretive approach
B Interfaith
B Inter-religious education
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Zusammenfassung:This paper examines research findings from an experiential model of interfaith education called the Building Bridges through Interfaith Dialogue in Schools Programme (BBP). The BBP has been operating continuously in Melbourne, Australia since 2004. In the research, participating students were interviewed and surveyed to assess the effect of this experiential interfaith education programme on their knowledge, attitudes, perspectives and behaviour toward those from different religious and cultural backgrounds to them. Some of the data from those interviews are included in this article. The findings identify that the programme promoted religious literacy, (including improved knowledge, understanding and appreciation for different religious and cultural traditions and their practices), dismantled prejudice from ignorance and overly generalised stereotypes of others, and promoted social inclusion and cohesion.
ISSN:0141-6200
Enthält:Enthalten in: British journal of religious education
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/01416200.2015.1128387