Towards religious literacy in South African schools: is the Life Orientation curriculum potent enough?
Owing to the mixed-bag effects of religion on society, and particularly South Africa’s history with religion as embedded in the oppression of and liberation from apartheid, a recent curricular review has seen the introduction of teaching about religion in the Life Orientation (LO) curriculum. From o...
| Published in: | Journal of beliefs and values |
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| Authors: | ; |
| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge
2021
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| In: |
Journal of beliefs and values
Year: 2021, Volume: 42, Issue: 4, Pages: 436-449 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Africa
/ Religion
/ Understanding
/ Ethics teaching
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| RelBib Classification: | AH Religious education KBN Sub-Saharan Africa NCA Ethics ZF Education |
| Further subjects: | B
Religion Education
B Life Orientation curriculum B Religion Policy B Further Education and Training Phase B religious illiteracy B Religious Literacy |
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| Summary: | Owing to the mixed-bag effects of religion on society, and particularly South Africa’s history with religion as embedded in the oppression of and liberation from apartheid, a recent curricular review has seen the introduction of teaching about religion in the Life Orientation (LO) curriculum. From our standpoint as academics in Religion Education, we question whether the current curricular arrangement is potent enough to carry the mandate of the National Policy on Religion and Education (hereafter referred to as the religion policy) of promoting religious literacy. To answer this question, we subjected the LO curriculum to content analysis, assessing the underlying content and pedagogical assumptions within the frame of scholarship in religious literacy. While doing so, we make critical reference to the religion policy with the aim of reflecting on government’s intentions with RE in schools. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-9362 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of beliefs and values
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/13617672.2020.1859790 |