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Preface: Religious Education at Schools in Europe
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1. The socio-religious background of the country
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2. Legal framework for religious education and the relationship between religious communities and the state
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3. Developments in the country's education policy
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4. Role of religiously sponsored schools, including any changes and developments, legal relationships
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5. Conceptions and tasks of religious education
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6. Practice / reality of religious education in different schools
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7. Observations on alternative subjects / learning areas like ethics, philosophy etc.
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8. Dealing with religious diversity
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9. Religion in school outside of religious education
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10. Training of teachers of religious education: institutes, structures, priorities issues
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11. Empirical Research concerning religious education
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12. Desiderata / challenges for religious education in a European context
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13. Further information (e.g., relevant literature on religious education, institutions, websites)
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References
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Friedrich Schweitzer: Comparing Religious Education in Schools in European Countries: Challenges for International Comparative Research
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1. What Is Comparative Research in Religious Education? – Initial Considerations
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2. Reasons and Expectations
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2.1 The need for integrated international research in religious education is clearly growing
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2.2 Research in religious education must include international comparisons in order to evaluate national models and to capture international developments
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2.3 International comparative research in religious education can challenge assumptions otherwise taken for granted
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2.4 Intercultural, ecumenical, and interreligious dialogue must include the ways in which different cultures, denominations, and religions practise religious education
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2.5 Political reasons make it desirable to develop shared international standards for religious education
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3. Obstacles for Comparative Research
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4. Existing Studies: A Preliminary Typology
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4.1 Country Reports and Country-By-Country Comparisons
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4.2 Problem-Centred Comparative Studies
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4.3 Integrated International Empirical Studies
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4.4 Comparative Historical Studies
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5. Suggestions for the Methodology of International, Interdenominational, and Interreligious Comparative Research in Religious Education
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References
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Martin Jäggle / Philipp Klutz: Religious Education at Schools in Austria
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Introduction
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1. The socio-religious background of the country
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1.1 General information
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1.2 Developments
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1.3 Religion among young people
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2. Legal framework for religious education and the relationship between religious communities and the state
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3. Developments in the country's education policy
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4. Role of religiously sponsored schools, including any changes and developments, legal relationships
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5. Conceptions and tasks of religious education
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6. Practice / reality of religious education in different schools
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7. Observations on alternative subjects / learning areas like ethics, philosophy etc.
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8. Dealing with religious diversity
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9. Religion in school outside of religious education
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10. Training of teachers of religious education: institutes, structures, priorities issues
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11. Empirical Research concerning religious education at schools
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(a) Studies on students', parents' and (RE) teachers' perspectives on RE
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(b) Evaluation of `Ethics'
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(c) Studies on classroom interaction, curricula and textbooks
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12. Desiderata / challenges for religious education in a European context
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Competences and educational standards
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Collective and cooperative RE
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Conceptualisations for a diaconal presence of religion.(s) at public schools
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School development and religion
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Training
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13. Further information (e.g., relevant literature on religious education, institutions, websites)
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13.1 Journals
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13.2 Further literature
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References
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Legal foundations (http://www.ris.bka.gv.at/)
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Curricula (http://www.ris.bka.gv.at/)
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Austrian Federal Chancellery (http://www.bka.gv.at/)
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Federal Ministry of Education and Women's Affairs (https://www.bmbf.gv.at/)
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Statistik Austria (http://www.statistik.at/)
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Ana Thea Filipovic: Religious Education at Schools in Croatia
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Introduction
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1. The socio-religious background of the country
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2. Legal framework for religious education and the relationship between religious communities and the state
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3. Developments in the country's education policy
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4. Role of religiously sponsored schools, including any changes and developments, legal relationships
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5. Conceptions and tasks of religious education
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6. Practice / reality of religious education in different schools
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7. Observations on alternative subjects / learning areas like ethics, philosophy etc.
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8. Dealing with religious diversity
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9. Religion in school outside of religious education
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10. Training of teachers of religious education: institutes, structures, priorities issues
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11. Empirical Research concerning religious education at schools
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12. Desiderata / challenges for religious education in a European context
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13. Further information (e.g., relevant literature on religious education, institutions, websites)
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13.1 Journals
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13.2 Encyclopaedia, documents, curricula
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13.3 Further literature
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13.4 Important websites
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References
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Ludmila Muchová: Religious Education at Schools in the Czech Republic
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Introduction
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1. The socio-religious background in the country
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2. Legal framework for religious education and the relationship between religious communities and the state
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3. Developments in the country's education policy
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4. Role of religiously sponsored schools, including any changes and developments, legal relationships
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5. Conceptions and tasks of religious education
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6. Practice / reality of religious education in different schools
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7. Observations on alternative subjects / learning areas like ethics, philosophy etc.
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8. Dealing with religious diversity
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9. Religion in school outside of religious education
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10. Training of teachers of religious education: institutes, structures, priorities issues
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11. Empirical Research concerning religious education
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12. Desiderata / challenges for religious education in a European context
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13. Further information (e.g., relevant literature on religious education, institutions, websites)
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On the issue of religiosity in the Czech Republic
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Chapters in monographs by Tomás Halík
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On RE in czech schools
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References
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Martin Rothgangel / Hans-Georg Ziebertz in cooperation with Philipp Klutz: Religious Education at Schools in Germany
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Introduction
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1. The socio-religious background of the country
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1.1 General information
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1.2 A comparison between the generations
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1.3 Religious orientation of young people
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2. Legal framework for religious education and the relationship between religious communities and the state
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3. Developments in the country's education policy
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4. Role of religiously sponsored schools, including any changes and developments, legal relationships
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5. Conceptions and tasks of religious education
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a) Church communiqués on Catholic RE
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b) Church communiqués on Protestant RE
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6. Practice / reality of religious education in different schools
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7. Observations on alternative subjects / learning areas such as ethics, philosophy etc.
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8. Dealing with religious diversity
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9. Religion in school outside of religious education
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10. Training of teachers of religious education: institutes, structures, priorities issues
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11. Empirical Research concerning religious education at schools
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(a) Studies on students' perspectives on RE
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(b) Studies on (RE) teachers' and parents' perspectives on RE
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(c) Studies on classroom interaction and didactics of RE
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(d) Studies with focus on religion in school outside of RE and in a wider context concerning RE
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12. Desiderata / challenges for religious education in a European context
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13. Further information (e.g., relevant literature on religious education, institutions, websites)
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References
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Mónika Solymár: Religious education at schools in Hungary
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Introduction
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1. The socio-religious background of the country
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1.1 Hungary Basic information and special features
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1.2 Demographic situation and developments
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1.3 Religiosity in Hungary: Christian denominations and trends
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2. Legal framework for religious education and the relationship between religious communities and the state
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2.1 The churches and other religious groups in Hungary after 1989
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2.2 RE in public schools
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2.3 Financing RE
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3. Developments in the country's education policy
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3.1 Statistics for the Hungarian education system
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3.2 Developments in, and perspectives on, education policy
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3.3 Education policy and the churches and religious groups: network of denominational schools
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4. Role of religiously sponsored schools, including any changes and developments, legal relationships
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4.1 Pluralization of the education system, patronage of denominational schools, unique features in each denomination
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4.2 A profile of the denominational schools
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4.3 Financing of denominational schools
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5. Conceptions and tasks of religious education
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6. Practice / reality of religious education in different schools
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6.1 RE in figures, types of RE, registrations, withdrawals
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6.2 Curricula and textbooks, RE in various types of schools, RE as a subject for final exams (Matura)
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6.3 Qualification requirements for teachers, church appointment, practical challenges
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7. Observations on alternative subjects / learning areas like ethics, philosophy etc.
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8. Dealing with religious diversity
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9. Religion in school outside of religious education
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10. Training of teachers of religious education: institutes, structures, priorities issues
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10.1 Universities and technical colleges under church patronage, locations for religion teacher training, state and church provisions
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10.2 Teacher training between the Bologna system and the undivided new model of teacher training, structure of religion teacher training, acquisition of skills and qualifications
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10.3 Further training, opportunities in professional life
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11. Empirical Research concerning religious education at schools
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12. Desiderata / challenges for religious education in a European context
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13. Further information (e.g., relevant literature on religious education, institutions, websites)
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References
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Cyprian Rogowski: Religious Education at Schools in Poland
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Introduction
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1. The socio-religious background of the country
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1.1 General information
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1.2 Developments
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1.3 Religious orientation of young people
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2. Legal framework for religious education and the relationship between religious communities and the state
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3. Developments in the country's education policy
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4. Role of religiously sponsored schools, including any changes and developments, legal relationships
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5. Conceptions and tasks of religious education
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6. Practice / reality of religious education in different schools
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7. Observations on alternative subjects / learning areas like ethics, philosophy etc.
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8. Dealing with religious diversity
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9. Religion in school outside of religious education
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10. Training of teachers of religious education: institutes, structures, priorities issues
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11. Empirical Research concerning religious education
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12. Desiderata / challenges for religious education in a European context
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13. Further information (e.g., relevant literature on religious education, institutions, websites)
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The following textbooks provide an initial insight into the discussion on religious education in Poland
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The following magazines provide further insights into the topic of religious education
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The following websites are worthy of note
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Institutions
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References
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Stefan Hirschlehner: Religious Education at Schools in the Principality of Liechtenstein
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Introduction
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1. Socio-religious background of the country
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1.1 General information
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1.2 Religious affiliation
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1.3 The Roman Catholic Church: From a deanship to an archdiocese
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1.4 Religiousness in the Principality of Liechtenstein
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1.5 Funding of religious communities
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2. Legal Frameworks of re and the relationship between religious communities and the state
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3. Developments in the country's education policy
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Recent key developments in the Education system
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4. Role of religiously sponsored schools, including any changes and developments, legal relationships
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5. Conceptions and tasks of religious education
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6. Practice / reality of religious education in different schools
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7. Observations on alternative subjects / learning areas like ethics, philosophy etc.
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8. Dealing with religious diversity
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9. Religion in schools outside of religious education
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10. Training of teachers of religious education: institutes, structures, priorities issues
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11. Empirical research concerning religious education
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12. Desiderate and challenges for religious education in a European context
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13. Further information (e.g., relevant literature on religious education, institutions, websites)
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Legal fundations
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Curricula
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Agreements
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Order of the government
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Information brochure
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Statistics
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References
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Tibor Reimer: Religious education at schools in Slovakia
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Introduction
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1. The socio-religious background of the country
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2. Legal framework for religious education and the relationship between religious communities and the state
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3. Developments in the country's education policy
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4. Role of religiously sponsored schools, including any changes and developments, legal relationships
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5. Conceptions and tasks of religious education
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6. Practice / reality of religious education in different schools
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7. Observations on alternative subjects / learning areas like ethics, philosophy etc.
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8. Dealing with religious diversity
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9. Religion in school outside of religious education
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10. Training of teachers of religious education: institutes, structures, priorities issues
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11. Empirical Research concerning religious education
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12. Desiderata / challenges for religious education in a European context
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13. Further information (e.g., relevant literature on religious education, institutions, websites)
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13.1 Important institutions in the area of religious education and RE
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13.2 Relevant literature on religious education
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References
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Stanko Gerjolj / Andrej Saje: Religious Education at Schools in Slovenia
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Introduction
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1. The socio-religious background of the country
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2. Legal framework for religious education and the relationship between religious communities and the state
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3. Developments in the country's education policy
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4. Role of religiously sponsored schools, including any changes and developments, legal relationships
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5. Conceptions and tasks of religious education
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6. Practice / reality of religious education in different schools
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7. Observations on alternative subjects / learning areas like ethics, philosophy etc.
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8. Dealing with religious diversity
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9. Religion in school outside of religious education
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10. Training of teachers of religious education: institutes, structures, priorities issues
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11. Empirical Research concerning religious education
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12. Desiderata / challenges for religious education in a European context
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13. Further information (e.g., relevant literature on religious education, institutions, websites)
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References
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Thomas Schlag: Religious Education at Schools in Switzerland
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Introduction
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1. The socio-religious background of the country
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1.1 General information
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1.2 A comparison between the generations
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1.3 Religious orientation of young people
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2. Legal framework for religious education and the relationship between religious communities and the state
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3. Developments in the country's education policy
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3.1 The responsibility of the state schools without any shared responsibility from the religious communities recognised under public law: the examples of Aargau, Berne and Zurich
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3.1.1 Aargau
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3.1.2 Berne
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3.1.3 Zurich
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3.2 The shared responsibility of the religious communities recognised under public law: the examples of Upper Valais and Grisons
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3.2.1 Upper Valais
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3.2.2 Grisons
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3.3 The responsibility of the religious communities recognised under public law in cooperation with the state: the example of St. Gallen
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3.4 No state RE: the example of Geneva
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3.5 Current and future developments
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4. Role of religiously sponsored schools, including any changes and developments, legal relationships
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5. Conceptions and tasks of religious education
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6. Practice / reality of religious education in different schools
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7. Observations on alternative subjects / learning areas like ethics, philosophy etc.
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8. Dealing with religious diversity
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9. Religion in school outside of religious education
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10. Training of teachers of religious education: institutes, structures, priorities issues
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11. Empirical Research concerning religious education at schools
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12. Desiderata / challenges for religious education in a European context
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13. Further information (e.g., relevant literature on religious education, institutions, websites)
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References
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Contributors
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