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Estonian young people, religion and religious diversity: personal views and the role of the school
(2009-10-02T05:14:15Z) Schihalejev, Olga
The aim of the thesis is to explore the attitudes of 14-16 years old Estonian students Estonia to religion and religious diversity, to explore their views on the role of the school in promoting dialogue and tolerance among representatives of different worldviews, and to investigate in which ways religious education alters their views on these issues. The research was done in the framework of constructive epistemology using a sequential exploratory strategy and employing a mixed methods’ approach for the empirical studies. Three relevant empirical studies are presented. The qualitative and the quantitative study investigated the views held by students about religion and religious diversity. Studies of classroom interaction of religious education classes in two contrasting schools explored the patterns of interaction used in the classroom situation. A video–ethnographic data collection method was combined with stimulated recall. Incident-analysis stemming from conversational analysis was used to interpret the data. The study reveals that experience of religious education may contribute to more open attitudes among students both with religious and secular worldviews. Possibilities to promote dialogue between different worldviews are hindered by teacher centered pedagogical context. Grounded in the findings of the empirical studies dialogical pedagogies for non-confessional approaches to religious education are examined and policies for strengthening active tolerance in the context of school in Estonia are discussed. Although knowledge about religions is an important prerequisite for mutual understanding it is not sufficient. Reflective and emphatic approach and contacts with representatives of different worldviews and religions are needed for promotion of active tolerance.