Religion Education teaching in Zimbabwe secondary schools: the search for an authentic values-oriented multi-faith Religion Education pedagogical model

Autor:	Lovemore Ndlovu
Rok vydání:	2013
Předmět:	media_common.quotation_subject Teaching method Religious studies Experiential learning Education Pedagogy Religious education ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION Curriculum development Sociology Center for the Study of Religion and Society Curriculum Citizenship Cultural pluralism media_common
Zdroj:	British Journal of Religious Education. 36:174-201
ISSN:	1740-7931 0141-6200
DOI:	10.1080/01416200.2013.781500
Popis:	Religion Education teaching in post-independence Zimbabwe has remained bible-oriented and confessional at a time when most Religion Education stakeholders expect an ‘open’, plural and authentic multi-faith Religion Education curriculum. Despite curriculum innovation initiatives aimed at introducing new approaches such as experiential learning, Religion Education stakeholders in Zimbabwe argue for an objective and plural approach that will address the expectations of a post-independence multi-faith society. To contribute to this discourse on the new authentic multi-faith Religion Education curriculum, an empirical study was conducted on a proposed values-oriented multi-faith curriculum. The data obtained showed that most Religion Education stakeholders prefer an authentic values-oriented multi-faith model that would contribute to the teaching of values such as citizenship, human rights, ubuntu/unhu, nationhood, etc. A values-oriented multi-faith approach is, therefore, proposed for possible implementation ...
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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