Freedom of Expression and Promoting Tolerance: Learning Experiences from Early Childhood

Starting from the important question ‘Is it really impossible or dangerous to speak about religion?’ in the first part this article highlights the importance of dialogue in education. It demonstrates how implementation of dialogical education can be beneficial for children and young people who learn...

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Published in:Religion and human rights
Main Author: Minette, Sophie (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill, Nijhoff 2014
In: Religion and human rights
Further subjects:B freedom of expression education dialogue respect tolerance childhood ‘Philosophy for Children’
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Summary:Starting from the important question ‘Is it really impossible or dangerous to speak about religion?’ in the first part this article highlights the importance of dialogue in education. It demonstrates how implementation of dialogical education can be beneficial for children and young people who learn to take up and face the challenge posed by multiculturalism and multi-religiosity in our modern societies. In the second part, this article provides a brief discussion of research in educational psychology about religious education and the ‘Philosophy for Children’ method, or ‘community of enquiry’. This specific area of research emphasizes the necessary integration of this method in religious education since it would be beneficial in terms of social cohesion, among other things.
ISSN:1871-0328
Contains:In: Religion and human rights
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/18710328-12341267