A rich palette of Bible use: A theoretical and empirical contribution from the context of Protestant Christian primary schools in the Netherlands

The aim of this study is to gain empirical knowledge about how the Bible functions in the context of Protestant Christian primary schools in the Netherlands. It presents the results of an empirical explorative and qualitative study on the perceptions of teachers and school administrators (directors...

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Authors: Sonnenberg, Ronelle 1980- (Author) ; Kock, Jos de 1978- (Author) ; Vogel, Elsbeth (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2023
In: Teaching theology and religion
Year: 2023, Volume: 26, Issue: 1, Pages: 3-14
Further subjects:B teacher identity
B Biblical texts
B Religious Education
B Bible use
B Bible
B school identity
B Bible didactics
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Summary:The aim of this study is to gain empirical knowledge about how the Bible functions in the context of Protestant Christian primary schools in the Netherlands. It presents the results of an empirical explorative and qualitative study on the perceptions of teachers and school administrators (directors and internal supervisors) on the goals of Bible use in Protestant primary education, as well as the roles of teachers and pupils, and how these can be understood in terms of religious pedagogical models and theories. Five small focus group interviews with teachers and six interviews with school administrators revealed a variety of goals teachers hold regarding Bible use in education and a variety of divisions of teacher–learner roles in this regard. The findings also show some particular characteristics when compared with secondary schools.
ISSN:1467-9647
Contains:Enthalten in: Teaching theology and religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/teth.12629