Religious Education in Public Schools
An International Human Rights Perspective
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6069487 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Carolyn Evans (0000-0002-8405-8626, The University of Melbourne, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 449-473 |
| Publication date | 2008-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Human Rights Law Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1461-7781 • E-ISSN: 1744-1021 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/hrlr/ngn020 |
| OpenAlex | W1993219301 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
The question of whether and how public schools in Europe (and, indeed, in liberal democracies more generally) should introduce religion into the classroom has become increasingly important. Children need to be given the tools to understand the role of religion in their society and in the world, but they must be protected from indoctrination by their teachers or school officials. This article takes international human rights principles as a standard against which different approaches to incorporating education about religion into public school curricula can be judged. It argues that ‘plural religious education’ is the approach to religion in public schools that best complies with international human rights standards. The recently drafted Toledo Guidelines are recommended as providing useful guidance to States that seek a rights consistent approach to this issue. Both these guidelines and the relevant case-law of European and United Nations human rights bodies are analysed and the key guiding principles relating to religious education in public schools are examined to demonstrate both the utility of the international human rights approach and its current limitations.
Curriculum · Human rights · Human Rights Education · Indoctrination · International human rights law · Perspective (graphical) · Political science · Politics · Religious education · Sociology · Law · Public Administration · Religion, Society, and Development · Religious Education and Schools · Religious Freedom and Discrimination
Humanism in Islamic Education
Raising religious inherency
The Educational Acceptance of Religion in Multicultural Society
Impartiality, human rights advocacy, and teaching about politically sensitive issues
Evrensel Değerler Bağlamında Din Kültürü ve Ahlak Bilgisi Dersleri
A reconstruction of the international standards of religious education of juveniles in correctional institutions
European Court of Human Rights’ judgements and compulsory religious education in Turkey
Coping with diversity in Religious Education
Teacher discourse constructing different social positions of pupils in Finnish separative and integrative religious education
Religion and Education in the Shadow of the European Court of Human Rights
Pupils' Perceptions of Worldview Diversity and Religious Education in the Finnish Comprehensive School
Prevailing Religion as a Factor in Enhancing the Right to Education
Intra- and Interreligious Dialogue in Flemish (Belgian) Secondary Education as a Tool to Prevent Radicalisation
| Citations per year | 1.18 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2015 - 2024 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |