Beschreibung:
Bråten, Oddrun M.H.Oddrun Marie Hovde Bråten, Associate Professor, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU, Norway
Everington, Judith
Judith Everington, Associate Professor, University of Warwick, UK
Franck, Olof
Olof Franck, Associate Professor, University of Gothenburgh, Sweden
Gunnarsson, Gunnar
Gunnar J Gunnarsson, Professor, University of Iceland, Iceland
Gustavsson, Caroline
Caroline Gustavsson, Associate Professor, Stockholm University, Sweden
Hartman, Sven
Sven Hartman, Professor emeritus, Stockholm University, Sweden
Kittelmann Flensner, Karin
Karin Kittelmann Flensner, Senior Lecturer, University West, Sweden
Kvamme, Ole Andreas
Ole Andreas Kvamme, Doctoral Research Fellow, University of Oslo, Norway
Lilja, Annika
Annika Lilja, Senior Lecturer, University of Gothenburgh, Sweden
Liljefors Persson, Bodil
Bodil Liljefors Persson, Professor, Malmö University, Sweden
There is an increasing recognition today that young people need to have knowledge about religions and world views in order to live and work in diverse societies. What kind of 'maps' are they provided with through religious, values and ethics education? Does education address the challenging existential questions that children and adolescents ask about life and the world? This volume addresses different aspects of how existential questions have been dealt with in educational research. It especially draws attention to the Swedish research tradition of focusing on life questions and the interpretation of life in education, but with contemporary international research added. It also addresses issues of ethics education and discusses possible options for the future of existential questions as a resource for education.
There is an increasing recognition today that young people need to have knowledge about religions and world views in order to live and work in diverse societies. What kind of 'maps' are they provided with through religious, values and ethics education? Does education address the challenging existential questions that children and adolescents ask about life and the world? This volume addresses different aspects of how existential questions have been dealt with in educational research. It especially draws attention to the Swedish research tradition of focusing on life questions and the interpretation of life in education, but with contemporary international research added.