The
religious diversity in Catalonia is a challenge for the coexistence in the
public space and for the education of future educators. This article emphasizes
the challenge of religious diversity in the educational context, analyzing which
attitudes have the educational agents of the future towards: a) the religious
diversity, b) the interreligious and intercultural dialogue, and c) the role of
education in the management of this diversity. In order to ask these questions
has been conducted a survey study on the framework of the Project AGAUR-2014RELIG00019
named "Attitudes towards
religious and cultural diversity in education for intercultural dialogue and
interfaith scale". The population of the study has been the students in
Teacher Training in Primary and Early Childhood, Social Education, Social Work
and Pedagogy degree of all catalan Public Universities. The conclusions
highlight a) the favorable attitude towards cultural and religious diversity and
interreligious dialogue and b) the relevance to the education given by the
students, as an key role in the management of religious and cultural diversity.
Religious diversity Interreligious Dialogue Higher Education Teachers and Training Education Pedagogy Social Work
Primary Language | English |
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Journal Section | Articles |
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Publication Date | July 29, 2018 |
Published in Issue | Year 2018 Volume: 3 Issue: 1 |