Teaching Islamic Religious Education in Turkish State Schools
Abstract: In the 2000s, the Ministry of Education in Turkey introduced a new paradigm in Religious Education. This made for a significant development in the Turkish educational system as the mandatory curriculum was to be used in state schools under the heading ‘Religious Culture and Ethics’. This article attempts to address this paradigm in the context of the profound changes in Turkish academia in recent years, typified by developments in theology and pedagogy. An overview of the curriculum will be given, noting its basis as a particular type of approach to study Islam in state schools. Several issues in the framework of the study, the cultural context, historical background, the changes in pedagogical approaches, and the content knowledge of the curriculum will be examined. The study advocates an RE that offers students not just knowledge, but also opportunities to reflect on the meaning of life and on the big existential questions. The transition from a focus on knowledge to an orientati.... https://rpb-journal.de/index.php/rpb/article/view/319
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
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Englisch
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Teaching Islamic Religious Education in Turkish State Schools ; year:2025
Religionspädagogische Beiträge ; (2025)
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Şimsek, Vahdeddin
Selçuk, Mualla
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10.20377/rpb-319
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urn:nbn:de:101:1-2503061624174.065000388822
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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15.08.2025, 07:23 MESZ
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- Şimsek, Vahdeddin
- Selçuk, Mualla
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