An ethnographic eye on religion in everyday life

Berglund, Jenny

doi:10.1080/01416200.2013.820167

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“…While these violent expressions of religion can be discussed with the pupils in relation to the Fundamental values (Hakwoort & Olsson, 2014), Annika expresses an insecurity when it comes to distinguishing between religious practices in general and the extreme versions of religion. I interpret this insecurity not only as related to the professional demands of neutrality; it also shows a stereotyped view on religious traditions (Berglund, 2014;Jackson, 2007). It is possible to talk about these issues in a nuanced way with the pupils.…”

Section: School a And B: Implications Of Freedom Of Religion Understood Primarily As Practical Problemsmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…89). Berglund (2014) promotes an "ethnographic eye" on religion in everyday life in order to avoid stereotypes. The categorization of religion into stereotypical monolithic systems involves a risk that we also categorize people into "we" and "them".…”

Section: Review Of the Literaturementioning

confidence: 99%

“…What is possible to hear in the excerpt is an understanding of a "we" and a "them"; a "we" that is more of a general statement and not referred to local school practice (Berglund, 2014). Kristina's opinions on religion has been diffused with her professional assignments.…”

Section: Concerns About Freedom Of Religion Conflicting With Other Human Rightsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…From a close reading of the text, it is possible to understand the attitude from her colleagues as an avoidance of dealing with questions concerning tolerance, plurality and religion in everyday school practice. These questions are sensitive since they are all related to the challenges raised by immigration and debated in the politics (Berglund, 2014). Religion is also many times presented in harsh ways in media.…”

Section: School a And B: Implications Of Freedom Of Religion Understood Primarily As Practical Problemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Klerfelt¹,

Fahlén²,

Gravesen³

et al. 2018

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Since the 2/2017 issue, I've taken the position of editor-in-charge of the International Journal for Research on Extended Education (IJREE). As many of you have witnessed during the past few decades, extended education is becoming a vibrant part of the world's educational culture. A variety of extended education programs and activities are thriving and providing opportunities for learning and development to students across the globe. In line with this movement, there is a growing body of research in this field. Particularly, many efforts have been made to conduct international comparative studies. One example is the newly launched WERA IRN Extended Education (World Education Research Association, International Research Network).In the 2/2017 issue, we have five General Contributions. Anna Klerfelt, employing sociocultural and dialogical perspectives, investigated how professional identities are formed among teachers in school-age educare centres in Sweden. Bakhtin's notion of 'authoring' is one key concept in her study to shed light on the commonly shared discourse unifying the professional identity among Swedish teachers. Marie Fahlén examined the issues of freedom of religion versus secular values, which are potentially conflicting concepts in the everyday practices of Swedish schools. Given the increasingly multi-religious society along with intensifying globalization, discussions on this topic could be applicable to nearly every country in the world. David Thore Gravesen and Lea Ringskou analyzed the work of pedagogues in the Danish Primary School and Leisure-Time Center. They suggested a new concept of 'timeagogy', which provides a very interesting perspective to the extended education community. Atara Sivan and Gertrude Po Kwan Siu investigated how extended education is manifested in a place where schooling and academic performance are of primary focus. Looking into the case of extended education in Hong Kong, their research shows that extended education can have the potential to be a vehicle for not only students' all-round development but also families' reproduction strategy. Finally, Björn Haglund and Louise Peterson, employing the viewpoints of the staff at leisure-time centres, examined what kinds of outcomes are expected from children by playing board games at leisure-time centres in Sweden.

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Section: School a And B: Implications Of Freedom Of Religion Understood Primarily As Practical Problemsmentioning

confidence: 97%

Section: Review Of the Literaturementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Concerns About Freedom Of Religion Conflicting With Other Human Rightsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: School a And B: Implications Of Freedom Of Religion Understood Primarily As Practical Problemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Gravesen³

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“…In addition, teacher observations of the expressions of different religious traditions in the local school context are said to carry the potential of enriching their own teaching of religious education. Thus, teachers that increase their own ethnographic awareness are better able to increase the cultural literacy and openness of the various types of students in their class (see also Berglund 2014;Nesbitt 2004). Nesbitt concludes:…”

Section: Qualitative Studiesmentioning

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Religion and Education: Framing and Mapping a Field

2019

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This publication makes the case for ‘religion and education’ as a distinct, but cross-disciplinary, field of inquiry. To begin with, consideration is given to the changing dynamic between ‘religion and education’ historically, and the differing understandings of religious education within it. Next, ‘religion and education’ is examined from methodologically specific perspectives, namely the philosophical, historical and sociological. The authors outline the particular insights to be gleaned about ‘religion and education’ on the basis of their commitment to these methodological standpoints. Overall, this publication is concerned with demonstrating the scope of the field, and the importance of having a range of disciplinary, and interdisciplinary, perspectives informing it.

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