Religious competence and the new National Curriculum of Latvia: denominational challenge

Geikina, Laima

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“…During the following years, several researchers have applied elements of Vygotsky's approach to the field of RE. The ZPD has been used as a framework for addressing educational method in Torah schools (Iluz et al, 2018), addressing the development of spiritual concepts (Francis, 2019) or the interaction between the scientific and personal aspects (Court, 2010), and as a premise for curriculum development (Geikina, 2019).…”

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The ‘Gospel’ according to Vygotsky? Reflections on the role of symbolic mediation in religious education

Vestøl

2024

j. relig. educ.

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As perspectives from the Russian psychologist Lev Vygotsky have made a substantial impact in the field of educational sciences, they have generated interest even in the field of religious education. To address some possible implications of Vygotskyan perspectives for religious education, this study focuses on Vygotsky’s notion of symbolic mediation, compared with perspectives from theological publications, interviews with religiously affiliated students as well as curricula and textbooks. Based on a comparison and discussion of these sources, the study argues that Vygotsky’s psychological perspective on symbolic mediation as key to human self-determination is not in conflict with theological and empirical approaches to religious symbols but that the latter display a wider variety of perspectives. It is argued that while religious education may benefit from Vygotskyan perspectives, a reflection is also needed on how to deal with the framing of religious symbols by varying theological positions and conflicting worldviews in different religious education settings.

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Section: Previous Research On Vygotskyan Perspectives and Rementioning

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The ‘Gospel’ according to Vygotsky? Reflections on the role of symbolic mediation in religious education

Vestøl

2024

j. relig. educ.

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“…apartheid and Soviet communism. Both of us have first doctorates in other fields ñ respectively in Communications and in Education ñ after which for each of us followed a doctorate in Theology, influencing us in such a way that ñ importantly, also for the topic of this contribution ñ our research continues to reflect our respective two-fold academic backgrounds (Geikina, 2019). Both of us have visited each otherís countries for academic events, some of which conferences we had co-organised.…”

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In a Time of War, a Political-and-Practical Theology: First Steps, Concrete Steps

Lombaard

Geikina

2023

Discourse and Communication for Sustainable Education

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Supporting a sustainable world in a situation of war is the background to this study. Additionally, interdisciplinarity forms a part of the dialogical ecosystem of searching for suitable solutions in a complex reality. For such purposes, in this contribution, the co-authors reflect on an actual instance of war. The first author provides a theological, socio-political and philosophical framework for an understanding, based in realism, of the relationship between theology and politics. The second author provides a first-hand case description from Riga, Latvia, of a politically-linked ecumenical project to assist Ukrainian refugees from the Russian invasion.

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Religious competence and the new National Curriculum of Latvia: denominational challenge

Cited by 2 publications

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The ‘Gospel’ according to Vygotsky? Reflections on the role of symbolic mediation in religious education

The ‘Gospel’ according to Vygotsky? Reflections on the role of symbolic mediation in religious education

In a Time of War, a Political-and-Practical Theology: First Steps, Concrete Steps

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