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Strategie edukacyjne w polskich programach nauczania religii
Educational Strategies in Polish Religious Instruction Curricula

Author(s): Albert Wołkiewicz
Subject(s): School education, State/Government and Education, Sociology of Education, Sociology of Religion
Published by: Instytut Badań Edukacyjnych – Państwowy Instytut Badawczy
Keywords: core curriculum; curriculum; education; educational strategies;

Summary/Abstract: The article addresses the issues of the main educational strategies present in selected Polish religious instruction curricula. The aim is to find an answer to the question: to what extent do the main ideas of Polish catechetical curricula reflect the changes in education? Since the teaching of the Roman Catholic religion in Polish schools takes place within the framework of the educational system and is subject, for the most part, to the same rights and obligations as the other subjects, then, willingly or unwillingly, it is also subject to the transformations occurring worldwide. The guidelines in the Report of the International Commission on Education for the Twenty-first Century, chaired by Jacques Delors (Learning – The Treasure Within), constitute a certain indicator of the directions of these changes. The article contains a review of the aforementioned report and analyses the main ideas of religious instruction in its light. It turns out that as the frequency of the introduction of new core curricula for teaching religion increases, so does the degree of consistency in educational and catechetical strategies.

  • Issue Year: 164/2023
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 18-26
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Polish
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