THE FUTURE OF RELIGION LESSONS ON THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE RETURN TO SCHOOL. SOCIOLOGICAL CONTEXTS Cover Image

PRZYSZŁOŚĆ LEKCJI RELIGII W TRZYDZIESTĄ ROCZNICĘ POWROTU DO SZKOŁY. KONTEKSTY SOCJOLOGICZNE
THE FUTURE OF RELIGION LESSONS ON THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE RETURN TO SCHOOL. SOCIOLOGICAL CONTEXTS

Author(s): Wojciech Klimski
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Sociology
Published by: Wydawnictwa AGH
Keywords: students; social control; secularization; religion lessons; socio-cultural pluralism; selective religiosity

Summary/Abstract: The topic of this article is the future of religion lessons in Polish schools. A supporting argument for the analysisof this issue this school year (2020/2021) is the 30th anniversary of the return to schools of and the fact that a religious class is the most controversial school subject. During this period, its presence almost constantly sparkedoff discussions. The article refers to the outcomes of online research conducted in 2020 among students fromPolish universities (research sample  – 621 respondents). Within the outcome of the research, together with thealready known results of the studies (revealing the shortcomings of such classes) one can provide a statementthat in the coming years, the general interest in participating in religion lessons, will decline and will evolvetowards elite classes, in which only pupils and students from deeply religious families will be primarily involved.

  • Issue Year: 20/2021
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 33-50
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Polish