Learning Outcomes
will be informed for the place of RE in the curricula and levels of education in the EU countries
will be informed on the content of RE in the EU countries
will compare the place of RE in the curricula of Greece and the other EU countries
will compare the contents of the school books of RE in Greece and the other EU countries
will realize the contribution of the teaching of RE in the contemporary multicultural environments of EU countries.
Course Content (Syllabus)
The course concerns the topis of an Intensive Erasmus Programme, where it was examined the diversity in the schools of Primary and Secondary Education of the member-states of EU which participated in the programme and the degree that their countries comply with the EU recommendations. The focus was on RE. Aim was to difuse information on the abilities and skills that a teacher of RE must obtain in order to recognize and appreciate the diversity and the forming of a new attitude towards diversity so as to be able to handle effectively the diversity in class. The course includes visits in intercultural schools of Primary and Secondary Education.
Keywords
Religious Education, EU educational systems, diversity, multiculturalism, intercultural schools