‘Religion, Society and Education: Issues about Religions and Education in the UK and Europe’
Robert Jackson
Warwick Religions and Education Research Unit
European Wergeland Centre, Oslo
Conference on Religion in Education: Findings from the Religion and Society Programme
AHRC/ESRC RELIGION & SOCIETY PROGRAMME
& WARWICK RELIGIONS & EDUCATION RESEARCH UNIT (WRERU)
Scarman Conference Centre, University of Warwick
July 25/26 2011
References
Different systems for ‘religious education’ in Europe
Jackson, R. Miedema, S. Weisse, W. & Willaime, J.-P. (eds.) (2007)Religion and Education in Europe:Developments, Contexts and Debates, Münster, Waxmann. ISBN 978-3-8309-1765-
Council of Europe
Council of Europe (2004) The Religious Dimension of Intercultural Education (Strasbourg: Council of Europe Publishing).
Council of Europe (2008a) Recommendation CM/Rec(2008)12 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on the dimension of religions and non-religious convictions within intercultural education (Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 10 December 2008at the 1044th meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies). Available free online at:
Council of Europe (2008b) White paper on intercultural dialogue: ‘Living together as equals with dignity’. (Strasbourg: Council of Europe Publishing).
Jackson, R. (2010) Religious Diversity and Education for Democratic Citizenship: The Contribution of the Council of Europe, in K. Engebretson, M. de Souza, G. Durka, and L. Gearon (Eds.) International Handbook of Inter-religious Education, Volume 4: Religion, Citizenship and Human Rights (Dordrecht: Springer Academic Publishers).
Keast, J., (ed.) (2007) Religious diversity and intercultural education: A reference book for schools. (Strasbourg: Council of Europe Publishing).
Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe
OSCE (2007) Toledo Guiding Principles on Teaching about Religions and Beliefs in Public Schools, (Warsaw: Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights). (full text available free online at
REDCo Research in Europe
Ipgrave, J., R. Jackson & K. O’Grady (Eds) (2009) Religious Education Research through a Community of Practice: Action Research and the Interpretive Approach, Münster: Waxmann
Jackson, R. (2008) The Contribution of Teaching about Religions and Beliefs to Education for Democratic Citizenship in Europe and Beyond: Consequences of the REDCo-project, Presentation at the European Parliament, Brussels, 3 December. Online: Available < >
Jackson, R. (2011) The Interpretive Approach as a Research Tool: Inside the REDCo Project, British Journal of Religious Education, 33 (2) 189-208.
Jackson, R. (2011) 'Religion, education, dialogue and conflict: editorial introduction', British Journal of Religious Education, 33: 2, 105—109. (Special issue of BJRE on the REDCo Project).
Jackson, R. Miedema, S. Weisse, W. & Willaime, J.-P. (eds.) (2007)Religion and Education in Europe:Developments, Contexts and Debates, Münster, Waxmann. ISBN 978-3-8309-1765-
Knauth, T., Jozsa, D.-P., Bertram-Troost, G. and Ipgrave, J. (eds) (2008) Encountering Religious Pluralism in School and Society: A Qualitative Study of Teenage Perspectives in Europe, Münster: Waxmann.
Valk, P., Gerdien Bertram-Troost, Markus Friederici and Céline Beraud (eds) (2009) Teenagers’ Perspectives on the Role of Religion in their Lives, Schools and Societies. A European Quantitative Study, Religious Diversity and Education in Europe Series,Münster: Waxmann.
van der Want, A., Bakker, C., ter Avest, I. and Everington J. (2009) Teachers Responding to Religious Diversity in Europe: Researching Biography and Pedagogy, Münster: Waxmann.
Recent discussion of religious education issues in England
NATRE (2011) An analysis of a Survey of teachers on GCSE change and RE in light of the EBacc changes: A Second Survey – June 2011 (v2.2)
Chater, M. (2011) ‘Endpiece: The Gove who kicked the hornet’s nest’, Resource, the Journal of the National Association of Teachers of Religious Education, 33:3, Summer, 24-25.
Websites
WRERU Warwick Religions and Education Research Unit -
Go to ‘latest news’ and ‘research’ for details of our Religion and Society Project
European Wergeland Centre Please register for ‘Share and Connect’.
Waxmann:Full list of available books in the Religious Diversity and Education in Europe series (including the REDCo books) at
REDCo Project:
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