A secular Advent. waiting for Christmas in Swedish preschools

Swedish preschool education is, by law, non-confessional. Yet, it is also an educational context within which most children aged 1–5 encounter traditions that carry Christian connotations. This paper explores how two Swedish preschools maintain a balance between keeping education non-confessional an...

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Authors: Puskás, Tünde (Author) ; Andersson, Anita (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: [publisher not identified] 2023
In: British Journal of religious education
Year: 2023, Volume: 45, Issue: 2, Pages: 100-111
Further subjects:B banal religion
B Swedish preschool education
B banal nationalism
B Advent
B dimensions of worldviews
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