Exploring the Potential for Religious Literacy in Saudi Secondary Education

This article initiates a discussion on incorporating religious literacy into Saudi secondary education. It provides a preliminary understanding of the religious education context and emphasizes that religious literacy is not religious education. It examines the arguments for and against the incorpor...

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Auteur principal: BinTaleb, Abdulaziz (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Publié: 2024
Dans: Religious education
Année: 2024, Volume: 119, Numéro: 1, Pages: 17-30
Sujets non-standardisés:B Saudi Arabia
B Textbook
B secondary school
B Reform
B Religious Literacy
Accès en ligne: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Résumé:This article initiates a discussion on incorporating religious literacy into Saudi secondary education. It provides a preliminary understanding of the religious education context and emphasizes that religious literacy is not religious education. It examines the arguments for and against the incorporation of religious literacy in the Saudi context and suggests that religious literacy lessons could find suitability in social studies and history textbooks while embracing the cultural studies approach. The article advocates a nuanced perspective, proposing pre-implementation steps and underscoring the importance of empirical research and open discussions to ensure a culturally inclusive stance within the Saudi educational context.
ISSN:1547-3201
Contient:Enthalten in: Religious education
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/00344087.2023.2294607