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Publication Date: 2020
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The Use of Teaching Materials in Religious Education in Sweden: A Quantitative Analysis of Swedish Religious Education Teachers' Reported Use of Teaching Materials in RE Classrooms
Broberg, Maximilian
British Journal of Religious Education, v42 n1 p45-55 2020
Recent studies show that religious education (RE) and various media outlets serve as increasingly important arenas for religious socialisation among Swedish youths. At the same time, it has been shown that media material, for example in the form of various news media, often make their way into RE classrooms to be used as materials alongside the more traditional textbooks. However, little quantitative research has been conducted in order to map RE teachers' selection and use of materials in their classrooms, and what factors are involved in this selection. A nationally representative survey among 1292 RE teachers was conducted, and the results clearly show that textbooks are the most popular form of material, followed by pictures, sacred texts, documentaries, television news and news articles. Out of the relevant background variables, it was primarily school form, age, gender and religiosity that seemed to influence the teachers' choices of material. The author concludes that familiarity with a certain form of material through personal experiences is a likely explanation for many of the correlations found and that further research is needed in order to explore the potential complexities that arise in the juxtaposition of classroom and media logics.
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Religious Education, News Media, Instructional Materials, Media Selection, Teacher Attitudes, Age Differences, Gender Differences, Religious Factors, Correlation, Decision Making, Foreign Countries, Socialization
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