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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
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Religious Symbols in Public Schools: Key Issues and Debates
Crnic, Aleš; Pogacnik, Anja
Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal, v9 n4 p109-127 2019
When discussing Religious Education, the topic of religious symbols in educational spaces is largely overlooked in academic literature and often side-lined in political considerations as well. This paper examines the issue of religious symbols in public schools by highlighting two foci: how the Muslim veil is managed in public schools in select European countries and zooming in on specific suggestions for managing religious symbols in public schools in Slovenia. By combining a broader, comparative perspective with practical, small-scale policy suggestions, the paper highlights the need to include a discussion of religious symbols in public schools in our academic and political considerations of religion and education.
Descriptors: Religion, Religious Factors, Religious Education, Public Schools, Muslims, Foreign Countries, Clothing, School Policy, Educational Policy
University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Education. University of Ljubljana Kardeljeva plošcad 16. Slovenia. Tel: +386-1-5892-344; e-mail: editors@cepsj.si; Web site: https://ojs.cepsj.si/index.php/cepsj/index
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Slovenia
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