Religious Education in (Post-)Pandemic Times; Becoming a resilient Professional in a Teacher Academy

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    Abstract

    The world seems a different place than it was before and now, more than ever, young people are faced with questions that cannot be avoided any longer: who am I? How and where can I find roots to endure the storms in my life? In what direction should I steer my compass? These questions are about resilience; the ability of individuals to cope with rapid societal change, both in their personal lives and in their professional career. Religious Education (RE) can help pupils and students to develop resilience by articulating these questions and pursuing them. The RE teacher’s job is to simply be there with them, having considered these questions her- or himself. All teachers and educators have to start with their own reflection: who am I as an RE-teacher in this new, uncertain and rapidly transforming world? Research on how to start this reflective formation process in RE is essential to attracting the attention that RE deserves. In this article, examples of pilots and the research conducted on them in the author’s Teacher Academy are presented. The main goal is to contribute to the formation of young people to make them resilient and fit for the -as yet unknown- future. They have to create this future and use their talents to effect the transformation that our world highly needs
    Original languageEnglish
    Article number610
    Number of pages12
    JournalReligions
    Volume11
    Issue number11
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 17 Nov 2020

    Keywords

    • Moral compass
    • Religious education
    • Resilience
    • Values

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