Religionskunskap – Ett ämne i kris?

Abstract

Examensarbete inom lärarutbildningen Titel: Religious Studies – A Subject in Crisis? A qualitative and quantitative study of students’ and teachers’ view of religious studies in the context of the Swedish National Agency for Education’s description of the subject. Författare: Jesper Fransson och Anders Söderberg Termin och år: HT08 Kursansvarig institution: Sociologiska institutionen Handledare: Henrik Bogdan Examinator: Bo Claesson Rapportnummer: HT08-1130-02 Nyckelord: Religionskunskap, kursplan, Skolverket, bedömning, religionsundervisning och religionslärare. The purpose of this qualitative and quantitative thesis is to examine whether the statement from The National Agency For Education regarding religious studies in the upper secondary school as a subject of crisis is relevant according to teachers in religion and their students. The survey was conducted by a questionnaire among the students and interviews with teachers. The result of the survey shows that students in general have a positive attitude towards religious studies. On the other hand it also shows that they are not completely satisfied with how the teaching is conducted. The interviews with the teachers shows that they are committed to their subject and that they also have a positive attitude towards the teaching, though they are aware of the problems and difficulties that religious studies are facing. Still they don´t agree that there is a crisis-situation. This thesis has a great impact on the teaching profession in that way that it lifts religious studies and its problems to the surface and gives a balanced view of a schoolsubject that has been thoroughly debated.