SIG 19 Religions and Worldviews in Education

Coordinators

Alexander Unser

TU Dortmund University, Germany

TU Dortmund University, Germany alexander.unser@tu-dortmund.de SIG Coordinator

alexander.unser@tu-dortmund.de

Martin Ubani

University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu, Finland

SIG Coordinator

martin.ubani@uef.fi

Sarah Delling

University of Siegen, Germany

JURE Coordinator

sarah.delling@uni-siegen.de

Mission Statement

Religions and worldviews are interdisciplinary fields of research into education, learning, development and socialisation at various levels at schools, universities, families or communities with respect to religion and spirituality. Religions and worldviews are closely related fields of interest since both provide resources for identity development and meaning-making in life. While religions can be understood as sets of practices for establishing a relationship to a transcendent reality, for the sake of obtaining human good or avoiding harm, worldviews – as the broader term – also include non-transcended perspectives on the world, e.g. humanism or naturalism.

The Religions and Worldviews in Education SIG brings together researchers from various backgrounds, such as theology, religious studies, psychology, pedagogy, educational studies and philosophy. The SIG 19 is advocating empirical and theoretical research that includes cognitive, social and emotional components.

The SIG 19 will focus on the following topics and themes:

schools, families and communities as contexts for religious and worldview learning and instruction
functions of religions and worldviews in learning processes
constraints and affordances for religious and worldview development in schools, families and communities
educational and formation goals and practices of schools with respect to values, beliefs and worldviews
religious and worldview socialisation within families and communities new ways of understanding religions and worldviews as educational fields

Newsletters

People who are interested in contributing to the next newsletter should contact the Coordinators.

Past conferences

SIG 19 Biennial Conference 2022

Theme: The Significance of Religions and Worldviews in Education for Social Cohesion
Date: 13th - 15th of September, 2022
Place: Dortmund, Germany
Conference website

SIG 19 Conference 2021

Theme: The Place of Religion in Education
Date: 27th - 29th of October, 2021
Place: Stockholm University, Sweden
Conference website

SIG 19 Biennial Conference 2018

Theme: Worldviews in creating meaning and purpose for learning
Date: 11th - 13th of June, 2018
Place: University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu, Finland
Conference website
Book of abstracts

SIG 19 Biennial Conference 2016

Theme: Experiencing Religion and Religious Experience in Religious Education
Date: 21st - 23rd of September, 2016
Place: University of Siegen, Germany
Conference website