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Niemieckie podręczniki do nauczania religii jako środki kształtowania tożsamości religijnej dziecka w wieku młodszoszkolnym
German textbooks for religious instruction as a means of shaping the religious identity of a younger school-age child

Author(s): Ewa Zalewska
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Education
Published by: Polskie Towarzystwo Pedagogiczne
Keywords: religious teaching; religious identit; school textbook

Summary/Abstract: The issue raised in the text concerns the role that German textbooks for religious instruction play in shaping the identity of a child from the initial classes. The first part defines the key concept: religious identity. Modern contexts of religious socialization and the resulting challenges to the educational process were also recalled. In the second part, based on the results of the analysis of textbooks, the conclusion about the positive meaning of these books was formulated as a means of supporting the development of the individual and social aspect of the child’s religious identity and shaping a reflective and at the same time affirmative attitude towards religion.

  • Issue Year: XV/2019
  • Issue No: 2 (45)
  • Page Range: 61-71
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish
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