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The History of Religions as a Tool for Citizenship Education of Children: An Experience in a Primary School

The History of Religions as a Tool for Citizenship Education of Children: An Experience in a Primary School

Mariachiara Giorda, Giulia Nardini, Beatrice Nuti
Copyright: © 2013 |Pages: 8
ISBN13: 9781466621220|ISBN10: 1466621222|EISBN13: 9781466621237
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-2122-0.ch015
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Giorda, Mariachiara, et al. "The History of Religions as a Tool for Citizenship Education of Children: An Experience in a Primary School." Handbook of Research on Didactic Strategies and Technologies for Education: Incorporating Advancements, edited by Paolo M. Pumilia-Gnarini, et al., IGI Global, 2013, pp. 162-169. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-2122-0.ch015

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Giorda, M., Nardini, G., & Nuti, B. (2013). The History of Religions as a Tool for Citizenship Education of Children: An Experience in a Primary School. In P. Pumilia-Gnarini, E. Favaron, E. Pacetti, J. Bishop, & L. Guerra (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Didactic Strategies and Technologies for Education: Incorporating Advancements (pp. 162-169). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-2122-0.ch015

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Giorda, Mariachiara, Giulia Nardini, and Beatrice Nuti. "The History of Religions as a Tool for Citizenship Education of Children: An Experience in a Primary School." In Handbook of Research on Didactic Strategies and Technologies for Education: Incorporating Advancements, edited by Paolo M. Pumilia-Gnarini, et al., 162-169. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2013. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-2122-0.ch015

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Abstract

In the context of an increasingly multicultural Italy, teaching young people about different cultural and religious identities is in order. The presence in schools of a growing number of children from different cultural backgrounds, languages, and religions begs for the creation of a constructive and respectful dialogue that helps to develop the ability to listen to others, promoting a democratic path of inclusion. This project puts forward a course on Religious Education, already active in a second grade class of an elementary school in Turin, and in several elementary schools in the province of Latina, as from 2011. The methodology of the project involves a series of classroom workshops based on the recollection of personal experiences of students, free participation in group dynamics, and discussion about the different lifestyles. It aims at teaching a correct religious terminology, the historical and geographic development of religions, and several religious customs. This approach to Citizen Education through the knowledge or religious traditions is a pioneering initiative in Italy.

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