Qualitätsentwicklung von Religionsunterricht durch Lehrerbildung: Erfahrungen und Ekenntnisse aus europäischen Ländern.

05.10.2020 bis 07.10.2020

The over-all aim of this symposium is to bring together experiences and research-based insights concerning the training of teachers of Religious Education (RE) from different European countries. The guiding question will be how the praxis of RE can be improved through teacher training. Moerover, the idea ist o generate new research projects in international cooperation. The focus will be on two aspects:
(1) The reality of teacher training for RE in the different countries.
(2) Research-based evaluation of the different forms of teacher training for RE and their effects concerning the quality of RE.
The symposium will include presentations on specific research projects carried out by the participants as well as summary accounts of the pertinent research in different countries. The aim is:
- to consider different models of teacher training for RE including their strengths and weakness
- to present the state of the art concerning research on teacher training for RE in different European countries,
- to crititcally review existing research,
- to gain insights into contextual factors that shape teacher training for RE,
- to bring together insights into this field of research that might be valid beyond particular countries,
- to develop (methodological) criteria and perspectives for future research in this field,
- to stimulate national and international research on teacher training for RE.