Title:
Religious Diversity in Greek Schools. An Educational and Social Research into the role of the Theatre-in-Education Programmes (TiE) in intercultural communication
Languages of Item:
English
Abstract:
The role of culture in the social and political everyday life is a main point that the contemporary thinking tends to research. That arises the supposition whether intercultural communication can be elevated with the mediation of a cultural action and whether this action may achieve to germinate ideas and create perceptions. This presentation describes a socio-educational research with this subject, which was conducted to study the students’ viewpoint on cultural/religious diversity prior to and following the application of a TiE project. The poster defines the relevant to the research which was conducted in secondary schools of Thessaloniki and Thrace, in the period of 2006-07. Furthermore, the research fields and approach method, the variety of methods, the participants and the quantitative and qualitative analysis and evaluation of inquiring data are discussed. It finishes with a conclusion of the value of TiE for social change and a discussion of how to promote the role of TiE in the education and especially in religious education of young people. It has also be mentioned that the conclusion includes proposals for a necessary and obligatory religious education in an intercultural context.
Authors:
Marios Koukounaras-Liagkis
Publisher:
International Association for Intercultural Education - Hellenic Migration Polity Institute
Conference title:
Intercultural Education: Paideia, Polity, Demoi, cd-rom Proceedings of the Intercultural Conference coorganized by the International Association for Intercultural Education and the Hellenic Migration Polity Institute (IMEPO), under the aegis of Unesco. June 22-26 2009. Athens
Keywords:
diversity, intercultural communication, Re-education, research
Main subject category:
Education - Sport science
