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Title
Deconfessionalising RE in Quebec and Flanders : a comparative study
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Abstract
Inspired by the comparative method for RE as outlined by Braten, this article elaborates on some similarities and differences between the present RE system in Flanders (Belgium) and the past RE system in Quebec (Canada). After a brief outline of the societal level, the focus will be on the institutional level, where international, national and sub-national legislation will be examined. In addition, attention will be given to informal processes on the societal sub-national level, and especially to the debates with regard to the deconfessionalisation of RE in Flanders on one hand, and the debates on this issue in Quebec on the other. This comparison will not only reveal important similarities, but also significant differences. Interestingly, it seems to be the case that especially these differences, and the particularities of the Flemish educational system, make the deconfessionalisation in Flanders even more complicated and difficult - but therefore not less urgent - than in Quebec.
Language
English
Source (journal)
British journal of religious education. - London
Publication
London : 2019
ISSN
0141-6200
DOI
10.1080/01416200.2017.1292210
Volume/pages
41 :1 (2019) , p. 54-66
ISI
000451580800006
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Last edited 09.10.2023
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