COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MODERN RELIGIOUS EDUCATION THEORIES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ILS 3188 MODERN RELIGIOUS EDUCATION THEORIES ELECTIVE 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Theology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DOCTOR SALIH TUZER

Offered to

Theology
Theology (Evening)
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Course Objective

The aim of this course is to provide information about the theoretical and practical aspects of the recently developed theories of religious education. In this context, the course aims to provide students with the ability to evaluate the social, cultural, educational and scientific developments associated with the development of contemporary theories of religious education. It is aimed to provide students with an in-depth perspective by providing a general framework about the philosophical background of contemporary theories of religious education as well as the understanding of education and religion. With this course, it is aimed to provide information about the representatives and basic assumptions of the most widely used theories of religious education and to provide a source for the evaluation of theories related to religious education in our country.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students will be able to explain the process of changes in political, cultural, religious areas that have been a source of improvements in modern religious theories; and they will be able to compare them with each other.
2   They will be able to evaluate the general properties of modern religious theories.
3   They will be able to analyze these modern educational theories theoritically.
4   They will be able to explain the effects of these modern religious theories to the religious educational models.
5   They will be able to link between religious educational theories with educational systems and program developing processes.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction of the course, objectives, determination of teaching-methods and techniques
2 The general background of the development of contemporary theories of religious education.
3 Religious, social, cultural, scientific changes that are the source of the development of contemporary theories of religious education.
4 Philosophical foundations of contemporary theories of religious education
5 Psycho-social research influencing the development of contemporary theories of religious education
6 Evaluation of traditional theories of religious education
7 Phenomenological model of religious education
8 Critical model of religious education
9 Inquiry model of religious education
10 Interpretive model of religious education
11 Constructivist model of religious education
12 Postmodernist model of religious education
13 Pluralistic model of religious education
14 Comparison of religious education models (Evaluation of religious education models in terms of religious education in our country)

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Micheal Grimmitt,. Religious Education and Human Development, Essex 1987
2. John M. Hull, Studies in Religion and Education, London, 1984
3. Recep Kaymakcan, Günümüz Ingiltere'sinde Din Eğitimi,Istanbul 2004
4. Recep Kaymakcan, Çokkültürlülük, Eğitim, Kültür ve Din Eğitimi, Istanbul 2006.
5. Nurulllah Altaş, Çokkültürlülük ve Din Eğitimi , Ankara 2003.
6. Robert Jackson,Din Eğitimi: Yorumlayıcı Yaklaşım , Istanbul 2005.
7. Hasan Aydın,Felsefi Temelleri Işığında Yapılandırmacılık, Ankara 2007.
8. Michela Grimmitt, Pedagogies of Religious Education, Essex 2000.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + BUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The success of attendant will be determined according to the examinations and lecture performances.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

salih.tuzer@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Free

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 59

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.11
LO.21
LO.31
LO.41
LO.51

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