Enriching or Challenging? The Attitudes of Viennese Teachers towards Religious Diversity in Urban Schools

Autor/in	Subasi Singh, Seyda
Titel	Enriching or Challenging? The Attitudes of Viennese Teachers towards Religious Diversity in Urban Schools
Quelle	In: Intercultural Education, 33 (2022) 5, S.526-539 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Subasi Singh, Seyda)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1467-5986
DOI	10.1080/14675986.2022.2144116
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Middle School Teachers; Religious Factors; Religion; Diversity; Institutional Characteristics; Teacher Attitudes; Teaching Experience; Christianity; Islam; Negative Attitudes; Muslims; Barriers; Bias; Austria + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Middle school; Middle schools; Teacher; Teachers; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Lehrerverhalten; Christentum; Negative Fixierung; Muslim; Muslimin; Österreich
Abstract	This study explored Viennese teachers' ideas about religious diversity in schools. School teachers from three different school districts were interviewed about their attitudes towards having religious diversity in their classrooms and about their experiences with it. The aim was to explore reflections on the recent discussion about religious diversity in Austrian schools. The study showed that teachers reduce religious diversity to the presence of Muslim pupils in their classrooms. In addition, religious diversity is regarded as a source of tension, challenge, and restlessness. They further relate Christianity to secular norms. For many, having various religions in schools is not seen as an enrichment, but a hindrance to creating unity in schools and society. Islam is perceived also as a deterrent for school-parent cooperation, integration, and German learning, while religion-based Muslim peer groups are seen as undesired social groups. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01