Jetzt doch?! Religiöse Bildung in öffentlichen Kindergärten in Österreich: Implikationen rechtlicher Vorgaben und verbindlicher pädagogischer Leitlinien

Implications of legal regulations and binding educational guidelines

Abstract

For a long time, restraint, marginalisation and resolute disregard formed the political strategy for dealing with religious education in public kindergartens in Austria – despite its increasing attention by media. In recent years the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research and the City of Vienna have published new legal texts and educational guidelines dealing explicitly with religions and world views. This report describes the previous situation and analyses these new documents with regard to their pedagogical implications – in order to identify an official basis for religious education in public kindergartens in Austria.