A plea for a high-quality education for orthodox religious teachers in Austria: Reflections on the restructuring of the pedagogical education with regard to the requirements of the present and future challenges

A plea for a high-quality education for orthodox religious teachers in Austria

Reflections on the restructuring of the pedagogical education with regard to the requirements of the present and future challenges

Authors

  • Irina N. Dura-Niţu, Mag. Dr. B.Ed. LL.M. Kirchliche Pädagogische Hochschule Wien/Krems

Keywords:

Orthodox religious education, teacher training for religious education, religious education, orthodoxy, school, Austria

Abstract

The present essay examines the multi-faceted effects of the legal restructuring of the pedagogical education, whose foundation it is now capable to shake. Although the self-congratulatory nature of the legislative partners can not silence the programmatic critique of the opposition, questions arise, such as whether a reduction of the subject-specific ECTS can ensure the quality of the religious education, and which changes the overall picture of the orthodox teacher will be exposed to in the future.

Author Biography

Irina N. Dura-Niţu, Mag. Dr. B.Ed. LL.M., Kirchliche Pädagogische Hochschule Wien/Krems

Mag. Dr. Irina N. Dura-Niţu, B.Ed. LL.M., Professorin am Institut Religiöse Bildung – Christliche Konfessionen der Kirchlichen Pädagogischen Hochschule Wien/Krems, Koordinatorin für orthodoxe Fortbildungen im APS Bereich, orthodoxe Religionspädagogin und Mentorin in den Pädagogisch-Praktischen-Studien (Schwerpunkt orthodoxe Religion), Kultur- und Sozialanthropologin.

 

Mag. Dr. Irina N. Dura-Niţu, B.Ed. LL.M. Kirchliche Pädagogische Hochschule Wien/Krems Stephansplatz 3/3 A-1010 Wien e-mail: irina.dura-nitu@kphvie.ac.at

 

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Published

2019-02-25

How to Cite

Dura-Niţu, I. N. (2019) “A plea for a high-quality education for orthodox religious teachers in Austria: Reflections on the restructuring of the pedagogical education with regard to the requirements of the present and future challenges”, Austrian Journal of Religious Education, 26(2), pp. 81–90. Available at: https://oerf-journal.eu/index.php/oerf/article/view/54 (Accessed: 21 November 2024).

Issue

Vol. 26 No. 2 (2018): Future perspectives for confessional religious education in Austria

Section

Article - topic oriented