Exploring the Influence of Christian Religious Belief Systems on Community Interaction within Critical Citizenship Education in South Africa

Autor/inn/en	Costandius, Elmarie; Alexander, Neeske
Titel	Exploring the Influence of Christian Religious Belief Systems on Community Interaction within Critical Citizenship Education in South Africa
Quelle	In: British Journal of Religious Education, 43 (2021) 4, S.364-375 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Costandius, Elmarie)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0141-6200
DOI	10.1080/01416200.2020.1853047
Schlagwörter	Christianity; Religious Factors; Beliefs; Citizenship Education; Helping Relationship; Role; Student Attitudes; History; Social Change; Higher Education; Foreign Countries; Racial Segregation; Teaching Methods; Course Content; Universities; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Christentum; Belief; Glaube; Citizenship; Education; Politische Bildung; Politische Erziehung; Staatsbürgerliche Erziehung; Helfende Beziehung; Rollen; Schülerverhalten; Geschichte; Geschichtsdarstellung; Sozialer Wandel; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Ausland; Rassentrennung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Kursprogramm; University; Universität; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	Christian religious belief systems may influence higher education teaching and learning. We investigated how this manifests in relation to critical citizenship education at the Department of Visual Arts of Stellenbosch University. During the facilitation of a Visual Communication Design course, which included community interaction (CI), students often referred to their Christian religious beliefs even though the design of this critical citizenship course was not based on any specific religion. Within CI, 'helping behaviour' and 'charity' were common. We draw on theoretical perspectives of critical citizenship education, the impact of belief systems, and the psychology behind 'helping behaviour' to examine the comments made by students about their Christian religious beliefs and community interaction. We consider the history of Christianity and the role it played in apartheid and ask how 'helping behaviour' and Christian privilege should be addressed in critical citizenship education in South African higher education institutions. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01