An empirical study on the relationship between the subjects of Ethics and Religion in German moral education reform

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25885106
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Education on school subjects and activities
• Research Institution: Osaka Shoin Women's University
• Principal Investigator: HAMATANI Kana 大阪樟蔭女子大学, 児童学部, 講師 (60613073)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-08-30 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 道徳教育 / 倫理科 / 宗教科 / ドイツ / カリキュラム / 宗教教育 / イスラーム

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study was to clarify the relationship between the subjects of Ethics and Religion in German elementary school and secondary school moral education reform using an empirical analysis of curricula, practice, and teacher training in conjunction with field work in three states.
The following two viewpoints were found: 1) the competencies that students should achieve were clarified and the learning process and the evaluation method were remodeled, 2) the cooperation between the subjects of Ethics and Religion aims to develop cross-cultural competency and promote a new approach to their teacher training.

Free Research Field

比較教育学