NCRE 2022 program
We inform you that there still might be some changes in the conference program taking into account if any of the participants cancel their presentation.
14.06.2022. | 19.00 | Welcome event Faculty of Theology, University of Latvia (Main building of University of Latvia, Raiņa bulvāris 19) | |
15.06.2022. | 9.00 – 10.30 | Registration (The University of Latvia Academic center, "Dabas māja", Jelgavas 1) | |
| 10.30 – 11.00 | Opening | |
| 11.00 – 12.30 | Caroline Klintborg (former Gustavsson) “Searching for a renewal of Religious Education Identity – a Swedish perspective” Respondent: Siebren Miedema | |
| 12.30 – 13.30 | Lunch | |
| 13.30 – 15.00 | Parallel session 1a 1. Kristian Niemi At the crossroads: ascertaining direction through friction 2. Jonothan Doney RE at the Crossroads: Changes in English RE policy as seen in through the pages of the professional journal 3. Oddrun M. H. Bråten Non-binary worldviews in education | Parallel session 1b 1. Anuleena Kimanen Human rights education, social justice, and the formation of agency in RE 2. Nils H.Korsvoll Approaches to historical content in a contemporary RE 3. Gunnfrid Ljones Øierud, Espen Schjetne Contributions from representatives from the Church of Norway in a pluralistic, objective and critical RE subject |
| 15.00 – 15.15 | Coffee break | |
| 15.15 – 16.45 | Parallel session 2a Symposium Human Rights as aim or frame in RE? Freedom of religion, agency, and didactics in the cross-roads between RE and Human Rights 1. Kirsten M. Andersen and Lakshmi Sigurdsson Qualifying teacher students to address paradoxes and dilemmas in the interplay between HRE and RE. Didactic methodologies based on the political philosophy of Hannah Arendt 2. Eva Lindhardt How can the child’s right to freedom of religion and belief be safeguarded when majority religion is transmitted as cultural heritage? 3. Anuleena Kimanen Critical agency in RE as religious freedom and orientation to social action | Parallel session 2b 1. Lars Unstad To «learn how to learn». Core elements and disciplinary literacy in Norwegian religious education. 2. Paulina Gruffman Teaching RE through New Religions 3. Synnøve Markeng Sacred texts and practices in RE |
| 16.45 – 17.30 | Break | |
| 17.30- 19.00 | Meeting with rector of the University of Latvia (Main building of University of Latvia, Raiņa bulvāris 19) | |
| 20.00 | Opportunities to have tickets for concerts in Riga (Opera, The Large Guild, Jazz restaurant, etc.) | |
16.06.2022. | 9.00 – 10.30 | Zanda Rubene “Digital Childhood: Some Reflections from the Point of View of Philosophy of Education” Respondent: Dace Balode (The University of Latvia Academic center, "Dabas māja", Jelgavas 1) | |
| 10.30 – 10.50 | Coffee break | |
| 10.50 – 12.20 | Parallel session 3a Symposium How does religion & worldviews education shape student conceptions of citizenship? Chair: Martha Shaw Presenters: Oddrun Marie Hovde Bråten Marie von der Lippe Trine Anker Kristian Niemi Karin Kittelmann-Flensne Alexis Stones | Parallel session 3b Symposium A beginner’s guide to VR: 360-degree images and videos in RE practice and research Chair: Knut Aukland (OsloMet) Presenters: Anne Siri Kvia (OsloMet); Inge Andersland (NLA); Martin Smith- Gahrsen (UiA); Knut Aukland (OsloMet) Simon S. Hansen (OsloMet) |
| 12.20 – 13.30 | Lunch | |
| 13.30 – 15.00 | Parallel session 4a Symposium Innovation in deep learning with Social, Religion and Worldviews Studies (InDeep) Presenters: Oddrun Marie Hovde Bråten Lars Unstad Geir Skeie Inge Andersland Knut Aukland Marie von der Lippe Rob Freathy Jonathan Doney | Parallel session 4b 1. Eva Lindhardt, Lakshmi Sigurdsson Contested narratives and controversial issues in religious education – didactic challenges for teacher education and schools. 2. Martin Rothgangel Religious Didactics in the Crossroads of Didactics and Subject-matter Didactics: Perspectives of General Subject Didactics |
| 15.00 – 15.15 | Coffee break | |
| 15.15 – 16.45 | Parallel session 5a Symposium Freedoms of religions. Tensions and controversies in Norwegian RE classrooms. Chair: Marie von der Lippe Lina Snoek Hauan: Teacher impartiality and disclosing one´s view on religion. Reflections from a case study in Norwegian Religion and ethics education. Christian Lomsdalen: Education about Christianity as a controversial topic for Christians Sebastian Tjelle Jarmer: Teaching Critique, Criticism and Controversy in Religious Education Marie von der Lippe and Trine Anker: Teaching controversial issues in RE teacher education | Parallel session 5b Symposium: The Role of Space and Time: A comparative exploration of Religion and Education: Searching for the renewal of religious education identity I Jonathan Doney (University of Exeter, United Kingdom) Kristian Niemi (Karlstad University, Sweden) Martin Rothgangel (University of Vienna, Austria) Nils H. Korsvoll (University of Agder, Norway) Inge Andersland (Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Norway) Siebren Miedema (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands) |
| 16.45 – 17.00 | Coffee break | |
| 17.00 - 18.30 | Parallel session 6a 1. Seth Asare-Danso “Tertiarization” policy and the teaching of religious education in Ghana: Challenges and prospects 2. Eric Mensah Teachers’ curriculum knowledge in the teaching of christian religious studies: a study of senior high school teachers in the greater accra region, Ghana 3. Martin Owusu Out of field teaching: the bane of christian religious education in senior high schools in berekum municipality of Ghana | Parallel session 6b Symposium: The Role of Space and Time: A comparative exploration of Religion and Education: Searching for the renewal of religious education identity II Jonathan Doney (University of Exeter, United Kingdom) Kristian Niemi (Karlstad University, Sweden) Martin Rothgangel, University of Vienna, Austria) Nils H. Korsvoll (University of Agder, Norway) Inge Andersland (Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Norway) Siebren Miedema (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands) |
| 19.00 | Dinner with folk dance | |
17.06.2022. | 9.00 – 10.30 | Martin Ubani “Religious literacy, 21st century skills and the RE teacher: teacher education at the crossroads?” Respondent: Olga Schihalejev (The University of Latvia Academic center, "Dabas māja", Jelgavas 1) | |
| 10.30 – 11.00 | Coffee break | |
| 11.00 – 12.30 | Rob Freathy “The RE-searchers Approach: Exemplifying Big Ideas about the study of religion(s) and worldview(s)” Respondent: Knut Aukland | |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch | |
| 13:30 – 15:00 | Parallel session 7a 1. Saila Kujanpää Establishment of teacher education for IRE teachers in Finland 2. Kathrine Moen Professional and personal values in the role as religious educators in kindergartens 3. Inge Andersland, Reidun Faye, Sigrun Lindaas Norhagen Virtual tours of religious buildings in teacher training for RE | Parallel session 7b 1. Martin Owusu Is my CRS teacher morally educated? Views of senior high school pupils in the Mfantseman municipality 2. Seth Asare-Danso The use of creative pedagogies for teacher religious education: Observations from a college of education in Ghana’ 3. Dag Øivind Østereng I believe in video! Subtitle: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of NRK Skole and Elavkanalen as educational resources |
| 15:30 – 18:00 | Excursions:
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| 19.00 | Conference dinner | |
18.06.2022. | 10.30 – 12.00 | Summing up (Main building of University of Latvia, Raiņa bulvāris 19) |
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| 12.00 – 13.30 | Lunch | |
| 13.30 – 16.00 | Excursions:
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