In Latvia the implementation of the new National Curriculum is oriented towards a competence based approach that focuses on learning by doing and is based on theoretical constructs of constructionism and social constructivism. For the first time since Latvia gained independence in 1990, the new National Curriculum will provide a unique opportunity for pupils to study religion as a phenomenon and religions as traditions. The aim of the new National Curriculum is integration of religious competences in the curriculum embracing all 12 years of primary and secondary education. A working group of experts was created for dealing with the social and civil issues of the National Curriculum, and the group has been given the task to develop six main concepts for promoting a harmonious attitude in learners, which would enable them to feel and act more responsibly in the changing social and global reality. Thus, the objective of the Curriculum will be achieved if the learners choose to act responsibly and meaningfully at all times. The religious education programme has to be developed in a way that it fits into this particular framework. It is anticipated that the new programme will challenge the traditional ways of teaching and learning religious education. The aim of this study is to find the answers to the following questions: How can Religious Education be integrated into the social and civil sphere of the new National Curriculum? What is the best approach to integration of Religious Education into the new National Curriculum? Is there a place for denominational aspects of Religious Education? This study is a descriptive analysis of the particular experience gathered while developing the national standard.

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宗教能力与拉脱维亚新的国家课程：宗派挑战

在拉脱维亚，新国家课程的实施以基于能力的方法为导向，该方法侧重于边做边学，并以建构主义和社会建构主义的理论结构为基础。自1990年拉脱维亚获得独立以来，新的《国家课程》将首次为学生提供一个难得的机会，使他们能够学习宗教这一现象和宗教作为传统。新的国家课程的目标是将宗教能力整合到涵盖所有初等和中等教育十二年的课程中。成立了一个专家工作组来处理国家课程的社会和公民问题，该工作组的任务是制定六个主要概念，以促进学习者的和谐态度，这将使他们在不断变化的社会和全球现实中感受到并采取负责任的态度。因此，如果学习者选择始终以负责任和有意义的方式行事，则课程的目标将实现。宗教教育计划必须以适合该特定框架的方式进行开发。预计新计划将挑战传统的宗教教育教学方法。这项研究的目的是找到以下问题的答案：宗教教育如何才能融入新的国家课程的社会和公民领域？将宗教教育纳入新的国家课程的最佳方法是什么？在宗教教育的教派方面有地方吗？这项研究是对制定国家标准时收集到的特定经验的描述性分析。