ABSTRACT

In recent years, the concept of ‘worldview’ has resurfaced into the forefront of the international debate among scholars of religious education. With this study, we aim to contribute to the discussion with empirical material having a focus on worldview education in whole school education. The study deals with the Finnish teachers’ perceptions of worldview education in basic education. Teachers (N = 110) responded to a questionnaire concerning their experiences on how they feel about worldview education, how they deal with it and where does worldview education take place in schools according to teachers. The questionnaire included both quantitative and qualitative sections. According to the results, it appears that teachers consider worldview education to be relatively important in schools and that they have a reasonably broad perception of worldview education, including aspects of value education, cultural encounters, and settlement of disputes. What is notable is that the teachers appear to associate worldview education not only with lessons; they also cite activities in the daily life of the school and outside the classrooms, especially celebrations, as incidents associated with worldview education.

摘要

近年来，“世界观”的概念重新成为国际宗教教育学者争论的焦点。通过这项研究，我们旨在通过以全校教育中的世界观教育为重点的实证材料为讨论做出贡献。该研究涉及芬兰教师对基础教育世界观教育的看法。教师（N= 110）回答了一份问卷，内容涉及他们对世界观教育的感受、他们如何处理以及世界观教育在学校中根据教师的意见进行的地方。问卷包括定量和定性部分。结果显示，教师认为世界观教育在学校中相对重要，他们对世界观教育有相当广泛的认识，包括价值观教育、文化交流和争端解决等方面。值得注意的是，教师似乎不仅将世界观教育与课程联系起来；他们还将学校日常生活中和课堂外的活动，特别是庆祝活动，列为与世界观教育相关的事件。