State Reflection on Religious Education and Restructuring of the Education Landscape in Swaziland
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science - Year 2018, Vol 23, Issue 2
Abstract
This study describes the state’s reflection process on religious education in the face of religious diversity. The objectives were to describe howthe state engaged in reflective thinking on religious education; explain the ways in which schooling could be used to unity the citizens. Parents were sampled. Semi- structured interviews and documents were used to collect data. Content analysis was used to analyse the data.The analysis revealed that state officials restructured religious education by engaging in reflective thinking on their actions and inactions. Officials’ reflections were guided by the interests of the state but influenced by local and global religious changes and political debates. These were of great concern to the state because of their potential effects on peace and stability. It was concluded that educationremain the best vehicle for promoting unity in the face of religious diversity. Thus, acompulsory Christian-oriented religious education was introduced in 2017.
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Boyie S. Dlamini
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