Religiösa gymnasieelevers syn på religionskunskapsämnet : En kvalitativ studie som lyfter gymnasieelevers perspektiv på innehållet i religionskunskapsundervisningen

Sammanfattning: This study focuses on upper secondary students' perspectives on religious education (RE) and what its shortcomings are. In the Swedish non-confessional school, students study the subject of RE where students must learn to gain "[...] respect and understanding for diverse ways of thinking and living". The National Agency for Education's governing document states that teaching should address diverse types of human views and perceptions of God within and between religions. In this study, perspectives such as lived religion in teaching are highlighted. Definitions of religion and lived religion are specified in previous research and in the theoretical framework. Within the framework of this study, 40 questionnaires have been handed out to 40 students and three focus group interviews have conducted with students from the same school. The majority of the students agree that subject of religion is dominated by a secularist discourse and that most students do not recognize their religion during the lectures.