On how RE Teachers Address the Sometimes Conflicting Tasks of Conveying Fundamental Values and Facilitating Critical Thinking

Teachers in the non-confessional Swedish subject religious education have conflicting responsibilities to convey values and facilitate critical thinking. The research regarding these has often been considered a theoretical problem discussion concerned solutions. However, is not only theoretical. It fact also practical that many teachers frequently encounter. overall aim of this paper thus draw attention as face are expected solve their pedagogical practices. In line with aim, number qualitative interviews were conducted experienced teachers, who particular responsibility for moral school system. purpose was investigate how they relate sometimes consequently make an empirically informed contribution debate. This important task since there no official guidelines on balance Keywords: education, paradox controversial issues, ethics.