The professionalisation of Islamic religious education teachers

Although Islamic religious education (IRE) has been offered in Austrian public schools since 1982, opinion and the general opinions of several stakeholders school system tend to be negative. One main reasons is shortage professionals, which led recruiting personnel from different disciplines, who often lack proper qualification for IRE. Public discourses do not consider possibility professionalisation after lateral entry into career as an IRE teacher. Based on empirical research considering biographical experiences professional development teachers, present paper examines how teachers themselves perceive asses their professionalism. The study’s findings show that recognition a depend many factors, such degree teachers’ training at academic institutions, work schedule, state accreditation, types employment contract, more. results reveal, moreover, beliefs views regarding profession subject. This article focuses concept performative competence staging part processes context beyond.