Measuring Competences for Democratic Culture: Teaching Human Rights through Religious Education

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  • Author(s): Koukounaras Liagkis, Marios (ORCID Koukounaras Liagkis, Marios (ORCID 0000-0001-9140-4059); Skordoulis, Michalis (ORCID Skordoulis, Michalis (ORCID 0000-0002-4621-507X); Geronikou, Vasiliki (ORCID Geronikou, Vasiliki (ORCID 0000-0002-9941-1322)
  • Language:
    English
  • Source:
    Human Rights Education Review. 2022 5(1):112-135.
  • Publication Date:
    2022
  • Document Type:
    Journal Articles
    Reports - Research
    Tests/Questionnaires
  • Additional Information
    • Availability:
      University of South-Eastern Norway. Postboks 235, 3603 Kongsberg, Norway. Tel: +47-310-08000; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: http://www.usn.no
    • Peer Reviewed:
      Y
    • Source:
      24
    • Education Level:
      Secondary Education
    • Subject Terms:
      Civil Rights; Democratic Values; Test Construction; Competence; Citizenship Education; Religious Education; Test Validity; Test Reliability; Secondary School Teachers; Teacher Competencies; Foreign Countries
    • Subject Terms:
      Europe; Greece
    • Accession Number:
      10.7577/hrer.4487
    • ISSN:
      2535-5406
    • Abstract:
      This paper aims to present research on measuring competences for democratic culture. It describes the development of a multiple-item scale that measures competences in teaching democratic citizenship and human rights through religious education. A principal component analysis based on the 135 items of the Council of Europe's Reference framework of competences for democratic culture was carried out in two phases, in order to construct and refine the scale. The result was a 52-item scale divided into six components. This was tested for its reliability, factor structure and validity; firstly on a sample of 123, and secondly on a sample of 403 secondary RE teachers (2018-19). The research scrutinises the concept of democratic competences as being the ability to mobilise and deploy relevant values, attitudes, skills, knowledge and/or understanding. It concludes that these competences are more complex structures than has been assumed.
    • Abstract:
      As Provided
    • Publication Date:
      2022
    • Accession Number:
      EJ1338442