In this study emphasis was on pupils’ expectations regarding beliefs and conceptions of life among teachers within the school subject of religion. Additionally this study also concentrated on the consequences of teachers’ beliefs on their legitimacy and teaching. The study’s method was qualitative including semi-structured interviews in two separate schools. These interviews consisted of six pupils in the third grade of upper secondary education. The pupils were all aged 18 and selected mainly through a convenience sample. In this study the applied theory derived from four theoretical concepts legitimacy, discourse, stigma and secularization. These theoretical concepts were linked to create a theoretical model. This model was applied in analyzing the material from the interviews. The results showed that the majority of the pupils had expectations on teachers in the subject religion, regarding their beliefs. This meant that if a teacher had a religious belief this was regarded as a deviation from the norms that surrounded the pupils. Pupils were of the opinion that the teacher should keep his beliefs private in his class. The majority of pupils expected the teacher in the subject religion to be objective and neutral. If the teacher should fail to comply with the pupils’ expectations, it would have a negative effect concerning his legitimacy.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:lnu-38826 |
| Date | January 2014 |
| Creators | Voudouragkakis, Christos |
| Publisher | Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV) |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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