Dilemma’s van burgerschapsvorming in het protestants christelijk basisonderwijs: de keuze van kinderliteratuur

Abstract

The research project 'dilemmas in citizenship education' is part of a research programme on education in Christian schools in the Dutch diverse society. This explorative study focuses on the choice of childrens' literature books in protestant primary schools with a heterogeneous population of pupils. This a contested issue nowadays. An issue connected to the common and inclusive goals of citizenship education to prepare everyone for a plural society and the wishes of some of the teachers and parents to educate children exclusively in the Christian faith. The results show that the solutions thinkable to most of the teachers is the avoidance of books that might cause a lack of safety for certain children and could raise discussion with orthodox parents. In the discussion we explore other possible solutions.