Eine wissenschaftliche Analyse der gegenwärtigen Konfirmandenarbeit im europäischen Kontext Dieser Band enthält die Ergebnisse der ersten international-vergleichenden empirischen Untersuchung von Konfirmandenarbeit in sieben europäischen Ländern und Kirchen (Dänemark, Deutschland, Finnland, Norwegen, Österreich, Schweden, Schweiz), in der mehr als 28.000 Konfirmanden, Eltern und Mitarbeitende befragt wurden. Die Konfirmandenarbeit wird zunächst für jedes Land beschrieben. Vergleichende Analysen geben sodann Einblick in zentrale Fragen von innovativer Bedeutung für die Ausrichtung von Konfirmandenarbeit, angefangen bei didaktischen Fragen bis hin zum Beitrag der Konfirmandenarbeit für die Gesellschaft. Damit bietet der Band zahlreiche Anregungen, die über die jeweiligen nationalen Kontexte hinausreichen. Er wirft neue Fragen auf und enthält Impulse für Praxis und Theorie.Der Band wurde von einem Autorenteam aus allen beteiligten Ländern gemeinsam erarbeitet und basiert auf einer empirischen Studie mit mehr als 28000 befragten Konfirmanden, Eltern und Mitarbeitenden. Zugleich steht er in einem engen Zusammenhang zu dem Band "Konfirmandenarbeit in Deutschland".

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Friedrich Schweitzer, Dr. rer. soc., ist Professor für Religionspädagogik an der Universität Tübingen. Kati TervoNiemelä, Dr. theol., ist Studienleiterin am Church Research Institute in Tampere (Finnland) und a.O. Professorin für Religionspädagogik an der Universität Helsinki. Thomas Schlag, Dr. theol., ist Professor für Praktische Theologie an der Universität Zürich. Henrik Simojoki, Dr. theol., ist Professor für Religionspädagogik an der Universität Bamberg.

This volume contains the results of the first international-comparative empirical study on confirmation work in seven European countries (Austria, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland). It is the result of an extensive international collaboration between researchers from these countries. Through this, it has become possible to put together the experiences with research on youth and religion as well as on young people's relationship to institutionalised forms of Christianity that previously have only been available at a national level. Doing justice to the national histories and situations as well as to the many differences between the countries and Churches involved, the confirmation work in each of the countries is described theoretically and empirically in parallel chapters, with information about the current situation as well as about the different models of confirmation work and practical experiences. Comparative chapters focus on core questions of confirmation work, concerning didactic issues and methods but also the meaning of confirmation work for church and society at large. Readers with limited time will find a brief summary of the main results in part 5. The tables with the detailed results are printed only partly in the respective chapters of the book. A complete list of results for all countries involved can be found in the appendix. The approach of the study follows the insights of contemporary education as well as recent developments in theology and the Churches. It pursues the interest in pupil-oriented learning that treats young people not as objects but as active and creative subjects. This is why the study is based, in the first place, on interviews with the confirmands themselves. Moreover, since confirmation work has turned into a major field for volunteers, it also includes the workers -ministers as well as others. In addition to this, at least in some of the countries, the parents were addressed as well. The present volume is part of the emerging field of international comparative research in the field of religious and Christian education. Through this, the book opens up new horizons for thinking about confirmation work. It raises questions that go beyond the traditional national contexts and offers innovative perspectives for the praxis and theory of confirmation work in Europe. In this respect, the study can also be seen as a contribution to ecumenical dialogue. By bringing together data from seven countries or Churches it allows for mutual understanding and for learning from each other in new ways. The book is written by a team of authors from all of the participating countries who have created the International Network for Research and Development of Confirmation and Christian Youth Work founded in 2007. It is based on an empirical study with more than 28000 adolescents, parents and workers, most of whom answered questionnaires at two points in time. This empirical basis places it on the level of the largest studies available in this field. Throughout the study, the researchers have followed the most current standards of social scientific research, aiming for representative data and valid procedures. The ample interpretations, however, also make reference to theological insights and to the discussions on the Church as well as on the tasks of Christian education. The Editors 1. Introduction FRIEDRICH SCHWEITZER, WOLFGANG ILG, AND HENRIK SIMOJOKI This volume presents the results of the first international empirical study on confirmation work in seven European countries. Its international character as well as its empirical methodology make this study an innovative contribution not only for the practise of working with confirmands but also for the research on young people in Europe. Participating countries are Austria, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland (Zurich). Religious educators and researchers from universities and research institutes of the P Leseprobe