Gross: Promoting Interfaith Education Through ICT – A Case Study

The paper (hardcover) version of the fourth volume of the International Handbooks of Religion and Education is coming out next week. But the electronic edition is already available at Springer. The volume bears the title International Handbook of Inter-religious Education. In it you will find a case study by Dr. Zehavit Gross,

is a senior lecturer and the head of graduate program of social education in the School of Education, Bar-Ilan University, Israel. Her main area of specialisation is Socialisation Processes (religious, secular, feminine and civic) among adolescents. Currently she is actively participating in four international projects: An international study in Jewish dayschools in Brussels, Paris and Geneva. A research study on Jewish dayschools in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia. A research on Femininsm among modern orthodox women in Montrael and Toronto, Canada and a comparative research in Europe among 10 countries on Religiosity Worldviews and Values of Adolescents.

Her case study, "Promoting Interfaith Education Through ICT" abstract is below

Through a case study, this chapter analyzes how a Jewish teacher attempts to explain a Jewish religious concept to a Muslim university student, to illustrate how interfaith education can operate in practice. First, I will discuss interfaith education in general and its challenges; then I will describe the case and show how interfaith education can be taught through face-to-face lessons and through information and communication technology (ICT) and analyze different modes of learning. I will suggest a model for transmitting interfaith knowledge through ICT and then discuss the need for building a community of knowledge exchange in interfaith education.