Gender constructions in Austrian RE textbooks – a comparative linguistic textbook analysis

Autor(en)
Florian Mayrhofer
Abstrakt

The contribution gives insights into a comparative linguistic textbook analysis of two Austrian Catholic Religious Education (RE) textbooks for colleges for higher vocational schools (‘BHS’) and vocational schools for apprentices (‘VocEd’). Gender constructions are still a desideratum in RE textbook research in Austria. Previous gender-oriented analyses mostly used qualitative content analysis or mainly questionnaires. This paper followed the approach of linguistic textbook analysis addressing gender constructions on a linguistic level by comparing both textbooks, asking which and how two selected chapters of Austrian RE textbooks in use construct gender on a linguistic level. A discussion of the main results, considering previous gender sensitive RE research, aimed to develop criteria for prospects of action with teaching materials in the current context of plurality of genders and sexualities in a democratic society.

Organisation(en)
Institut für Praktische Theologie
Journal
British Journal of Religious Education
Seiten
1-12
Anzahl der Seiten
12
ISSN
0141-6200
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/01416200.2024.2355219
Publikationsdatum
05-2024
Peer-reviewed
Ja
ÖFOS 2012
503024 Religionspädagogik
Schlagwörter
ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete
Education, Religious studies
Sustainable Development Goals
SDG 5 – Geschlechtergleichheit
Link zum Portal
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/081b9f0c-cc29-4aa8-b737-d9e1d482a681