Toledo Guiding Principles
Prof Bob Jackson at OSCE
The Toledo Guiding Principles Document
Professor Bob Jackson has been a member of the drafting team of the
Toledo Guiding Principles on Teaching about Religions and Beliefs in Public Schools, and gave a speech at the launch in Madrid on 28
th November 2007. The
Toledo Guiding Principles were written in response to requests from the UN and other inter-governmental bodies to facilitate teaching about religions and beliefs in order to promote tolerance and understanding. They are published by the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). Professor Jackson is taking part in the dissemination programme in the 56 participating states, including most of Europe plus the USA and Canada.
The group brought together to produce the Toledo Guiding Principles includes members of the ODIHR's Advisory Council of Experts on Freedom of Religion or Belief. These include authorities on international law (with experience in dealing with legal questions related to the exercise of religious freedom), education and the social sciences. Additional experts in the fields of religion, education and pedagogy were brought in to assist in the preparation of the guiding principles. The group as a whole reflects a range of different religious and non-religious positions, helping to ensure that the perspective of different religious and belief communities is taken into account and that the guiding principles are balanced and inclusive. The Toledo Guiding Principles includes chapters on the human rights framework and teaching about religions and beliefs, preparing curricula, teacher education and respecting rights in the process of implementing courses in teaching about religions and beliefs.
Keywords
RE, religious education, Europe, european religion
Authors :
Professor Bob Jackson
Source :
www.osce.org
Publisher :
www.osce.org
Article Id :
13969
Date Posted:
3/12/2007