RELIGIOUS EDUCATION IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS

Abstract

This work is an attempt to diagnose the position and the possibilities of offering religious education in elementary schools. Considering that religious education has become an integral part of a democratically oriented school, with the aim of contributing to the total development of the personality of a student, the spiritual renewal of society, development of tolerance and respect for diversity, it is necessary to look at its possibilities and offer suggestions for solving possible problems it encounters. Religious instruction is defined with its aims and task which need to be realized. For successful realization of religious instruction in schools, those who carry out instruction, in other words the religious instructors possess the decisive influence. They need to set an example for every student who is on the path of religious maturity. Although the expectations of religious instruction have been realized for most part, they need to be continually improved.