Edukacja religijna młodzieży gimnazjalnej w świetle znowelizowanej „Podstawy programowej katechezy Kościoła katolickiego w Polsce”

Abstract

The topic discussed in the article is an up-to-date issue as it is inspired by the amended text of the Core curriculum of the Catholic Church catechesis in Poland, approved by the Polish Episcopal Conference in March 2010. The aim of the article is an analysis of issues related to the religious education of pupils at lower secondary schools in Poland, i.e. the description of theoretical foundations, defined in the abovementioned curriculum of the Catholic Church in Poland. Accordingly, firstly the term “religious education” shall be analyzed and the Core curriculum of the Catholic Church catechesis in Poland, amended in 2010, shall be characterized. Secondly, catechetic aims shall be described – general requirements, the tasks of catechesis and of religious education (RE) teachers, and the content defined under specific requirements categories. Recommended conditions and ways of carrying out the assumptions of the curriculum will follow as well as the assumptions concerning the correlation of RE and other courses at lower secondary school as defined in the curriculum. Next, an attempt shall be made to analyze the cooperation between upbringing environments, i.e. above all the family and the parish. The analyses shall be completed with an attempt at evaluating religious education proposed under the Core curriculum of the Catholic Church catechesis in Poland.