The Catholic Moral and Religious Education in Cape Verde and teachers' perception of their relevance
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Catholic Moral and Religious EducationAbstract
In order to restore to religious education, the important place in public schools, a new analysis of the sociopolitical situation was made and the Agreement between the Holy See and the State of Cape Verde on the Legal Status of the Catholic Church in Cape Verde was signed on June 10, 2013 (BO No. 68, I Series of December 16), called Concordat. This Agreement established, among other measures, the possibility of introduction into public education not higher of the discipline Catholic Moral and Religious Education (EMRC). Thus, after some advances and setbacks in discussions with government authorities, initiated in 2015, the Government, at the end of 2017, accepted the proposal presented by the Catholic Church to implement the EMRC discipline in 13 (thirteen) public schools on the islands of Santiago, Fogo, São Vicente, and Santo Antão. This study aims to historically contextualize the discipline of EMRC in Cape Verde, analyze elements of its program and its implementation and to understand teachers about the relevance of the EMRC discipline, using documentary analysis and questionnaire survey as methodology. The results of this study indicate that EMRC is a necessary discipline, legal, endorsed with moral strength and open to the values of justice, solidarity, and peace, thus requiring teachers with human personality, teaching personality, and believing personality.
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