values ​​and standards

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The teaching values ​​and norms is a regular subject at the public schools and the independent schools (private schools) in the state of Lower Saxony , which the "[...] school [...] [has] to set up from the 5th  school year onwards, if at least twelve pupils Pupils […] “do not take part in religious instruction. It is therefore a substitute subject for religious instruction. "In the professional values and standards are religious educational knowledge , the understanding of the company effective values and standards , and access to philosophical , ideological and religious to convey questions." The professional values and standards is as examination subject in the sixth form , in vocational Gymnasium , evening gymnasium and college planned. "Values ​​and norms should be taught primarily by teachers with a philosophical , religious or social science education ."

history

In 1970, the first religious studies lessons were set up with the help of the state treaty concluded between the state of Lower Saxony and the Free Religious Community . As a result, the first “Values ​​and Norms Course” was launched in 1974 in the general education schools in Lower Saxony for pupils who do not want to take part in religious education or in religious studies lessons.

Legal situation

Values and standards is a regular subject in the public schools and independent schools ( private schools ) in the state of Lower Saxony .

"In the professional values and standards are religious educational knowledge , the understanding of the company effective values and standards , and access to philosophical , ideological and religious to convey questions."

- Section 128 (2) of the Lower Saxony School Act (NSchG)

A "[...] school has the teaching values and standards as a regular subject on 5  school year set up if at least twelve students or students [...]" out of religious education to attend. “When it comes to the organization of lessons […]”, the school has “[…] to make use of the possibilities of cross-class or multi-year teaching, whereby in lower secondary level, for didactic and methodological reasons, no more than three school years should be combined.” The teaching values ​​and Norms "[...] can also be established if the minimum number of twelve participants is reached by grouping the pupils from neighboring schools"; "A prerequisite is that the summary is justifiable according to local and school conditions."

If a school has established values ​​and norms for teaching, all those who do not take part in religious education are instead obliged to attend the relevant teaching. "In the upper level of the gymnasium , in the vocational high school , in the evening grammar school and in the college , the obligation to participate in the values ​​and norms class can also be fulfilled by taking part in the philosophy class if the school has set up this class."

"Values ​​and norms should be taught primarily by teachers with a philosophical , religious or social science education ."

Core curricula for values ​​and norms exist for the Haupt -, Real -, Ober - and Integrated Comprehensive School as well as for the Gymnasium , the Vocational Gymnasium , the Evening Gymnasium and the College . For grades 5 to 10 of the integrated comprehensive school, there are also supplementary curricular specifications for values ​​and norms.

As soon as "[...] the necessary courses have been developed and suitable teachers are available", "[t] the subject Values ​​and Norms [...] is to be set up as an examination subject in upper secondary school , in vocational grammar school, in evening grammar school and in college [ ...] ".

In the qualifying stage of the sixth form can (under the Offer School) in Social Sciences , the focus of the student or the student teaching subject values and standards - just as - unlike the subjects of religion and philosophy supplementary subject and not as a major subject are occupied. In order to be able to be chosen as an examination subject, "[the] subject [...] at the school as an examination subject must have been approved by the school authorities." As an examination subject it is - in contrast to the subjects religion and philosophy (in the latter case, provided that it has been introduced at school as an examination subject) - only with a basic requirement level, but not with an increased requirement level .

Values ​​and standards is the only subject for which the knowledge to be imparted in this (including the understanding and access to be conveyed ) is specified in the Lower Saxony School Act (NSchG) .

The subject values ​​and norms as an examination subject in the upper level of the gymnasium, in the vocational high school, in the evening high school and in the college

Section 190 of the Lower Saxony Schools Act (NSchG) stipulates that “[t] the subject Values ​​and Standards (Section 128) [...] must be set up as an examination subject in the upper secondary school, in the vocational high school, in the evening grammar school and in the college as soon as The necessary teaching offers have been developed for this and suitable teachers are available. ”A few grammar schools, vocational grammar schools, evening grammar schools and colleges now also offer the subject values ​​and standards as an examination subject - sometimes only to a limited extent as a fifth examination subject (in which an oral examination can be taken is) - but due to a lack of suitable teachers it is still far from being offered nationwide. The Lower Saxony State Institute for School Quality Development (NLQ) has therefore stated at least since 2012 that “[…] the task of further and Continuing education, d. H. the qualification of teachers to give lessons in a new subject ”“ […] in particular urgency […] ”.

Trial phase in the subject of values ​​and norms in primary school

The Lower Saxony Ministry of Education leads from the school year 2017/18 a trial phase in professional values and standards in the primary school by. "After a first phase of testing in the school year 2017/18 at a plurality of elementary schools of basal trained in the art teachers was performed with great success, even fachfremd teaching teachers can now use the on the second, designed for two school year phase instruction issue. In cooperation with the NLQ, you will receive an accompanying qualification which contains the relevant technical and pedagogical basics in a total of seven modules . "

Philosophical neutrality

The inviolability of "[...] freedom of belief , conscience and freedom of religious and ideological creed [...]" in accordance with Article 4, Paragraph 1 of the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany (GG) becomes the principle of ideological neutrality of the state , which commands the state religious and ideological neutrality . He is bound by this commandment also with regard to school and teaching values ​​and norms.

The religious instruction  - and only these - is in accordance with Art. 7 paragraph 3 sentence 2 GG and § 125 sentence 1 of the Lower Saxony Education Act (NSchG) "[...] in accordance with the principles of the religious communities left" and is thus a res mixta (lat. mixed matter ), a common matter of the state on the one hand and the respective religious community (s) on the other. Since the religious education does not take place the sole responsibility of the state and the principles of religious communities - despite the fact that some religious communities according to Art. 140 GG in conjunction with Art 137th paragraph 5 of the German Constitution August 11, 1919 public corporations are or they have been granted the same rights (as well as some associations for the common cultivation of a worldview according to Art. 137 Paragraph 7 of the German Constitution of August 11, 1919 in connection with the aforementioned articles) - not the requirement of religious and ideological Subject to neutrality, religious instruction does not have to be given in compliance with this requirement.

See also

literature

  • Martina Langen: The subject values ​​and norms. GRIN Verlag , Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-640-16537-7 .
  • Friedrich Stäblein: The legal position of the substitute instruction. In: Hartmut Zinser (ed.): “The challenge of ethics teaching”. Ethics, values ​​and norms as a substitute subject in school. Lectures and discussions of the symposium “Ethics, values ​​and norms as a substitute subject in schools” within the framework of the congress of the German Association for the History of Religions on March 7, 1991 in Munich (Basic values ​​of human behavior in religions). Diagonal-Verlag, Marburg 1991, ISBN 3-927165-12-3 , pp. 15-28.

Web links

Supporting documents and comments

  1. ↑ a b § 128 paragraph 1 sentence 3 in conjunction with § 1 paragraph 1 of the Lower Saxony School Act (NSchG) in the version of March 3, 1998, last amended by Article 1 of the law of June 19, 2013 (Nds. GVBl. S. 165). Published online in the Lower Saxony Regulations Information System (VORIS) , accessed on July 17, 2014
  2. ↑ a b § 128 paragraph 2 of the Lower Saxony School Act (NSchG) in the version of March 3, 1998, last amended by Article 1 of the law of June 19, 2013 (Nds. GVBl. P. 165). Published online in the Lower Saxony Regulations Information System (VORIS) , accessed on July 17, 2014
  3. ↑ a b c § 190 of the Lower Saxony School Act (NSchG) in the version of March 3, 1998, last amended by Article 1 of the law of June 19, 2013 (Nds. GVBl. P. 165). Published online in the Lower Saxony Regulations Information System (VORIS) , accessed on July 17, 2014
  4. ↑ a b no. 7.1 of the regulations for religious instruction and teaching values ​​and norms circular of the [Lower Saxony] Ministry of Education of May 10, 2011 - file number 33-82105 - VORIS no .: 22410 - (SVBl. 2011 no. 7, p . 226). Published online in the Lower Saxony Regulations Information System (VORIS) , accessed on July 17, 2014
  5. ↑ Martina Langen: The teaching subject values ​​and norms . GRIN Verlag , Munich 2006, ISBN 978-3-640-16537-7 , p. 5 .
  6. ^ A b Christel Hasselmann: Anniversary: ​​15 years of the Association for Values ​​and Standards in Lower Saxony. Online in the web presence of the professional association values ​​and norms in Lower Saxony e. V. , accessed on July 18, 2014
  7. ↑ § 128 paragraph 1 sentence 3 of the Lower Saxony School Act (NSchG) in the version of March 3, 1998, last amended by Article 1 of the law of June 19, 2013 (Nds. GVBl. P. 165). Published online in the Lower Saxony Regulations Information System (VORIS) , accessed on July 17, 2014
  8. ↑ No. 1.4 of the regulations for religious education and teaching values ​​and norms circular of the [Lower Saxony] Ministry of Culture of 10 May 2011 - file number 33-82105 - VORIS no .: 22410 - (SVBl. 2011 No. 7, p. 226 ). Published online in the Lower Saxony Regulations Information System (VORIS) , accessed on July 17, 2014
  9. ↑ No. 3.2 in conjunction with No. 2.2 of the Regulations for Religious Education and Teaching Values ​​and Norms circular of the [Lower Saxony] Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs of May 10, 2011 - file number 33-82105 - VORIS no .: 22410 - (SVBl. 2011 No. . 7, p. 226). Published online in the Lower Saxony Regulations Information System (VORIS) , accessed on July 17, 2014
  10. ↑ Section 128, Paragraph 1, Clause 4 of the Lower Saxony Schools Act (NSchG) in the version of March 3, 1998, last amended by Article 1 of the Act of June 19, 2013 (Nds. GVBl. P. 165). Published online in the Lower Saxony Regulations Information System (VORIS) , accessed on July 17, 2014
  11. ↑ Values ​​and Norms. Core curriculum for secondary school, grades 5 - 10 . Published by the Lower Saxony Ministry of Culture , 2009. Published online in the Lower Saxony Education Server (NiBiS) of the Lower Saxony State Institute for School Quality Development ( NLQ) , accessed on September 22, 2014 (PDF file, 216.02 KiB; German).
  12. ↑ Values ​​and Norms. Core curriculum for secondary school, grades 5 - 10 . Published by the Lower Saxony Ministry of Culture , 2009. Published online in the Lower Saxony Education Server (NiBiS) of the Lower Saxony State Institute for School Quality Development ( NLQ) , accessed on September 22, 2014 (PDF file, 222.41 KiB; German).
  13. ↑ Values ​​and Norms. Core curriculum for high school, grades 5 - 10 . Published by the Lower Saxony Ministry of Culture , 2013. Published online in the Lower Saxony Education Server (NiBiS) of the Lower Saxony State Institute for School Quality Development ( NLQ) , accessed on September 22, 2014 (PDF file, 204.63 KiB; German).
  14. ↑ Values ​​and Norms. Core curriculum for the integrated comprehensive school, grades 5 - 10 . Published by the Lower Saxony Ministry of Culture , 2009. Published online in the Lower Saxony Education Server (NiBiS) of the Lower Saxony State Institute for School Quality Development ( NLQ) , accessed on September 22, 2014 (PDF file, 239.73 KiB; German).
  15. ↑ a b c d e values ​​and norms. Core curriculum for grammar school - upper level, comprehensive school - upper level, vocational high school, evening high school, college . Published by the Lower Saxony Ministry of Culture , 2011. Published online in the Lower Saxony Education Server (NiBiS) of the Lower Saxony State Institute for School Quality Development ( NLQ) , accessed on September 22, 2014 (PDF file, 217.57 KiB; German).
  16. ↑ Values ​​and Norms. Core curriculum for grammar school, grades 5 - 10 . Published by the Lower Saxony Ministry of Culture , 2009. Published online in the Lower Saxony Education Server (NiBiS) of the Lower Saxony State Institute for School Quality Development ( NLQ) , accessed on September 22, 2014 (PDF file, 238.47 KiB; German).
  17. ↑ Values ​​and Norms. Supplementary curricular requirements for the integrated comprehensive school, grades 5-10 . Published by the Lower Saxony Ministry of Culture , 2011. Published online in the Lower Saxony Education Server (NiBiS) of the Lower Saxony State Institute for School Quality Development ( NLQ) , accessed on September 22, 2014 (PDF file, 44.86 KiB; German).
  18. ↑ Annex 2 (to Section 10, Paragraph 2 and Section 12, Paragraph 1) of the Ordinance on Upper Secondary Schools (VO-GO) of February 17, 2005, last amended by Article 1 of the Ordinance of August 12, 2016 (Nds. GVBl . P. 149). Published online in the Lower Saxony Regulations Information System (VORIS) , accessed and received on January 15, 2017.
  19. ↑ a b Annex 3 (to Section 11 Paragraphs 1 and 2) of the Ordinance on the Upper School Level (VO-GO) of February 17, 2005, last amended by Article 1 of the Ordinance of August 12, 2016 (Nds. GVBl. S 149). Published online in the Lower Saxony Regulations Information System (VORIS) , accessed and received on January 15, 2017.
  20. ↑ These restrictions in relation to the subjects religion and philosophy have been imposed by the professional association "Values ​​and Norms" - Ethical and Humanistic Education in Lower Saxony e. V. in its opinion on the draft amendment to the “Ordinance on the upper secondary school” (VO-GO) of February 10, 2016, “Audition” ( memento of the original from January 15, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.fv-wun.de archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. of March 7, 2016 criticized (accessed and received from fv-wun.de on January 15, 2017, PDF file, 5.80 MiB).
  21. ↑ For example, the Bad Essen grammar school , the cooperative comprehensive school Schneverdingen , the Soltau grammar school and the business school of the BBS 11 of the Hanover region (all accessed and received on January 17, 2017).
  22. ↑ Values ​​and Norms . In: wilhelm-busch-gymnasium.de . Wilhelm-Busch-Gymnasium, Stadthagen, accessed and received on January 15, 2017.
    Information on the subject of values ​​and standards . In: gymnasium-rhauderfehn.eu . Gymnasium Rhauderfehn, accessed and received on January 17, 2017.
  23. ↑ The subject "Values ​​and Norms" is currently not offered as an examination subject at the Lower Saxony Boarding School Bad Bederkesa and the Humboldt Gymnasium ( Memento of the original from January 17, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked . Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Bad Pyrmont, at the Burgdorf high school , at the Kaiserin-Auguste-Viktoria-Gymnasium Celle, at the Johannes-Althusius-Gymnasium Emden ( 2nd source ), at the Theodor-Heuss-Gymnasium - Europaschule Göttingen, at the Gymnasium Hankensbüttel , at the Gymnasium Schillerschule Hanover , on Gymnasium Himmelsthür , at Gymnasium-Hittfeld , at Gymnasium Nordhorn , at Graf-Anton-Günther-Schule - Gymnasium of the district of Oldenburg Oldenburg, at Ernst Reuter School Pattensen Cooperative Comprehensive School, at Bernhard Riemann Gymnasium Scharnebeck , at Otto Hahn Gymnasium Jump ( Memento of the original from January 17, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , at the Gymnasium Sulingen , at the Herzog-Ernst-Gymnasium Uelzen, at the Gymnasium Mellendorf Wedemark and at the Gymnasium Wildeshausen (all accessed and received on January 17, 2017). @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.humboldt-gymnasium.de @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ohgspringe.de
  24. ↑ Values ​​and Norms . In: Lower Saxony Education Server (NiBiS) . State of Lower Saxony  - Lower Saxony State Institute for School Quality Development (NLQ), accessed and received on January 15, 2017.
  25. ↑ Values ​​and norms in primary school Bek. D. MK v. May 9, 2018 - 36-82105 / 50-10 ( SVBl. 2018 No. 6 , p. 302). In: www.mk.niedersachsen.de - Lower Saxony Ministry of Culture , accessed on June 9, 2018 (PDF file; 755 kB).
  26. ↑ Gerhard Czermak : Religious and Weltanschauung law. An introduction. In cooperation with Eric Hilgendorf (= Springer textbook. ). Springer-Verlag, Berlin / Heidelberg 2008, ISBN 978-3-540-72048-5 (print) ISBN 978-3-540-72049-2 (online) doi: 10.1007 / 978-3-540-72049-2 , p 85-98 ( excerpt ).
  27. ↑ Stefan Huster: The principle of the religious-ideological neutrality of the state - content and limits. Lecture given to the Berlin Legal Society on May 19, 2004 (= series of the Berlin Legal Society. Issue 176). De Gruyter Law, Berlin 2004, ISBN 3-89949-208-0 ( excerpt ). The concept Husters ( Professor of Public Law at the Law Faculty and one of the transferor Scientists of the Research Department Center for Religious Studies Research (CERES) of the Ruhr-University Bochum ) is partially criticized by the head of Canon Law Institute of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD) Hans Michael Heinig  - who is also a member of the presidential assembly of the German Evangelical Church Congress - in its keynote lecture: The religious and ideological neutrality according to the Basic Law. Lecture on the occasion of the award of honorary membership in the University of Potsdam to Mr. OKR i. R. Dr. Joachim Gaertner, Potsdam, June 15, 2009. In: epd documentation from the Evangelical Press Service (epd) . 31/2009. Joint work of Evangelical Journalism (GEP), ISSN  1619-5809 , pp. 17-23. ( PDF file (121.99 KiB) in the WWW presence of the University of Potsdam , German).
  28. ↑ § 125 sentence 1 of the Lower Saxony School Act (NSchG) in the version of March 3, 1998, last amended by Article 1 of the law of June 19, 2013 (Nds. GVBl. P. 165). Published online in the Lower Saxony Regulations Information System (VORIS) , accessed on July 17, 2014