Changing RE Teachers' Views through Training Programs: Implications for Educational Practice

Two distinct perspectives have dominated the theoretical context of our study;
Education Philosophy on the one hand, and Theology of Education on the other. We
primarily focus on the educational theory of Dietrich Benner and his positions on the
role of the school as a transitory educational institution between family and society
linked . Secondly, we rely on the theological view of congregational education
reflected by St. Cyril's of Jerusalem Catechetical Lectures from which the church’s
character on catechetical ministry mystagogy emerges.
Reflections resulting from the study's evidence are supposed to shed light on whether
and how teacher training programs have an impact on School Religious Education's
teaching practice. This would be an important factor, adding both to teacher training
standards and the effectiveness of religious education practice in Greek public
schools.