The Role of Interfaith Education in Primary Schools Towards Promoting Children’s Awareness of Harmony: Dhaka City Perspective

Abstract

Interfaith education has gained increasing attention in recent years as a means to promote harmony and understanding among individuals of different religious backgrounds. This study explores the role of interfaith education in promoting children’s awareness of harmony in primary schools, specifically in the context of Dhaka City. The purpose of this study is to highlight the collected data from primary school teachers and students through interviews and focus group discussions. The findings reveal that interfaith education is an effective tool for promoting children’s awareness of harmony, which is essential for building a peaceful and inclusive society. The study also identifies the key challenges in implementing interfaith education in primary schools and provides recommendations for addressing these challenges. This will contribute to the development of a more harmonious and peaceful society, free from religious intolerance and discrimination. Thus, this study tends to identify the role of common themes, religious teachings, and moral lessons of interfaith education in promoting children’s awareness of harmony in primary schools. Methodologically, the current paper follows discourse analysis as a qualitative and interpretive method of analyzing secondary sources. Thus, it is primarily conducted by taking help from interviews and secondary sources such as books, articles, news, features, websites and journals. The mandatory portion of information will be collected both from primary and secondary sources. The study concludes that interfaith education should be integrated into the vi curriculum of primary schools to promote children’s awareness of harmony and tolerance towards different religious beliefs and practices.