Foundation of neutrality

Language

French

Prerequisites

None besides the reading of the December 17, 2003 official statement.

Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :
1	To invite to a critical reading of the Belgian French Community decree of December 17, 2003 obliging the teaching profession from the subsidized official educational system to respect neutrality.

The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.

Content

Wiame, B. (dir.) - Enseignant et neutre ? Les obligations en Communauté française de Belgique. Bruxelles, De Boeck, 2008.

Teaching methods

Master classes by various specialists and discussions on the topics.

Evaluation methods

Written examination, during which the student, using her notes, has to answer to one of the two questions selected by the examiners from those proposed by the various teachers.

Other information

Table des matières Epistemological and ethical approaches (M.Dupuis, UCL) Historical and legal guidelines (X.Delgrange, FUSL) Neutrality and religion (J.Scheuer, UCL) Pluralism and neutrality (V.Dortu, ULg) Secularity and neutrality (B.Decharneux, ULB) Science and neutraliy (B.Hespel, FUNDP)

Bibliography

Approches multiples et diversifiées du concept de neutralité (philosophique, historique, juridique et politique, notamment) par des spécialistes issus de différentes universités de la Communauté Française : sciences et neutralité (B.Hespel, FUNDP); repères historiques et juridiques (X.Delgrange, FUSL); ouvertures épistémologique et éthique (M.Dupuis, UCL); religions et neutralité (J.Scheuer, UCL); pluralisme et neutralité (V.Dortu, ULg); laïcité(s) et neutralité (B.Decharneux, ULB)

Faculty or entity

BIOL