Islam in Education in European Countries. Pedagogical Concepts and Empirical Findings (eBook)

Aurora Alvarez Veinguer, Gunther Dietz, Dan-Paul Jozsa, Thorsten Knauth (Hrsg.) (Herausgeber)

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2009 | 1. Auflage
161 Seiten
Waxmann Verlag GmbH
978-3-8309-7282-2 (ISBN)

Infos

Relations between Muslims and the public education systems of Europe are often characterised by tensions. There is often still a perceived incompatibility between the claims of individual Muslims or Muslim communities on the one hand and the aims of public education in Europe on the other. The relatively recent presence of Islam in much of Europe, the internal diversity of Muslim communities, the lack of a centralized, hierarchical church-like structure – different arguments are used to justify such a discriminatory treatment of one of the largest faith communities in Europe.



Nevertheless, as this book aims to illustrate, there are already rich and diverse experiences throughout Europe of how to integrate Islam into the national and regional school systems, particularly in primary, but also in secondary education. Accordingly, this book provides some analyses of the ways in which Islam is integrated in education in certain regions of Spain, the Netherlands, France and England. These analyses are paralleled by empirical findings concerning the role of religion in the life of young Muslims, their views concerning religion in school, and the impact of religion in education and society in Spain, the Netherlands, Norway, Germany, France and England.

Inhalt

Content 6
Foreword 8
References 11
Introduction 12
References 15
Islam and Education in Spain 16
1. Introduction 16
2. A brief overview of the history of Islam and Muslims in Spain 16
3. Empirical findings for IRE 26
4. Teaching Islam in school: pedagogical reflections 38
5. Concluding remarks 48
References 49
Acronyms used 51
Islam within the Framework of “Laïcité” 52
1. Introduction 52
2. A brief overview of Islam and Muslims in France 52
3. Empirical findings related to Muslims teenagers 57
4. Teaching Islam at school: pedagogical remarks 62
5. Conclusion 68
References 68
Islam in Education in the Netherlands 70
1. Introduction 70
2. The perception of Islam in the Netherlands 71
3. Islam and the Dutch educational system 76
4. Islamic schools 82
5. Discussion and conclusions 90
References 91
A Qualitative Narrative of the Transition from Independent to Voluntary Aided Status 96
1. The context of England and Wales 97
2. The rationale behind Muslim schools: a theological understanding of Islam 97
3. Introducing School A: origins of the school 98
4. Nasira’s background and role in School A 99
5. Background of intake at School A 100
6. Positioning Muslim schools in the independent sector: an empirical context 101
7. Changing nature of School A’s resources over time 102
8. Specific vales at School A 103
9. Ethos of the school over time 105
10. Voluntary aided status in action: the national curriculum 106
11. Voluntary aided status in action: Islamicising the curriculum 107
12. Learning practices by example 108
13. Language in everyday school life and appointing Non- Muslim staff 109
14. Final experiences at School A 111
15. Conclusion: what does the term ‘Muslim school’ really refer to? 112
References 113
Emancipation or Disengagement? Islamic Schools in Britain and the Netherlands 114
1. Introduction 114
2. Islamic schools and educating Muslim children in England and the Netherlands 115
3. Islamic schools, the national curriculum and the “ Islamisation project” 118
4. Religious instruction and the creation of an “Islamic ethos” 120
5. Islamic schools, democratic citizenship and social cohesion 122
6. Conclusions 125
References 129
Muslim Students Views on Religion and Education 132
1. Introduction 132
2. Personal views and experiences with religion 133
3. Religion in school 142
4. Impact of religion in society in the views of students 150
5. Summary and conclusions 154
References 157
List of authors 160

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.1.2009
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Religionspädagogik / Katechetik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
• ISBN-10: 3-8309-7282-2 / 3830972822
• ISBN-13: 978-3-8309-7282-2 / 9783830972822