Muslim schools in secular societies: persistence or resistance!

Shah, Saeeda

doi:10.1080/01416200.2011.601897

Cited by 39 publications

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“…32 Considering the formidable challenges most Islamic schools face, this is no trivial achievement. Perhaps more significantly, as an instantiation of voluntary separation, Islamic schools may be a justifiable response to social inequality when parity of recognition, treatment and participation for Muslim pupils in other school environments are in short supply (Merry 2007a;Shah 2012;Zine 2007). I have not the space here to offer a full account of Islamic schools.…”

Section: Comparative Educationmentioning

confidence: 98%

The conundrum of religious schools in twenty-first-century Europe

Merry

2014

Comparative Education

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In this paper Merry examines in detail the continuedand curiouspopularity of religious schools in an otherwise 'secular' twenty-first century Europe. To do this he considers a number of motivations underwriting the decision to place one's child in a religious school and delineates what are likely the best empirically supported explanations for the continued dominant position of Protestant and Catholic schools. He then argues that institutional racism is an explanatory variable that empirical researchers typically avoid, though it informs both parental assessments of school quality as well as selective mechanisms many mainstream religious schools use to function as domains of exclusion. He then distinguishes between religious schools in a dominant position from those serving disadvantaged minorities and argues that the latter are able to play a crucially important function other schools only rarely provide and hence that vulnerable minorities may have reason to value.

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Section: Comparative Educationmentioning

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The conundrum of religious schools in twenty-first-century Europe

Merry

2014

Comparative Education

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“…Islamic schools offer a cultural environment that supports their behavioral and moral values, such as not abusing drugs, not being involved in violence, and not exhibiting sexual promiscuity; as such, they are different from traditional public schools (Badawi 2006). Besides preserving religious and sociocultural values, Islamic schools are also seen by many British Muslims as protective against racism (Shah 2012). Islamic schools strengthen the sense of Muslim identity while focusing on improving the quality of education (Driessen and Valkenberg 2000).…”

Section: The Purpose and Nature Of Islamic Schoolingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Often the community leaders and concerned parents established these schools (Hewer 2001, p. 518). These schools often lack basic facilities in comparison to state schools (Shah 2012). Independent Islamic schools not funded by the state do not have to abide by the national curriculum.…”

Section: Countries Having Full Government Support For Islamic Schoolingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Islamic Schooling in the Cultural West: A Systematic Review of the Issues Concerning School Choice

Shakeel

2018

Religions

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Increased Muslim immigration and conversion to Islam have influenced the rise of Islamic schools in western nation-states. Islamic schools are both formal and informal. This paper summarizes literature on Islamic schooling in the cultural west with respect to three policy-relevant issues: (1) the purpose and nature of Islamic schooling; (2) parental wishes; and (3) the quality of Islamic schooling. The initial search process resulted in 12,535 articles, 81 of which inform the current review. The review reveals a variation in education policy issues in which some countries fund private Islamic schools and others provide Islamic religious instruction in public schools. The review discusses potential solutions to address parental wishes and improve the quality of Islamic schooling. Based on the reviewed literature, the review suggests guidelines for future research.

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“…The proponents of Muslims schools also acknowledge that opposing views on autonomy are a main point of contest in arguments for and against Muslim schools in Britain (Tinker 2006;Meer 2007;Shah 2012). Though some defenders of Muslim schools dismiss liberal critique about autonomy as Islamophobia (Tinker 2006), a closer look at the writings of many Muslim educators shows that autonomy does not receive a prominent place in their work.…”

Section: Muslim Education and The Issue Of Personal Autonomymentioning

confidence: 99%

Individual and Community in Muslim Education

Panjwani

2016

Encyclopedia of Educational Philosophy and Theory

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Muslim schools in secular societies: persistence or resistance!

Cited by 39 publications

References 25 publications

The conundrum of religious schools in twenty-first-century Europe

The conundrum of religious schools in twenty-first-century Europe

Islamic Schooling in the Cultural West: A Systematic Review of the Issues Concerning School Choice

Individual and Community in Muslim Education

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