Format:
Online-Ressource (269 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2010 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
9781441100078
Content:
Islam in the School Curriculum explores the conceptualisation of school-based Islam on two levels: as a symbolic category in English religious education as a consequence of policy shifts, and as pedagogic discourse at the local community level in state and Muslim schools. Using recontextualisation theory, the author examines the relations between educational governance, social interests and cultural epistemology as they pertain specifically to symbolic constructs. In the aftermath of September 11 2001, the teaching of Islam has assumed geopolitical significance, coming under close scrutiny int
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Contents; List of Tables; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Policy Contexts and Disputed Knowledge; 2. Researching School-Based Islam; 3. Tradition and Innovation in the Curriculum; 4. Liberalism and Social Parity; 5. State, Religion and Cultural Restoration; 6. The Micropolitics of Representation; 7. Symbolic Imaginings in State Schools; 8. Creating the New Community; 9. Politicized Islam and Civic Engagement; 10. Recontextualized Culture and Social Implications; Glossary; References; Index;
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781441105264
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Islam in the School Curriculum : Symbolic Pedagogy and Cultural Claims
Language:
English
