Title:
Culture, identify and islamic schooling : a philosophical approach
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Publication Information:
Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007
Physical Description:
xviii, 228 p. ; 22 cm.
ISBN:
9781403979940
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Summary
Summary
In light of the growing phenomenon of Islamic schools in the United States and Europe, this compelling study outlines whether these schools share similar traits with other religious schools, while posing new challenges to education policy. Merry elaborates an ideal type of islamic philosophy of education in order to examine the specific challenges that Islamic schools face, comparing the different educational realities facing Muslim Populations in the Netherlands, Belgium, and the United States.
Author Notes
Michael S. Merry is Visiting Assistant Professor in Educational Studies, Department of Education and Youth Studies, Beloit College
Table of Contents
| Foreword | p. ix |
| Acknowledgments | p. xvii |
| 1 Introduction | p. 1 |
| 2 The Politics of Islamic Schooling: A Comparative Look | p. 13 |
| 3 Islamic Education between the Ideal and the Real | p. 45 |
| 4 Educating for Cultural Coherence | p. 71 |
| 5 The Well-Being of Children and the Limits of Paternalism | p. 103 |
| 6 For the Sake of the Child: Religious Schools and Accountability | p. 131 |
| 7 Islamic Schools and the Future | p. 157 |
| Notes | p. 165 |
| Bibliography | p. 205 |
| Index | p. 225 |
