Culture, Identity, and Islamic Schooling

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A Philosophical Approach

ISBN: 1403979944
ISBN 13: 9781403979940
Autor: Merry, M
Verlag: Springer Verlag GmbH
Umfang: xviii, 228 S.
Erscheinungsdatum: 08.10.2007
Auflage: 1/2007
Produktform: Gebunden/Hardback
Einband: Gebunden

Strong, unique contribution to existing scholarship: Merry’s proposed book is one of the few book-length treatments of this important subject and is unique in its blending of both philosophical and empirical inquiry and in its treatment of Islamic schools in the U.S. and in Europe, as most scholarship tends to focus on the Middle East and Southeast AsiaReputable scholar: Merry is respected in the philosophy of education and in comparative/international educational circles and his work has been featured in several prestigious journalsTimely: Concerns about the nature and purpose of Islamic education have become an important international topic in recent years as many have come to see Islamic education as a factor in Islamic radicalism. Excellent review: The reviewer, Jeffrey Milligan, Associate Professor at Florida State University, is a Palgrave author who fully supports the project

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Beschreibung

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.

Autorenporträt

MICHAEL S. MERRY is Visiting Assistant Professor in Educational Studies, Department of Education and Youth Studies, Beloit College, USA.

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