Islamic religious education in Ireland: insights and perspectives

Introduction -- Religious education in Europe -- Historical background of IRE -- Debates, definitions and contemporary research on Muslim schools and IRE -- Religious education in Ireland -- In-depth description and analysis of ethos in schools A and B -- Description and analysis of IRE in schools A...

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Auteur principal: Sai, Youcef 1980- (Auteur)
Type de support: Imprimé Livre
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Oxford Bern Berlin Bruxelles New York Wien Peter Lang 2020
Dans: Religion, education and values (volume 16)
Année: 2020
Collection/Revue:Religion, education and values volume 16
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Irlande / Éducation islamique / Enseignement religieux islamique
RelBib Classification:AH Pédagogie religieuse
BJ Islam
KBF Îles britanniques
Sujets non-standardisés:B Education Religious aspects (Islam)
B Islam Study and teaching (Ireland)
B Islamic Education (Ireland)
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Résumé:Introduction -- Religious education in Europe -- Historical background of IRE -- Debates, definitions and contemporary research on Muslim schools and IRE -- Religious education in Ireland -- In-depth description and analysis of ethos in schools A and B -- Description and analysis of IRE in schools A and B -- Discussion and conclusion.
"Islam is the fastest growing religion in Ireland. Given the debate over the role of faith-based schools in secular societies in the twenty-first century, this book provides deeper insight and understanding into the role of ethos and the teaching and learning of Islamic religious knowledge (IRE) in two primary Irish state-funded Muslim schools. Based on data from Muslim parents, teachers and principals in two Muslim Irish schools, through semi-structured interviews and class observations, this study revealed significant variations in how IRE was delivered but also in how the ethos was manifested and experienced by Muslim pupils. The findings further demonstrated a strong link between the schools' ethos and parents' rationale for choosing Muslim schools for their children. This study also showed the various roles enacted by the IRE teachers as autonomous interpreters, transmitters and negotiators of Islamic knowledge which all had an impact on the choice of content in the classroom. In the wider debate on Muslim schools in Europe, this book challenges the claims made that they are breeding grounds for indoctrination and extremism, and that just as Muslim schools cannot be viewed in homogenous terms neither can the views of their stakeholders"--
Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:1788746074