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| Muslim students' cultural and religious experiences in city, suburban and regional university campuses in NSW, Australia.
| Possamai, Adam
Dunn, Kevin
Hopkins, Peter
Worthington, Lisa
Amin, Faroque | 2016 |
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Title: Muslim students' cultural and religious experiences in city, suburban and regional university campuses in NSW, Australia.
Author(s): Possamai, Adam | Dunn, Kevin | Hopkins, Peter | Worthington, Lisa | Amin, Faroque |
Journal Details: Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management v.38 n.6 p.637-648
Published: December 2016
ISSN: 1360-080X
Abstract: Although there has been much research about the growing ethnic and religious diversity on university campuses across the world, relatively little is known about the religious and cultural experiences of Muslim students on university campuses in Australia. We draw upon an analysis of a questionnaire that was completed by 323 Muslim students who were studying at universities in the state of New South Wales, Australia. While we argue that these places are post-secular, we discovered that city campuses tend to be more secular than regional and suburban ones. [Author abstract]
URL (conditional access) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1360080X.2016.1211950
Record No: 213315 From EdResearch online
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| Quebec educational system and the Muslim community : why do some muslim parents opt for islamic schools?
| Tiflati, Hicham | 2016 |
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Title: Quebec educational system and the Muslim community : why do some muslim parents opt for islamic schools?
Author(s): Tiflati, Hicham |
Journal Details: Journal of Religious Education v.64 n.1 p.59-71
Published: April 2016
ISSN: 1442-018X
Abstract: This inquiry investigates Muslim parents' perceptions and experiences with public and Islamic education in Montreal. It examines how the public educational system is contributing, or not, to creating unity and harmony among future citizens. It also assesses parents' rights to educate their children at the schools of their choice. A number of previous studies have covered Muslim students' experiences with both the public and the Islamic school. None of these studies, however, looked specifically at Muslim parents' experiences and perceptions with both sectors. This paper aims (1) to shed light on the history of public schooling in Quebec, (2) to assess the factors behind the choice of the school, and (3) to contribute to debates on questions related to public and religious education in Quebec. We will show that important questions related to reasonable accommodations, to neutrality in public schools, and to the politics of harmonization in education need to be addressed. [Author abstract]
URL (conditional access) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40839-016-0029-x
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| Intercultural teaching in the Arab Gulf region : making a case for paedagogy that takes into account the epistemic context and the scholastic traditions of Muslim students.
| Diallo, Ibrahima | 2012 |
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Title: Intercultural teaching in the Arab Gulf region : making a case for paedagogy that takes into account the epistemic context and the scholastic traditions of Muslim students.
Author(s): Diallo, Ibrahima |
Journal Details: International Journal of Pedagogies and Learning v.7 n.3 p.211-217
Published: December 2012
ISSN: 1833-4105
Abstract: Since its appearance in the 1960s as an independent academic discipline, intercultural teaching in the field of languages has enjoyed great success. This is in some way connected to the dominance of European languages in international communication (notably in the fields of education and research, business and finance, sport and entertainment, etc.). European languages (e.g., English and French) are taught in all corners of the globe and considerable (interdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary) research is conducted to improve the teaching of these languages. However, in the Arab-Muslim context of the Gulf countries, the implementation of intercultural teaching theories often finds itself at odds with local cultures and values because these theories can be perceived as a subtle medium for the expansion of Western socio-cultural values and lifestyles. The main reason for this is that these theories are developed, designed, and destined primarily for students from a liberal and secular background. Teaching European languages and cultures to Arab-Muslim students of the Gulf highlights the difficulties involved in the implementation of intercultural teaching. This article gives an overview of intercultural teaching and analyses the challenges it faces. It also makes a case for a pedagogy that takes into account the epistemic context and the scholastic traditions of the Muslim students living and socialising in the Gulf countries. [Author abstract]
URL (conditional access) : http://dx.doi.org/10.5172/ijpl.2012.7.3.211
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| The Islamic turn in Australia and the Christian West.
| Pascoe, Robert | 2010 |
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Title: The Islamic turn in Australia and the Christian West.
Author(s): Pascoe, Robert |
Journal Details: Education and Society v.28 n.3 p.51-70
Published: 2010
ISSN: 0726-2655
Abstract: This article examines Muslims in Australia and their location in the intercultural dialogue. It is argued that cultural diversity and human rights are particularly relevant in future discourses regarding Muslims. It discusses the Islamic Turn as the increasing attention by Western civilisations in Islam, the Arab world and the Middle East, due to the representations of Islam in the events of September 11 and the London bombings. The Christian West view of Islam is discussed through discussion of scholarship and immigration pre- and post-September 11, as well as barriers to understanding Islam in Australian society. [Author abstract, ed]
URL (conditional access) : http://dx.doi.org/10.7459/es/28.3.04
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| Muslim and Australian.
| Halford, B. | 2009 |
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Title: Muslim and Australian.
Author(s): Halford, B. |
Journal Details: Professional Educator v.8 n.1 p.44-47
Published: March 2009
ISSN: 1447-3607
Abstract: These are still not easy times for people of Islamic background. The media regularly feature stories that serve to isolate Muslims from the mainstream. There are over 130,000 Australian students of Muslim background in New South Wales schools alone, many of whom are from very disadvantaged communities and most speaking English as their second language. Muslim Australians are often expected to justify themselves as Australians, but 84 percent of Muslim Australians who identify themselves as religiously observant strongly agree that they can be both a good Muslim and a good Australian. The author, principal of the primary school at Al Sadiq College in Sydney, investigated these issues with three female Muslim Australian colleagues at his school. He wanted to find out how Islam affected their approach to teaching and to identify the needs of and issues for Muslim Australian teachers in the current political climate. He reports on their attitudes, the challenges and racism they face, how Islam influences their approach to teaching, and their feelings of being 'lost between two cultures' and the difficulties of reconciling their identity as an Australian and a Muslim. [Author abstract, ed]
URL (conditional access) : http://library.acer.edu.au/document/?document_id=174584
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| Reflections after September 11 : focusing on the student experience.
| Asmar, C. | 2002 |
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Title: Reflections after September 11 : focusing on the student experience.
Author(s): Asmar, C. |
Journal Details: HERDSA News v.24 n.1 p.25-26
Published: May 2002
ISSN: 0157-1826
Abstract: A planned October 2001 visit to several universities in the United States, to present research on the course experience of Muslim students in western universities, went ahead on the insistence of the universities. One institution put that the university community is seeking ways to have a dialogue that leads to better understanding. The ongoing commitment of the US tertiary sector to continue interacting with the kind of difference seen as 'exotic or even inimical' can be overlooked amid media reports of unfortunate incidents. In some reflections on the seminars, the author suggests that much can be learnt from students in how difference in our interconnected world can be defined, perceived and engaged with. Also discussed is the role of research and scholarship in how those differences might be dealt with. [Author abstract, ed]
URL (open access) : http://www.herdsa.org.au/sites/default/files/HERDSANews20022401.pdf
URL (conditional access) : http://library.acer.edu.au/document/?document_id=122617
Record No: 122617 From EdResearch online
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