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Islam in the school curriculum : symbolic pedagogy and cultural claims / Shiraz Thobani

Author
Thobani, Shiraz
Published
London ; New York : Continuum International Pub. Group, [2010]
Copyright Date
©2010
Physical Description
1 online resource (269 pages)
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Contents
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.
Summary
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.
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ISBN
9781441140548 (electronic bk.)
1441140549 (electronic bk.)
9781441100078
1441100075
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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