Culture, identity, and Islamic schooling / Michael S. Merry.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Merry, Michael S.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islamic education--United States.

Islamic education.

Islamic education--Belgium.

Islamic education--Netherlands.

Islam and culture.

Netherlands.

Belgium.

United States.

Physical Description:

xviii, 228 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, [2007]

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.

Contents:

2 The Politics of Islamic Schooling: A Comparative Look 13

3 Islamic Education between the Ideal and the Real 45

4 Educating for Cultural Coherence 71

5 The Well-Being of Children and the Limits of Paternalism 103

6 For the Sake of the Child: Religious Schools and Accountability 131

7 Islamic Schools and the Future 157.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [205]-223) and index.

ISBN:

1403979944

9781403979940

OCLC:

141385315