Contextualising teacher education curricula in the Arab Gulf States / Wisam Kh. Abdul-Jabbar

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Abdul-Jabbar, Wisam Kh., author.

Series:

Cambridge elements. Elements in critical issues in teacher education

Cambridge elements. Elements in critical issues in teacher education, 2755-1202

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Teachers--Training of--Arabian Peninsula.

Teachers.

Teachers--Training of.

Arabian Peninsula.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Other Title:

Contextualizing teacher education curricula in the Arab Gulf States

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2026

Summary:

"This Element advocates the Majlis Curriculum as a culturally responsible framework for teacher education in Arabia. Rather than treating culture as a supplementary means of transmitting local values or reducing it to language instruction, the Element conceptualizes culture as an epistemic and pedagogical foundation for teacher training. It extends the Arab-Islamic tripartite model of Tarbiya, Ta'lim, and Ta'dib by introducing Al-Ra'y as a fourth component of deliberative reasoning. The Majlis is theorized as an educational space that cultivates deliberation and civic responsibility in conversation with the liberal arts. This Element, therefore, positions culturally responsible pedagogy as a precondition for culturally responsive teaching. Intercultural engagement requires identifying and activating local epistemologies that align with the aims of liberal arts. The Element offers a contextual approach that preserves cultural continuity and enables teachers in Arabia to engage with international educational discourses"-- Cambridge Core

Contents:

Internationalizing education, the erosion of the local episteme, and intercultural possibilities

Curriculum gaps and culturally responsible teaching in the Arab Gulf region

A majlis for teacher education : tarbiya, ta’lim, ta’dib, and al-ra’y

al-ra’y, early Islamic thought, and the foundations of critical pedagogy

Contextualizing liberal arts teacher education through the practices of al-ra’y

Final majlis thoughts: towards a culturally responsible pedagogy

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge Core, viewed June 24, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version: Abdul-Jabbar, Wisam Kh. Contextualising teacher education curricula in the Arab Gulf States

ISBN:

9781009518413

1009518410

9781009518383

1009518380

OCLC:

1592134026

Publisher Number:

CIPO000381713

Access Restriction:

Some versions: Open access versions available from some providers open access