Towards a common ground: Arab versus Western views about challenges of Islamic religious education curriculum of the twenty-first century |
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Authors: | Hazem Rashed |
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Institution: | Faculty of Education, Ain-Shams University, Cairo, Egypt |
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Abstract: | The Islamic religious education curriculum of the twenty-first century is a cornerstone in a hot debate about necessary educational reforms in the Islamic World. This study aimed at investigating the depth of agreement/disagreement between Arab and Western educational views about challenges of this curriculum through reviewing academic articles/reports that were published in this field between 2001 and 2011. Fifty-seven Arabic and English academic articles/reports were chosen from a pool of around 500, to be analysed quantitatively and qualitatively. Contrary to expectations, findings revealed that views of Arab authors about reforming Islamic religious education curriculum of the twenty-first century are not far from those of Western authors. Conferences and co-projects between Arab and Western educators are recommended. |
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Keywords: | Islam religious education curriculum Arab views Western views |
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