Muslims and Islam in U.S. Education Reconsidering multiculturalism
Auteur : Jackson Liz
Winner of Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia (PESA)'s inaugural PESA Book Awards in 2015, and The University of HongKong Research Output Prize for Education 2014-15.
Islam is an under-considered religion in American education, due in part to the fact that Muslims represent a very small minority of the population today (less than 1%). However, this group faces a crucial challenge of representation in United States society as a whole, as well as in its schools. Muslims in the United States are impacted by ignorance that news and opinion polls have demonstrated is widespread among the public in the last few decades. U.S. citizens who do not have a balanced, fair and accurate view of Islam can make a variety of decisions in the voting booth, in job hiring, and within their small-scale but important personal networks and spheres of influence, that make a very negative impact on Muslims in the United States.
This book presents new information that has implications for curricula, religious education, and multicultural education today, examining the unique case of Islam in U.S. education over the last 20 years. Chapters include:
- Perspectives on Multicultural Education
- 9/11, the Media, and the New Need to Know
- Islam and Muslims in Public Schools
- Blazing a Path for Intercultural Education
This book is an essential resource for professors, researchers, and teachers of social studies, particularly those involved with multicultural issues, critical and sociocultural analysis of education and schools; as well as interdisciplinary scholars and students in anthropology and education.
1. Introduction
2. Perspectives on Multicultural Education
3. 9/11, the Media, and the New Need to Know
4 Islam and Muslims in Public Schools
5. A Path Forward: Interculturalism
6. Blazing a Path for Intercultural Education
7. Conclusion
Liz Jackson is Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Policy Studies at the University of Hong Kong Faculty of Education.
Date de parution : 04-2014
15.6x23.4 cm
Date de parution : 12-2016
15.6x23.4 cm
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