A comparative study of how social cohesion is taught in Islamic religious education in Finland and Ireland
Based on classroom observations and semi-structured interviews with teachers, parents and students, this comparative study looks at how social cohesion is promoted in Islamic Religious Education (IRE) lessons in Muslim schools in Ireland and non-faith schools in Finland. The study analyses teaching...
| Published in: | British Journal of religious education |
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| Authors: | ; |
| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
[publisher not identified]
[2018]
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| In: |
British Journal of religious education
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Finland
/ Ireland
/ Islam
/ Religious instruction
/ Society
/ Cohesion
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AH Religious education BJ Islam KBE Northern Europe; Scandinavia KBF British Isles |
| Further subjects: | B
Ireland
B Social Cohesion B Finland B Islamic Religious Education B Corrigendum |
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Presumably Free Access Volltext (Verlag) |
| Summary: | Based on classroom observations and semi-structured interviews with teachers, parents and students, this comparative study looks at how social cohesion is promoted in Islamic Religious Education (IRE) lessons in Muslim schools in Ireland and non-faith schools in Finland. The study analyses teaching in the following areas: intra-religious cohesion; inter-religious cohesion and commitment to society. The findings reveal that despite differences in the governance of IRE as a subject taught in both types of schools, the IRE classroom emerges as a space, whereby teachers use power as agents for internal governance of religion. The authors conclude with some implications and offer some considerations for future research and practice. |
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| ISSN: | 1740-7931 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: British Journal of religious education
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/01416200.2017.1352487 |