Religious Identity, Political Autonomy and National Integrity: Implications for educational policy from MuslimChristian conflict in the Southern Philippines
Since 1900 successive American and Filipino governments have deployed educational policy as a tool to mitigate Muslim-Christian conflict on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao. This essay analyzes the evolution of educational policy from a focus on integration to one of autonomy within the hi...
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge
[2001]
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Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
Year: 2001, Volume: 12, Issue: 4, Pages: 435-448 |
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| Summary: | Since 1900 successive American and Filipino governments have deployed educational policy as a tool to mitigate Muslim-Christian conflict on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao. This essay analyzes the evolution of educational policy from a focus on integration to one of autonomy within the historical context of the Mindanao conflict. Both policies are found wanting. The policy of integration has proved problematic as many Filipino Muslims have resisted it as cultural assimilation, while the more recent policy of autonomy may exacerbate centrifugal tensions in the region. The essay concludes with an argument for a de-centered, multicultural approach to educational policy and practice that could offer a more hopeful approach to mitigating Muslim-Christian conflict in Mindanao through education. |
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| ISSN: | 0959-6410 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/0959641020089916 |