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Islamic Schooling in the West

Pathways to Renewal

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Editors:
  1. Mohamad Abdalla

    1. University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia

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  2. Dylan Chown

    1. University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia

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  3. Muhammad Abdullah

    1. University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia

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  • Explores the effectiveness, relevance and contextualisation of Islamic and Arabic studies in Western schools
  • Examines the philosophy of Islamic education and the focus on purpose, worldview, and discipline
  • Establishes an Islamic pedagogical framework as rubric for current Islamic schools to shape conceptions of Islamic education with hope for deeper connection between religious education as a subject and religious education as pedagogy

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Introduction

    • Mohamad Abdalla, Dylan Chown, Muhammad Abdullah
    Pages 1-9

  3. The Emergence of Islamic Schools: A Contextual Background

    • Shaikh Abdul Mabud
    Pages 11-33

  4. Muslim Schools in Australia: Development and Transition

    • Jan A. Ali
    Pages 35-62

  5. Towards a Hybrid Approach to the Governance of Islamic Schools in NSW

    • Ayda Succarie, Wayne Fallon, Gabriela Coronado
    Pages 63-96

  6. What Else Do They Teach in an Islamic School?

    • Peter Jones
    Pages 97-115

  7. Islamic Worldview and Curriculum Development

    • Freda Shamma
    Pages 117-127

  8. Muslim Ethos Within Muslim Schools

    • Abdullah Trevathan
    Pages 129-150

  9. Enacting a Vision in a Faith School: Putting Word into Action

    • Anne McDonald
    Pages 151-167

  10. Islamic Pedagogy: Potential and Perspective

    • Nadeem A. Memon, Mariam Alhashmi
    Pages 169-194

  11. A Pedagogical Framework for Teacher Discourse and Practice in Islamic Schools

    • Muhammad Abdullah
    Pages 195-226

  12. Attaining the ‘Islamic’ in Islamic Schools

    • Abdullah Elleissy
    Pages 227-237

  13. The Importance of Islamic Studies from an Islamic Worldview in Australia

    • Ibrahima Diallo
    Pages 239-256

  14. Islamic Studies in Islamic Schools: Evidence-Based Renewal

    • Mohamad Abdalla
    Pages 257-283

  15. Arabic Teaching at Australian Islamic Schools: A CALL Framework

    • Nadia Selim
    Pages 285-314

  16. Conclusion

    • Mohamad Abdalla, Dylan Chown, Muhammad Abdullah
    Pages 315-322

  17. Back Matter

    Pages 323-327
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About this book

This book presents the views of leading scholars, academics, and educators on the renewal of Islamic schools in the Western context. The book argues that as Islamic schools in Western contexts have negotiated the establishment phase they must next embrace a period of renewal. Renewal relates to a purposeful synthesis of the tradition with contemporary educational practice and greater emphasis on empirical research substantiating best practices in Islamic schools. This renewal must reflect teaching and learning practices consistent with an Islamic worldview and pedagogy. It should also inform, among other aspects, classroom management models, and relevant and contextual Islamic and Arabic studies. This book acquaints the reader with contemporary challenges and opportunities in Islamic schools in the Western context with a focus on Australia.

Reviews

“Islamic Schooling in the West is a book designed to promote the renewal of Islamic education in the Western community. … This book will be interesting for both scholars and teachers.” (Saortua Marbun, Reflective Teaching, wabashcenter.wabash.edu, March, 2019)

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia

    Mohamad Abdalla, Dylan Chown, Muhammad Abdullah

About the editors

Mohamad Abdalla is Professor of Islamic Studies and Founding Director of the Centre for Islamic Thought and Education (CITE) at the University of South Australia. He is a public intellectual and one of Australia’s most prominent Muslim leaders. Over the last two decades, he contributed substantially to the field of Islamic studies in Australia. He pioneered the establishment of three Islamic studies centres across few Australian universities. 


Dylan Chown is Research Fellow and the Program Director for Islamic Education in the Centre for Islamic Thought and Education (CITE), University of South Australia. His research focuses on Islamic pedagogy and aims to further efforts towards Islamic schooling renewal. Dylan has extensive teaching experience at Islamic and non-Islamic Australian schools. 


Muhammad Abdullah is a PhD candidate at the Centre for Islamic Thought and Education (CITE) at the University of South Australia. He has over 25 years teaching experience at a Government K–12 school in an inner suburb of Sydney. He has been a Chief Examiner of Aboriginal Studies for The Higher School Certificate in NSW and is currently the Supervisor of Marking for the same subject. Abdullah’s PhD focuses on a ground-breaking project exploring the Formulation of a Pedagogical Framework for Islamic Schools in Australia.


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Islamic Schooling in the West

  • Book Subtitle: Pathways to Renewal

  • Editors: Mohamad Abdalla, Dylan Chown, Muhammad Abdullah

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73612-9

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-73611-2Published: 11 June 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-08820-0Published: 14 December 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-73612-9Published: 30 May 2018

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 327

  • Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Religion and Education, Curriculum Studies, Sociology of Education, Islam

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