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The Dynamics of Islamic Education Policies in Indonesia
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Kosim, Mohammad; Muqoddam, Faqihul; Mubarok, Faidol; Laila, Nur Quma – Cogent Education, 2023
Since Indonesia's independence in 1945, policies related to Islamic education have undergone a shift from a domestication approach to an accommodation approach. This paper aims to examine the forms of government policies that have regulated Islamic education during this time period, and to analyze the underlying factors and consequences of these…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Islamic Culture, Islam
Intolerance in Islamic Textbooks: The Quest for an Islamic Teaching Model for Indonesian Schools
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Ikhrom Ikhrom; Irwan Abdullah; Reza Kafipour; Zulfi Mubaraq; Agus Sutiyono – Cogent Education, 2023
The study highlights the presence of intolerance within the textbooks used for Islamic education, which has negative implications for peace and harmony. However, the understanding of this intolerance construction in the textbooks is currently limited. Therefore, this research aims to identify and analyze the intolerant values embedded within these…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Textbooks, Textbook Content, Social Bias
Multicultural Attitudes in an Islamic Boarding School of South Sulawesi -- Indonesia
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Latif, Muhaemin; Hafid, Erwin – Cogent Education, 2021
This qualitative study examines examples of multicultural attitudes in pesantren (Islamic boarding school) in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. It employs focus group discussions (FGD), in-depth interviews and participatory observations research methods to figure out multicultural life at Pesantren Darul Istiqamah (DI), a non-denominational pesantren in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Boarding Schools, Religious Factors, Diversity
Investigating the Place of Religion within the Professional Identity Construction of Two Muslim English Language Teachers in Saudi Arabia
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Almayez, Mayez – Cogent Education, 2022
Whereas the topic of "Religion" has garnered considerable scholarly attention in the general education literature, its place within TESOL circles has long been contentious. It is only recently that the religious dimension of the TESOL profession and professionals has seen the light of day. Yet, even when the literature in ELT does engage…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Religion, Professional Identity, Language Teachers
TESOL at the Crossroads: Representation of Source Cultures in TESOL Textbooks
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Shah, Muhammad Athar; Elyas, Tariq – Cogent Education, 2019
This article reports on a mixed-method research into the representation of source culture in an English language textbook series used at a major university in the Arabian Gulf. The current study utilized Ideology Critique Methodology and was framed within the Critical Research Paradigm. The research used a structured questionnaire, followed by…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods
Norwegian-Somali Parents Who Send Their Children to Schools in Somalia
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Thomas, Paul – Cogent Education, 2016
The perplexing numbers of Somali children withdrawn from schools in Norway and sent to Somalia is the concern of this study. These students are often brought back and re-enroll later as adolescents with concomitant educational challenges. The findings are critically analyzed employing John Ogbu's cultural ecology of minorities and a CHAT-based…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Culturally Relevant Education, Cultural Influences, Islamic Culture