Responses of three Muslim majority primary schools in England to the Islamic faith of their pupils

Ipgrave, Julia; Miller, Joyce; Hopkins, Paul

Abstract

This paper considers the responses of three English primary schools to the education of their Muslim pupils. It begins by setting out the context of discussion about Muslims and education in Europe as well as by describing some of the structural and pedagogical characteristics and trends in English education influencing the schools' options and choices. The main body of the article is a comparative analysis of the three schools, focusing on the approaches of teachers and school leaders to the faith backgrounds of their pupils, their constructions of Islam for these educational contexts, and their preparation of Muslim children for a religiously plural Britain. As the schools devise strategies and select between options, they provide in microcosm differing models of the inclusion of minority Islam in a western society. © Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2010.

Citation

Ipgrave, J., Miller, J., & Hopkins, P. (2010). Responses of three Muslim majority primary schools in England to the Islamic faith of their pupils. Journal of international migration and integration = Revue de l'intégration et de la migration internationele, 11(1), 73-89. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12134-009-0119-7

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Dec 31, 2010
• Online Publication Date: Jan 19, 2010
• Publication Date: 2010-02
• Journal: Journal of International Migration and Integration
• Print ISSN: 1488-3473
• Publisher: Springer Verlag
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 11
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 73-89
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12134-009-0119-7
• Keywords: Cultural Studies; Demography; Anthropology
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/387102