[Discussion] Islam and Education

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CALL FOR ARTICLES- Current Issues in Comparative Education, Vol. 7, No. 1
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Current Issues in Comparative Education (CICE) - Call for Papers

Islam and Education

Volume 7, Number 1

Deadline for submissions: November 1, 2004

The post-September 11 climate has prompted renewed interest in the Islamic
world, particularly regarding issues of democracy, poverty, gender, and
education. This has generated a flurry of critical attention on the subject
of Islam and education and education in Islamic countries by the popular
media and academic journals, as well as an impetus for self-reflective
educational research and policy recommendations. Theoretical constructs
that
place religious/secular, traditional/modern, public/private approaches to
education at opposite ends of a continuum have been inadequate in
characterizing education in predominantly Muslim countries, raising
important questions about the construct "Islamic education". Though the
role
of Islam in education and of education in Muslim countries has been hotly
debated both by Muslims and non-Muslims, it has not been adequately studied
by scholars of comparative education.

This issue of CICE will examine the different ways in which education in
Islamic countries and Islamic education (in predominantly Muslim countries
and elsewhere) are being framed today by researchers, practitioners, and
the
media in light of current international affairs. How have meanings of
Islamic education changed over time? Whose interests are served by
characterizing certain forms of education as "Islamic education"? Can
Islamic education provide an avenue for constructing an inclusive
democratic
society? How has education served to advance or suppress religious
discourse? How has the issue of Islamic education been addressed in
countries where Islam is the religion of an immigrant minority? And what
are
the problems and possibilities created by the various roles of Islam in
education? By examining such questions, CICE seeks to broaden
understandings
and challenge assumptions regarding Islamic education and education in
predominantly Muslim countries by providing a platform for wider
perspectives on these issues.

CICE is a peer-reviewed, international on-line journal that seeks clear and
significant contributions that further debate on educational policies and
comparative studies. We publish articles from teachers, administrators,
professors, graduate students, policy-makers, and education specialists
from
governmental and non-governmental organizations. The forthcoming issue of
CICE will provide the space in which to extend the theoretical debate
surrounding education in the Islamic world. Thus, we welcome responses and
insights from various perspectives to the questions raised above. Authors
are encouraged to submit single-spaced, 5-8 page documents in APA format as
email attachments to: cice@exchange.tc.columbia.edu
<https://charon.bcc.bilkent.edu.tr/basilix/basilix.php?RequestID=CMPSNEW&premail=-1&is_js=1.4&is_ssl=1&cmps_to=cice@exchange.tc.columbia.edu>.

The deadline for submissions is November 1, 2004.

Website: www.tc.columbia.edu/cice

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