Islamic Education and Indoctrination - The Case in Indonesia

This book critically examines the concept of indoctrination within the Western liberal traditions and analyses case studies of indoctrination in some Muslim societies. It offers suggestions to counter religious indoctrination and highlights the key tensions, challenges and prospects of Islamic education in a modern and multicultural world.

About the author

Charlene Tan is an associate professor at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. She has held visiting appointments at the Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University, Jakarta; the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies; and the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Centre of Islamic Studies, University of Cambridge.

Summary

This book critically examines the concept of indoctrination within the Western liberal traditions and analyses case studies of indoctrination in some Muslim societies. It offers suggestions to counter religious indoctrination and highlights the key tensions, challenges and prospects of Islamic education in a modern and multicultural world.

Product details

• Authors: Charlene Tan, Tan Charlene
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.02.2014
• EAN: 9781138021488
• ISBN: 978-1-138-02148-8
• No. of pages: 228
• Series: Routledge Research in Education; Routledge Research in Educatio
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General, EDUCATION / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies, Islamic Studies, Philosophy & theory of education, Educational strategies & policy, Faith (religious) schools, Philosophy and theory of education, Relating to Islamic / Muslim people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities, Educational strategies and policy, EDUCATION / Schools / Types / Religious