Weekend Islamic schools in Europe: Challenges and means of development

IF 1.1 Q3 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Ghazi Alrasheedi, Farah Almutawa
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Abstract

Many educational centers for instructing Muslim children in the principles of Islam and the Arabic language have been established in Europe. These centers are called weekend schools; students attend these schools on the weekend to learn the Holy Qur’an in addition to Arabic language skills. The current study aimed to examine the nature of these schools and their instructional focuses. The study used a qualitative method for data collection and conducted interviews based on semi-open questions. A total of 26 participants were interviewed during the Annual Conference of the Islamic Organization Union in France in 2012. The results indicate that there is no detailed database that shows the total number or overall percentage of Muslim students who attend weekend schools in Europe. The results also show that the rate of enrollment is increasing. The results of the study confirm that most of the students are primary school students who attend these schools for only 3 to 4 hours every week. The findings show that these weekend schools face several challenges. The most important of these challenges are the weak qualifications of the teachers, inadequate curriculum, an inconvenient instructional environment, and other challenges that will be covered in this research. The researcher argues that the efforts exerted by mosques and Islamic centers to maintain the identity represented in the supplementary schools and classes called weekend schools are insufficient due to the numerous challenges that these schools are facing.
欧洲的周末伊斯兰学校:挑战和发展手段
欧洲建立了许多教育中心,向穆斯林儿童传授伊斯兰教的原则和阿拉伯语。这些中心被称为周末学校;学生们在周末到这些学校学习《古兰经》和阿拉伯语。目前的研究旨在考察这些学校的性质及其教学重点。本研究采用定性方法收集资料,并以半开放式问题为基础进行访谈。2012年在法国举行的伊斯兰组织联盟年会上,共有26名与会者接受了采访。结果表明,没有详细的数据库显示欧洲参加周末学校的穆斯林学生的总数或总体百分比。结果还表明,入学率正在提高。研究结果证实,大多数学生是小学生,他们每周只在这些学校上3到4个小时的课。调查结果显示,这些周末学校面临着几个挑战。这些挑战中最重要的是教师素质薄弱,课程不足,教学环境不方便,以及本研究将涉及的其他挑战。研究人员认为,清真寺和伊斯兰中心为维持补充学校和周末学校所代表的身份所做的努力是不够的,因为这些学校面临着许多挑战。
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Improving Schools
Improving Schools EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-
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期刊介绍: Improving Schools is for all those engaged in school development, whether improving schools in difficulty or making successful schools even better. The journal includes contributions from across the world with an increasingly international readership including teachers, heads, academics, education authority staff, inspectors and consultants. Improving Schools has created a forum for the exchange of ideas and experiences. Major national policies and initiatives have been evaluated, to share good practice and to highlight problems. The journal also reports on visits to successful schools in diverse contexts, and includes book reviews on a wide range of developmental issues.
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