Introductory description

This module helps you to explore philosophical, historical and theological foundations of Islamic Education through engaging with modern educational theories and pedagogic models. You will develop knowledge, understanding and critical insights into the fundamentals of Islamic educational thought, practice and values and begin to form your own philosophy of education by critically engaging with both the Islamic and Western traditions of education thought and practice.

Module aims

Outline syllabus

This is an indicative module outline only to give an indication of the sort of topics that may be covered. Actual sessions held may differ.

Introduction/orientation; Conceptual analysis of central terms in educational theory; Examining diverse perceptions of Islamic Education; Philosophical/historical and theological foundations of Muslim educational thought; Educational aims and values in diverse traditions of education in Islam; Exploring organisation of curriculum, teaching and learning methods in diverse formal and informal Islamic educational settings, Critical Issues/challenges facing Islamic Education in contemporary Muslim minority and majority societies, Developing scholarly and empirical research strategies in Islamic Education.

Learning outcomes

By the end of the module, students should be able to:

• Develop knowledge, understanding and critical insights into the fundamentals of Islamic educational thought, practice and values.
• Demonstrate competence to think educationally about Islam and Show reflective engagement with critical issues and challenges informing contemporary practice of Islamic Education.
• Facilitate students' competence to form their own philosophy of education by critically engaging with both the Islamic and Western traditions of educational thought and pedagogic practice.
• Enable students to critically explore the inter-disciplinary nature of Islamic Education with a special emphasis on the relevance of empirical research methodologies in the field.

Indicative reading list

Generic Reading lists can be found in Talis

Specific reading list for the module can be found on

Interdisciplinary

The module introduces students to the inter-disciplinary nature of Islamic Education. Foundations of education in Islam are explored through engaging with the religious, theological as well as philosophical, sociological and contemporary educational, pedagogic and social scientific studies. The course enables students to engage with a critical dialogue between Islamic and modern educational theories and pedagogic models. The module further highlights the need to adopt an inter-disciplinary analysis framework while engaging with the issues related to ‘Education, Islam and Muslim’ intersection. Participants coming from traditional Muslim seminaries have the opportunity of integrating their traditional education with modern educational and pedagogic studies.

Subject specific skills

• Develop knowledge, understanding and critical insights into the fundamentals of Islamic educational thought and practice
• Critically examining the educational teachings and values in the foundational sources and traditions of education in Islam;
• to develop critical insight into the relevant contemporary educational theory and pedagogic thought with special reference to examining the role of Islamic Education in modern multicultural and religious lydiverse secular societies;
• independently gather, organize and critique knowledge gathered through primary and secondary sources on Islamic Education and practice of Islamic Education in Muslim minority and majority societies;
• Demonstrate competence to think educationally about Islam and show reflective engagement with critical issues and challenges informing contemporary practice of Islamic Education.
• proactively to formulate ideas and hypotheses and to evaluate these as part of their development a reflective practitioners in Islamic Education.
• Show competence to critically explore the inter-disciplinary nature of Islamic Education with a special emphasis on the relevance of modern empirical research methodologies in the field

Transferable skills

• clearly and accurately communicate and articulate their arguments/conclusions to specialist and non-specialist audiences.
• to take a proactive and self-reflective role in working and to develop professional relationships with others;
• self direction and effective decision making in complex and unpredictable situations;
• independent learning and the ability to work in a way which ensures continuing professional development;
• critically engage in the development of professional/disciplinary boundaries and norms.
• Demonstrate independent learning, self-direction and originality in tackling and solving problems, and act autonomously in planning and implementing tasks at a professional or equivalent level.