Islamic Principles and Physical Education.

Lindsay, Karen; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ355428

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1987

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Islamic Principles and Physical Education.

Lindsay, Karen; And Others

Unicorn, Bulletin of the Australian College of Education, v13 n2 p75-78 May 1987

Based on interviews with five Islamic respondents, this paper investigates stricter Islamic parents' difficulties with certain assumptions and practices of Australian education, particularly health and physical education. Concerns about modesty and separation of sexes conflict with central aims based on equal educational opportunities and equality of males and females. Includes two references. (MLH)

Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, Foreign Countries, Health Education, Islam, Multicultural Education, Parent Attitudes, Physical Education, Religious Differences

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Audience: Practitioners

Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Australia

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