ERIC Number: EJ816508
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Nov
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Are Young Muslims Adopting Australian Values?
Kabir, Nahid Afrose
Australian Journal of Education, v52 n3 p229-241 Nov 2008
Recently politicians in Australia have raised concerns that some Muslims are not adopting Australian values to a sufficient extent. In this paper I explore the notion of Australian values with respect to immigrant youth. By analysing interviews with 32 Muslim students who are 15-18 years of age and of diverse backgrounds in two state schools in Sydney, I focus on the extent to which these young people seem to be adopting Australian values. I discuss the factors that hinder the adoption of Australian values, and whether such hindrance can lead to a possible jihadi threat. This paper relies on oral testimonies and secondary sources, including international literature.
Descriptors: State Schools, Muslims, Foreign Countries, Youth, Values, Immigrants, Interviews, Terrorism, Acculturation, Student Attitudes, Student Adjustment, Ethnicity, Cultural Pluralism
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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