ERIC Number: EJ1002012
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Oct
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Islamophobia, Conflict and Citizenship
Inman, Sally; Mc Cormack, Pip; Walker, Sarah
International Journal of Progressive Education, v8 n3 p109-127 Oct 2012
This article discusses some preliminary findings of the English part of a European Commission Fundamental Rights and Citizenship funded project "Children's Voices" (2011-2013) concerned with exploring and understanding children and young people's experiences of interethnic conflict and violence in primary and secondary schools. This is a comparative study of England, Slovenia, Cyprus, Austria and Italy and the English focus is on Islamophobia. The research comprises a review of literature, legislation and good practice in race equality in England; a quantitative study of 8 primary schools (year 5/6) and 8 Secondary schools/sixth form centres (year 12/13) in 4 regions of England; a qualitative study of pupils and adults in 4 schools in one region and interview material from semi structured interviews with a range of "experts" in the area. The article outlines some of the research findings from the first quantitative stage of the research. It argues that in schools with a strong citizenship ethos, where different religions are respected and where there are strong institutional processes and procedures against discriminatory practices, Islamophobia and conflict are not likely to be an issue, however, the same cannot be said for the wider society. (Contains 11 figures and 9 footnotes.)
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, Secondary Schools, Conflict, Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis, Citizenship, Semi Structured Interviews, Social Bias, Fear, Islamic Culture, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Ethnic Groups, Social Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students, Religious Factors, Student Experience, Educational Environment, Violence, Bullying, Self Disclosure (Individuals)
International Association of Educators. Egitim Fakultesi Dekanligi, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Canakkale 17100, Turkey. e-mail: secretary@inased.org; Web site: http://www.inased.org/ijpe.htm
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Austria; Cyprus; Italy; Slovenia; United Kingdom (England)
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