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ERIC Number: EJ355428
Record Type: CIJE
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: Australia
Note: Single copies are available from: Business Manager, The Australian College of Education, 916 Swanston Street, Carlton, Victoria 3053 Australia ($6.00 Australian).