Survival of Islamic Education in a Secular State: The Madrasah in Singapore

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Main Authors: Mohd Nor, Mohd Roslan, Senin, Nurhanisah, Mohd Khambali Hambali, Khadijah, Ab Halim, Asyiqin
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Published: 2017
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author Mohd Nor, Mohd Roslan
Senin, Nurhanisah
Mohd Khambali Hambali, Khadijah
Ab Halim, Asyiqin
author_facet Mohd Nor, Mohd Roslan
Senin, Nurhanisah
Mohd Khambali Hambali, Khadijah
Ab Halim, Asyiqin
Mohd Nor, Mohd Roslan
Senin, Nurhanisah
Mohd Khambali Hambali, Khadijah
Ab Halim, Asyiqin
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contents Survival of Islamic Education in a Secular State: The Madrasah in Singapore Mohd Nor, Mohd Roslan Senin, Nurhanisah Mohd Khambali Hambali, Khadijah Ab Halim, Asyiqin Foreign Countries Islam Religious Education Institutional Survival Qualitative Research Relevance (Education) Educational Development Educational History Educational Practices Performance Factors Purpose: This paper attempts to explore the transformations taken by madrasah, especially in preparing students both in religious and academic field. Besides, this paper aims to demonstrate measures taken by madrasah in instilling the religious and racial cohesion far from conservatism and extremism that has always been labeled to their students. Design/methodology/approach: This paper is qualitative in nature. It is a library research and uses historical method in collecting the data. Some relevant literatures and data have been analyzed and presented in this paper. Findings: Madrasah in Singapore has always been perceived in a negative nuance because of its ineffectiveness and irrelevant roles in economic building. The conservative and traditional madrasah education system is also seen to impede Singapore's religious and racial cohesion. The struggle increases prior to the implementation of compulsory education (CE) policy in 2001, where madrasah was almost forced to closure. Originality/value: Islamic education in Singapore can be observed evolving through three phases: colonial period where it adopted the secular system, post-colonial with the traditional system and, currently, the transformation period with its integrated syllabus.
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spellingShingle Survival of Islamic Education in a Secular State: The Madrasah in Singapore
Mohd Nor, Mohd Roslan
Senin, Nurhanisah
Mohd Khambali Hambali, Khadijah
Ab Halim, Asyiqin
Foreign Countries
Islam
Religious Education
Institutional Survival
Qualitative Research
Relevance (Education)
Educational Development
Educational History
Educational Practices
Performance Factors
Survival of Islamic Education in a Secular State: The Madrasah in Singapore Mohd Nor, Mohd Roslan Senin, Nurhanisah Mohd Khambali Hambali, Khadijah Ab Halim, Asyiqin Foreign Countries Islam Religious Education Institutional Survival Qualitative Research Relevance (Education) Educational Development Educational History Educational Practices Performance Factors Purpose: This paper attempts to explore the transformations taken by madrasah, especially in preparing students both in religious and academic field. Besides, this paper aims to demonstrate measures taken by madrasah in instilling the religious and racial cohesion far from conservatism and extremism that has always been labeled to their students. Design/methodology/approach: This paper is qualitative in nature. It is a library research and uses historical method in collecting the data. Some relevant literatures and data have been analyzed and presented in this paper. Findings: Madrasah in Singapore has always been perceived in a negative nuance because of its ineffectiveness and irrelevant roles in economic building. The conservative and traditional madrasah education system is also seen to impede Singapore's religious and racial cohesion. The struggle increases prior to the implementation of compulsory education (CE) policy in 2001, where madrasah was almost forced to closure. Originality/value: Islamic education in Singapore can be observed evolving through three phases: colonial period where it adopted the secular system, post-colonial with the traditional system and, currently, the transformation period with its integrated syllabus.
title Survival of Islamic Education in a Secular State: The Madrasah in Singapore
topic Foreign Countries
Islam
Religious Education
Institutional Survival
Qualitative Research
Relevance (Education)
Educational Development
Educational History
Educational Practices
Performance Factors
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1165566