scholarly journals Critical thinking and non-formal Islamic education: Perspectives from young Muslims in the Netherlands

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hülya Kosar Altinyelken
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Critical Thinking ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Islamic Education ◽  
Religious Educators ◽  
Core Skill ◽  
Muslims In Europe ◽  
Muslim Communities ◽  
New Generation

AbstractCritical thinking is a highly valued skill in the twenty-first century, and its incorporation into formal school curricula as a core skill is nearly ubiquitous globally. It is considered imperative for educational quality, employability, competitiveness, and for promoting democratisation and social integration. While schools are tasked to promote critical thinking, non-formal Islamic education (NFIE) provided by mosques or by private organisations or tutors is often criticized for its emphasis on rote learning and memorisation, and for fostering an uncritical acceptance of authority. Based on interviews with 27 young adult alumni from four different Muslim communities in the Netherlands, this study seeks to explore the pedagogy of NFIE, with a focus on critical thinking. The accounts of young adults revealed that an emphasis on stimulating critical thinking was largely absent, and there were limited opportunities for interactions, questions, debating or challenging the authority of religious educators or Islamic texts. The traditional pedagogical approach, discouraging attitudes of educators and peers, lack of language proficiency, the young age of learners, and a perceived lack of need for critical deliberations were identified as key challenges. Young adults called for reforming the pedagogy of NFIE to allow for more reflexive, inquisitive and dialogical learning. Some argued that lack of critical deliberation would lead to weakness in the belief structures and faith of new generation Muslims in Europe, resulting in a sense of confusion and disorientation, and limited embodiment of Islamic principles.

scholarly journals Language maintenance and shift under pressure: Three generations of the Turkish immigrant community in the Netherlands

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 (242) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yeşim Sevinç
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Language Maintenance ◽  
Language Shift ◽  
Third Generation ◽  
Immigrant Community ◽  
Three Generations ◽  
Turkish Immigrant ◽  
Language Maintenance And Shift ◽  
Turkish Language

AbstractDrawing on questionnaire and interview data, this study explores the process of language maintenance and shift across three generations of Turkish immigrants in the Netherlands. It compares three generations of Turkish-Dutch bilinguals by examining age and place of language learning, self-rated language proficiency, and language choices in six domains (home, school, work, friends, media and leisure time activities, and cognitive activities). Furthermore, it investigates bilinguals’ experiences, motivations for learning languages and attitudes towards bilingualism. Findings suggest that following the typical pattern of language shift described by Mario Saltarelli and Susan Gonzo in 1977, language history, self-rated language proficiency and current language practices of third-generation children differ from those of first- and second-generation bilinguals. Consequently, possible language shift among third-generation bilinguals causes socioemotional pressure about maintaining the Turkish language, triggering intergenerational tensions in Turkish immigrant families. At the same time, the perceived need to shift to Dutch for social and economic reasons causes immigrant children to experience tensions and ambiguities in the linguistic connections between the family and other social domains (e. g. school, friendship). The findings evidence that the Turkish immigrant community in the Netherlands may no longer be as linguistically homogeneous as once observed. The dissolution of homogeneity can be a sign of social change in which maintaining the Turkish language has become a challenge, whereas speaking Dutch is a necessity of life in the Netherlands.

scholarly journals O-003 Psychosocial Developmental Trajectory Of Young Adults Born Preterm In The Netherlands

2014 ◽  
Vol 99 (Suppl 2) ◽  
pp. A22.1-A22
Author(s):  
SM van der Pal ◽  
H Maurice-Stam ◽  
MA Grootenhuis ◽  
AG van Wassenaer-Leemhuis ◽  
KM van der Pal-de Bruin
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Developmental Trajectory

scholarly journals Consistency or contradiction? Mobility-Related Attitudes and Travel Mode Use of the Young ‘New Generation’

2019 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathrin Konrad ◽  
Sören Groth
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Young People ◽  
Demographic Trends ◽  
Travel Mode ◽  
Current Discussion ◽  
Explanatory Factors ◽  
Research Gap ◽  
New Generation ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract In this paper, we examine the role of mobility-related attitudes in the travel mode use of young people, the extent to which young adults and teenagers behave consistently in relation to their attitudes, and the conditions on which the consistency of attitudes and behaviour depends. We thus continue the current discussion about the loss of importance of the car for young people in which various socio-demographic trends, but also changed attitudes, are used as explanatory factors, especially on a hypothetical level. Our contribution closes a research gap in that so far neither the relationship between attitudes and behaviour among young people has been empirically investigated nor has this relationship been empirically placed in a context of spatial, economic and socio-demographic conditions. We address this by means of differentiated correlation analyses and the calculation of correlation differences on the basis of a nationwide German survey of young people from 2013. This enables us to demonstrate that young people basically behave consistently in line with their attitudes. However, there are significant differences which confirm that certain spatial, economic and socio-demographic conditions are essential for the implementation of attitudes into corresponding travel mode use.

scholarly journals Characteristics of Young Adults Sentenced with Juvenile Sanctions in the Netherlands

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-59
Author(s):  
Lise Prop ◽  
André van der Laan ◽  
Charlotte Barendregt ◽  
Chijs van Nieuwenhuizen
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
The Netherlands

scholarly journals Pembelajaran Pendidikan Agama Islam berdasarkan pendekatan logis untuk meningkatkan pikiran kritis dan motivasi berprestasi di SMK Kita Bhakti dan SMK Raden Fatah Mojosari

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 25
Author(s):  
Syu'aib Nawawi
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Religious Education ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Islamic Education ◽  
Third Grade ◽  
Limit Values ◽  
Logical Approach ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
Scientific Approach ◽  
Interesting Learning

Science given by God to man through his brain an integral part of the values of divinity as essential sources of knowledge, is of God. Apart from the paradigm that reduces intuition and metaphysical things, al-Qur'an as unceasingly called for people to continue reviewing, researching, studying, thinking and examine all of the phenomena that exist, because nothing in this world that is created in vain. The motivation given, is nothing for man to know and realize the power of his mind in order to add to the faith in God. Fortunately models such as the way of thinking so that the characteristics of 2013. The curriculum is a danger that a scientific approach that uses the methods of scientific thinking stands by itself without any control limit values contained wise in religion (Islam). Make learning Islamic education students based on a logical approach to improve critical thinking and motivation of achievement in SMK and SMK Bhakti We Raden Patah Mojosari be an interesting learning model and help teachers to improve learning effectiveness. This study used a qualitative approach through case studies. Researchers conducted this study to determine "how" (how) Implementation of Islamic religious education teaching third grade students based on a logical approach to improve critical thinking and motivation of achievement in SMK and SMK Bhakti We Mojosari Raden Patah. This study tends toward descriptive because its purpose is to describe and analyze the data obtained in depth with the hope to find out in detail the implementation of Islamic religious education third grade student learning based on a logical approach to improve critical thinking and motivation of achievement at SMK We Bhakti and vocational Raden Patah Mojosari. From in-depth analysis can be summarized as follows: 1) We approach learning in SMK and SMK Bhakti Raden Patah Mojosari logical approach emphasizes the processes and skills in accordance with the learning materials. materials adapted to the level of development of learners learn. 2) Implementation of the learning curriculum implemented in 2013 at SMK and SMK Bhakti We Raden Patah Mojosari using a scientific approach. The learning process touches three domains, namely the attitude, knowledge and skills. 3) Questions or both written and oral evaluation of teaching is based on a logical approach to improve critical thinking and motivation of achievement in SMK and SMK Bhakti We Raden Patah Mojosari good and inspire learners to give a good answer and true anyway. 4) Study of Islamic education is based on a logical approach becomes more meaningful and real. This means that students are required to be able to capture the relationship between the experience of learning in school to real life. However, in this context, of course, teachers need extra attention and guidance to students so that learning objectives in accordance with what was originally applied

scholarly journals English Language Teaching in Islamic Education in Indonesia; Challenges and Opportunities

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 65
Author(s):  
Tuti Hidayati
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
National Language ◽  
Islamic Education ◽  
National Education ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Western Values ◽  
Muslim Communities ◽  
Islamic Values

The dominant use of English in every field covering politic, economic, and sosial culture these days has manifested in its gaining a special position in many countries where it is not spoken. In Indonesia, it is a foreign language officially constituted as part of national education curriculum and becomes a requirement in a number of higher education and workforce entry. Yet, ELT in Indonesia faces various constraints including, but is not limited, the anxiousness to threat the purity of Bahasa Indonesia, the national language, and the worry about liberal western values embedded in English to corrupt the youngsters moral and attitudes. Interestingly, Islamic education that maintains a vital role among Indonesians has included English alongside other secular sciences and technology as part of its curriculum in its current advancement. In this regard, the paper will show how critical Islamic education role among Indonesians is, how ELT in Indonesia has developed, what challenges it experiences, and what opportunities it posseses in the context of Indonesian Islamic Education. The paper argues that Islamic education remains the choice of the Indonesian Muslim communities as long as it is able to meet the demands of living in the globalization era while keeping the Islamic values in all the learning process. It further suggests that ELT in Indonesia needs to incorporate Islamic values and show that English learning put no threats and negative influences to Indonesian culture in general and Islamic religious values in particular.

scholarly journals Mapping Shia Muslim Communities in Europe

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 145-157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yafa Shanneik ◽  
Chris Heinhold ◽  
Zahra Ali
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Nation State ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Muslims In Europe ◽  
Muslim Communities ◽  
Historical Developments ◽  
First Time

AbstractThis article provides an introduction to the special issue onMapping Shia Muslim Communities in Europe.1 With six empirically rich case studies on Shia Muslim communities in various European countries, this issue intends: first, to illustrate the historical developments and emergence of the Shia presence in Europe; second, to highlight the local particularities of the various Shia communities within each nation state and demonstrate their transnational links; and third, to provide for the first time an empirical comparative study on the increasingly visible presence of Shia communities in Europe that fills an important gap in research on Muslims in Europe.

Kitab Asmarakandi sebagai Sumber Belajar Pendidikan Islam Awal di Nusantara

SMART ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 242-253
Author(s):  
Muhammad Nabil Fahmi ◽  
Muqowim Muqowim
Keyword(s):  
Islamic Education ◽  
Cultural Backgrounds ◽  
Learning Resource ◽  
Islamic Studies ◽  
Indonesian Archipelago ◽  
Book Format ◽  
Muslim Communities ◽  
Early Islamic ◽  
Basic Level ◽  
Religious Understanding

During the classical period, Islamic education in the Indonesian archipelago (Nusantara) could not be separated from the literature used. One of the earliest pieces of literature that have been used in the Nusantara since the 16th century AD is Asmarakandi book by Abū al-Laiṡ as-Samarqandī. This research aims to explain the significance and characteristics of the Asmakarakandi book related to its function as a learning resource and its implications for the implementation of early Islamic education in the Nusantara. This research is a literature review using the integration-interconnection scientific paradigm, namely the historical approach in Islamic studies. This research finds that the Asmarakandi book is a popular basic level of Islamic education learning resource used by Muslim communities from different socio-cultural backgrounds. The distinctive format of the Asmarakandi book also shows implications regarding its function as a learning resource for Islamic education. First, the used of the Asmarakandi book makes Islamic education take place systematically, effectively, and efficiently. Second, the suitability of the material with the level of religious understanding of the early Muslim community in the Nusantara. Third, the dialogue-based book format can encourage the critical power of the reviewers. Furthermore, fourth, the transformation of the book into local texts helps the general public understand the content of the Asmarakandi book.

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