Islam Is Essential for General Education

Autor/in	Meacham, Jack
Titel	Islam Is Essential for General Education
Quelle	In: Journal of General Education, 64 (2015) 1, S.56-64 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0021-3667
DOI	10.1353/jge.2015.0005
Schlagwörter	Islam; Religious Cultural Groups; Religion; General Education; Critical Thinking; World History; Stereotypes; Social Bias; Democratic Values; Access to Information; Muslims; Higher Education; Misconceptions + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kirchliche Gruppe; Religionszugehörigkeit; Allgemein bildendes Schulwesen; Allgemeinbildung; Kritisches Denken; Weltgeschichte; Klischee; Muslim; Muslimin; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Missverständnis
Abstract	The religion of Islam is often portrayed with false and negative stereotypes. If we expect our students to understand and participate in the global world and to be informed and engaged citizens in a democratic America, then it is essential that they develop a basic and sound understanding of Islam. Furthermore, learning about Islam can facilitate the development of students' critical thinking. I describe how I engaged my students with Islam in a general education course with four hundred students and provide examples of critical thinking from students' papers. Given the importance of Islam at this point in history, America's colleges and universities should strengthen their general education programs by requiring that all students become more familiar with and knowledgeable about the religion of Islam. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01