An Islamic Consideration of Western Moral Education: An Exploration of the Individual

Autor/in	Hussain, Khuram
Titel	An Islamic Consideration of Western Moral Education: An Exploration of the Individual
Quelle	In: Journal of Moral Education, 36 (2007) 3, S.297-308 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0305-7240
Schlagwörter	Ethical Instruction; Muslims; Moral Development; Educational Theories; Comparative Education; Islam; Western Civilization; Sociocultural Patterns; Educational Environment; Moral Values; Individualism; Spiritual Development; Religious Factors; Role of Education; Cultural Differences; Educational Principles; Social Environment; Personality Development; Self Actualization; Educational Philosophy; Elementary Secondary Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ethics instruction; Teaching of ethics; Ethikunterricht; Muslim; Muslimin; Moralische Entwicklung; Educational theory; Theory of education; Bildungstheorie; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Soziokulturelle Theorie; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Moral value; Ethischer Wert; Individualismus; Bildungsauftrag; Kultureller Unterschied; Bildungsprinzip; Soziales Umfeld; Personalilty development; Persönlichkeitsbildung; Persönlichkeitsentwicklung; Self actualisation; Selbstverwirklichung; Bildungsphilosophie; Erziehungsphilosophie
Abstract	This paper offers a theoretical comparison of the concept of the individual presumed in modern Islamic educational theory and western moral educational theory, revealing a distinct Islamic point of view on the western educational premise that a moral universe is derived dialectically between individual and society. From an Islamic perspective, socially derived moral truths cannot supersede the moral ideal of nurturing and awakening a spiritual self into a unity of being. Muslim scholars fear that two inter-related things are lost in western approaches: inwardly fostered personal discovery and timeless sacred principles. The modern Muslim educational approach presents possible talking points regarding how moral education is valued and understood differently and raises questions regarding the universal applicability of western moral education models. Western and Islamic perspectives are considered and areas of contention and commonality are explored. Scholars under consideration include Durkheim, Dewey, Kohlberg, Iqbal, Nasr, al-Attas and Wan Daud. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10