Islam, Democracy and Citizenship Education: An Examination of the Social Studies Curriculum in Pakistan

Autor/in	Ahmad, Iftikhar
Titel	Islam, Democracy and Citizenship Education: An Examination of the Social Studies Curriculum in Pakistan
Quelle	In: Current Issues in Comparative Education, 7 (2004) 1, S.39-49 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1523-1615
Schlagwörter	National Curriculum; Textbook Content; Religious Cultural Groups; Civics; Educational Change; Consciousness Raising; Textbooks; Democracy; Citizenship Education; Islam; Foreign Countries; Social Studies; Democratic Values; Ideology; Politics of Education; Pakistan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lehrbuchtext; Kirchliche Gruppe; Religionszugehörigkeit; Staatsbürgerkunde; Bildungsreform; Bewusstseinsbildung; Textbook; Text book; Schulbuch; Lehrbuch; Demokratie; Citizenship; Education; Politische Bildung; Politische Erziehung; Staatsbürgerliche Erziehung; Ausland; Gemeinschaftskunde; Ideologie; Educational policy; Bildungspolitik
Abstract	Since the 1980s the mission of the national citizenship education curriculum in Pakistan has been the Islamization of society. The government curriculum guidelines require textbooks to emphasize Islam as the national ideology of the state of Pakistan. Recognizing the deleterious effect of an exclusivist curriculum on the civic unity of the nation, some stakeholders propose a liberal-democratic reform agenda for social studies. The main goal of the proposed agenda is to use the curriculum for creating a tolerant, moderate, and enlightened citizenry. However, proponents of a theocratic vision of good citizenship, which currently dominates the curriculum, vehemently oppose these reform efforts. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10