عنوان

Muslim American Identity under Siege: Muslim Students' perspective of American High Schools

Number

TL48241

.Language of Text, Soundtrack etc

انگلیسی

Title Proper

Muslim American Identity under Siege: Muslim Students' perspective of American High Schools

General Material Designation

[Thesis]

First Statement of Responsibility

Iram Jamil-Shaikh Jilani

Subsequent Statement of Responsibility

Reiss-Medwed, Karen

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Northeastern University

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2015

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

159

Text of Note

Committee members: Abdus-Sabur, Qadir; Lohmann, Jane

Text of Note

Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-321-75435-3

Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree

Ed.D.

Discipline of degree

School of Education

Body granting the degree

Northeastern University

Text preceding or following the note

2015

Text of Note

Muslim students journey through American public schools with the understanding that their religious identity differs vastly from the hegemonic culture that umbrellas the schooling experience. Given the social climate of the country and the media propaganda of Islamophobia, Muslim Americans negotiate their identities when the contexts they are surrounded by are diametrically opposed. Muslim students strive be citizens of their schools and as a result undergo an acculturation process that is embodied in a spectrum of experiences ranging from isolation, marginalization, assimilation, all the way to acculturation. Muslim student identities are limited in representation either implicitly or explicitly in school curriculum, infrastructure, or visuals in schools. Knowledge of these experiences empowers educational policy makers, teachers, administration, peers, and anyone else who impacts schools. Gaining a better understanding of how Muslim identity can be nurtured and developed will lessen the acculturation stress thrust on children. Achievement gaps will persist if only the knowledge gap is cultivated. It is equally important to emphasize identity development to raise contributing confident global citizens.

Islamic Studies; Secondary education; Spirituality

Subject Term

Philosophy, religion and theology;Social sciences;Education;American muslim;Identity;Islam;Islamic idenity;Muslim;Muslim students;United states

Abualnaja, Nader

Reiss-Medwed, Karen

Subdivision

School of Education

Northeastern University

Call Number

1689439825; 3703547

Electronic name

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[Thesis]

276903

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