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Muslim Families’ Experiences of the Education System in England and Scotland
Summary
For Muslim pupils in Britain education may either provide opportunities for high achievement and social mobility or, conversely, reinforce low aspirations and social marginalisation.
This three-year project will examine:
- the reasons underlying the school choices of Muslim parents in a range of geographical and social locations across the United Kingdom
- the educational experiences and attainment levels of Muslim pupils in different types of school and geographical locations
- the way in which pupils accommodate the influence of home, school and community within the process of identity formation
The research will be conducted in England and Scotland where there is great local diversity in terms of the ethnicity and religious background of population, types of school and the diversity of involvement of religious authorities in school governance.
Funder
Project team
A collaborative project between the Centre for Research in Education Inclusion and Diversity, University of Edinburgh (Sheila Riddell, Elisabet Weedon, Linda Ahlgren) and the Institute of Education, University of London (Sue Walters)
Start date
January 2010
End date
December 2012
Event
Project outputs
- Muslim Families’ Educational Experiences in England and Scotland Final Report
- CREID Briefing 28
- Working paper 1 - September 2010. Education Policy and Structures in England (PDF)
- Working paper 2 - August 2010. Educational Policy and Structures in Scotland (PDF)
- The historical context of religion and education in Scotland (powerpoint)
- Overview of Muslim pupils' educational outcomes (powerpoint)
Contact
For further information about the project contact Professor Sheila Riddell.
- Professor Sheila Riddell
- Centre for Research in Education, Inclusion and DiversityMoray House School of Education University of Edinburgh
- Holyrood Road
- Edinburgh
- EH8 8AQ
- Work: 0131 651 6597
- Email:
- Sheila.Riddell@ed.ac.uk
This article was published on May 14, 2013