Reiss, MJ;
(2015)
Observed problems and proposed solutions for science education in global universities.
In: Guessoum, N and Osama, A, (eds.)
Science at the Universities of the Muslim World.
(pp. 104-108).
Muslim World Science Initiative: London, UK.
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Abstract
Recent decades have seen substantial increases in the number of universities worldwide, in the courses they provide and in the international movement of students for their university education. Such developments provide exciting opportunities for the next generation to learn, including learning about other countries and cultures and to contribute towards societal goals at both national and international levels. At the same time, such developments have caused many to question what the role of a university should be (Barnett, 2011). Nowhere are these issues more pressing than in universities in the Muslim world. Those responsible for the education that such universities provide may seek to do so in ways that seem to pay little attention to Islam or in ways that are consonant both with Islam and with the ideals of the university movement, always remembering that the university movement had its origins in the Muslim world. It is this issue – the relationship between Islam and the university movement – that I wish to address in this short essay and because I am providing a contribution to the task force on ‘Science Education in Universities of the Muslim World’, my context is the teaching of science. At the same time, I write as someone who is not a Muslim. Any worth in the contribution that I seek to make is therefore largely provided by virtue of the fact that I write as someone who, while familiar with generalist arguments about the role of today’s universities and how best to teach science while being respectful of religious sensibilities (I am a professor of science education based in a university and I am a Christian minister), is not a Muslim.
| Type: | Book chapter |
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| Title: | Observed problems and proposed solutions for science education in global universities |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Publisher version: | https://muslim-science.com/wp-content/uploads/2015... |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1493409 |
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