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

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" Muslim American Identity under Siege: Muslim Students' perspective of American High Schools "
Iram Jamil-Shaikh Jilani Reiss-Medwed, Karen

Document Type	:	Latin Dissertation
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	803452
Doc. No	:	TL48241
Call number	:	‭1689439825;‮ ‬3703547‬
Main Entry	:	Abualnaja, Nader
Title & Author	:	Muslim American Identity under Siege: Muslim Students' perspective of American High Schools\ Iram Jamil-Shaikh JilaniReiss-Medwed, Karen
College	:	Northeastern University
Date	:	2015
Degree	:	Ed.D.
field of study	:	School of Education
student score	:	2015
Page No	:	159
Note	:	Committee members: Abdus-Sabur, Qadir; Lohmann, Jane
Note	:	Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-321-75435-3
Abstract	:	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.
Subject	:	Islamic Studies; Secondary education; Spirituality
Descriptor	:	Philosophy, religion and theology;Social sciences;Education;American muslim;Identity;Islam;Islamic idenity;Muslim;Muslim students;United states
Added Entry	:	Reiss-Medwed, Karen
Added Entry	:	School of EducationNortheastern University