schoolislam.dk: Project on Islam, Muslims and Danish Schools
- Kids of Gellerup.
- © Paul Galipeau,
- 2007
"Islam, Muslims and Danish Schools" is a multidisciplinary collaborative research involving anthropology, the sociology of religion, and Islamology. It is based in two different parts of Aarhus University: the Department of the Study of Religion in the city of Aarhus and the Danish School of Education in Copenhagen.
- Nordre Skole, Fyn. © christian svanes kolding, 2005
Objective
The objective of the project is to investigate the encounter between Muslim children, their families, and the Danish folkeskole (public schools). Existing research and informal observation suggest that this encounter is more complex and far-reaching than is often realized. The project seeks to investigate the encounter and explore how it affects public schooling in Denmark, Danish educational content, the conduct of Muslim minorities in Denmark, interpretations of Islam and the construction of diaspora Islam in Denmark.
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Funding
- The project is funded by the Forskingsråd for Kultur og Kommunikation (the Danish Research Council for the Humanities) and Aarhus Universitets Forskningsfond (the Aarhus University Research Foundation).
- We also with to thank the Dansk Folkemindesamling (Danish Folklore Archives) for their cooperation.