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Religious education as locus of curriculum: A brief inquiry into madrasah curriculum in Singapore
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Type
Book chapter
Citation
Sa'eda Buang. (2008). Religious education as locus of curriculum: A brief inquiry into madrasah curriculum in Singapore. In A. E. Lai (Ed.), Religious diversity in Singapore (pp. 301-322). Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore; Institute of Policy Studies, Singapore.
Abstract
The issue of curriculum content of madrasahs in Singapore has been receiving public and national leaders’ attention since the 1980s as a result of their less than satisfactory academic performance compared to that of national schools in the annual national examinations. There has been a growing concern over the madrasah’s peripheral position in the overall scheme of national development and economic progress. An investigation of the tradition of curriculum inquiry forms the major focus of this chapter. The discussion looks at the madrasah curriculum at both philosophical and operational levels and the multifarious challenges the institution faced while ensuring its relevance in the ever-changing educational landscape of Singapore.
Date Issued
2008
Publisher
Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore
Institute of Policy Studies, Singapore