Jurnal Pendidikan Islam
Vol 3 No 3 (2020): Islamic Education

Rethinking Education: A Case for Tarbiyah in Contemporary Britain

Shahin Rahman (Education Studies, University of Warwick, United Kingdom)



Article Info

Publish Date
04 Jan 2021

Abstract

This paper explores solutions to the limitations of the purpose of education as currently understood and advocated in postmodern Britain. By adopting an interdisciplinary approach, it takes a closer look at the objectives of education as per another major civilization with a rich educational heritage–that is, the Islamic tradition–and compares the two distinct philosophies. The research finds that the contemporary British philosophy of education has several drawbacks due to focusing only on building the economy and shaping a political worldview. As such, this paper discusses how Britain might mitigate its current weaknesses by suggesting to integrate the Islamic model of education (tarbiyah) in order to foster personal development, civic engagement, and objectivity in research, learning, and producing new knowledge-without the need compromise its strong economy.

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Abbrev

NAZHRUNA

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Subject

Religion Humanities Education

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Nazhruna: Jurnal Pendidikan Islam (Islamic Education Journal) is a high-quality open-access peer-reviewed research journal published by Program Studi Pendidikan Islam Institut Pesantren KH Abdul Chalim Mojokerto, East Java, Indonesia. Nazhruna Jurnal Pendidikan Islam is the leading journal in ...