Islam, national identity and public secondary education: Perspectives from the Somali diaspora in Toronto, Canada

Race Ethnicity and Education

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 131-153

  Collet, Bruce A ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL IDENTITY; DIASPORA; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; ISLAMISM; MULTICULTURALISM; NATIONAL IDENTITY; SECONDARY EDUCATION; STUDENT;

AFRICA; CANADA; EAST AFRICA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; SOMALIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TORONTO;

EID: 34249334965     PISSN: 13613324     EISSN: 1470109X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13613320701330668     Document Type: Article

References (36)

1. Azmi, S. (2001) Muslim educational institutions in Toronto, Canada. Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs, 21, pp. 259-272.
2. Basu, R. (2004) The rationalization of neoliberalism in Ontario's public education system, 1995-2000. Geoforum, 35, pp. 621-634.
3. Bissoondath, N. (1994) Selling illusions: The cult of multiculturalism, Penguin, Toronto
4. Boyatzis, R. E. (1998) Transforming qualitative information: Thematic analysis and code development, Sage, Thousand Oaks, CA
5. Braungart, R. G. and Braungart, M. M. (1997) Political socialization and education. International encyclopedia of the sociology of education, pp. 521-527. Pergamon, London
6. D'Souza, D. (1992) Illiberal education: The politics of race and sex on campus, Vintage, New York
7. Epstein, E. H. and McGinn, N. F. (2000) Introduction. Comparative perspectives on the role of education in democratization, part II: socialization, identity, and the politics of control, pp. 1-15. Peter Lang, New York
8. Feinberg, W. (1998) Common schools / uncommon identities: National unity and cultural difference, Yale University Press, New Haven, MA
9. Froese, D. (2003) Roots and identity
10. Hall, S. (1999) The global, the local, and the return of ethnicity. Social theory: The multicultural and classic readings, pp. 626-633. Westview, Bolder, CO
11. Hebert, Y. (2001) Identity, diversity, and education: A critical review of the literature. Canadian Ethnic Studies, 33, pp. 155-186.
12. Immen, W. (2000) Somalis pitch in for mutual aid; new beginnings in Canada mean low-paid jobs, unfamiliar surroundings for refugees from war-torn East Africa. The Globe and Mail, p. A22.
13. Joshee, R. (2003) Citizenship and multicultural education in Canada: from assimilation to social cohesion. Diversity and citizenship education: Global perspectives, pp. 127-156. Jossey-Bass, San Fransicso, CA
14. Kusow, A. (1998) Migration and identity processes among Somali immigrants in Canada, UMI, Ann Arbor, MI
15. Lewis, I. M. (1994) Blood and bone: The call of kinship in Somali society, Red Sea Press, Lawrenceville, NJ
16. Mahtani, M. (2002) Joint Centre for Excellence for Research on Immigration and Settlement, Toronto
17. May, S. (1999) Critical multiculturalism and cultural difference: avoiding essentialism. Critical multiculturalism: Rethinking multicultural and antiracist education, pp. 11-41. Falmer, London
18. Mazurek, K. and Kach, N. (1990) Multiculturalism, society and education. Canadian education: Historical themes and contemporary issues, pp. 133-160. Detselig, Calgary, Canada
19. McGown, R. (1999) Muslims in the diaspora: The Somali communities of London and Toronto, University of Toronto Press, Toronto
20. Menkhaus, K. (2002) Political Islam in Somalia. Middle East Policy, 9, pp. 109-124.
21. Midaynta Association of Somali Service Agencies (2003) Somali community gang intervention and exit strategy program, Midaynta Association, Toronto
22. Ontario Ministry of Education (1999) Health and physical education curriculum, grades 9 and 10, Ontario Ministry of Education, Ottawa
23. Ontario Ministry of Education (2005) Ontario secondary schools grades 9 to 12 program and diploma requirements, Ontario Ministry of Education, Ottawa
24. Palmer, H. (1993) Mosaic versus melting pot? Immigration and ethnicity in Canada and the United States. A passion for identity: An introduction to Canadian studies, Nelson Scarborough
25. Papastergiadis, N. (1998) Dialogues in the diasporas: Essays and conversations on cultural identity, Rivers Oram, London
26. Radhakrishnan, R. (2003) Ethnicity in the age of diaspora. Theorizing diaspora, Blackwell, Malden
27. Ravitch, D. (1992) Diversity in education. Dialogue, 95, pp. 39-47.
28. Rosa, B. and Dick, H. (2000) Public schooling in English Canada: addressing differences in the context of globalization. Canadian Ethnic Studies, 1, pp. 38-54.
29. Sanjakdar, F. (2004) Developing an appropriate sexual health education curriculum framework for Muslim students. Confronting Islamophobia in educational practice, pp. 143-162. Trentham, Stoke-on-Trent
30. Schlesinger, A. (1991) The disuniting of America: What we all stand to lose if multicultural education take the wrong approach. American Educator, 15, pp. 14-33.
31. Schlesinger, A. (1992) The disuniting of America: Reflections on a multicultural society, W. W. Norton, New York
32. Scott, J. (2001) A study of the settlement experiences of Eritrean and Somali parents in Toronto, Praxis Research and Training, Toronto
33. Toronto Board of Education (1992) Report on the religious needs of Muslim students in Toronto Board of Education schools, Equal Opportunity Office and Equity Studies Centre, Toronto Board of Education, Toronto
34. Waters, T. and Leblanc, K. (2005) Refugees and education: Mass public schooling without a nation-state. Comparative Education Review, 49, pp. 129-147.
35. Yon, D. (2000) Elusive culture: Schooling, race, and identity in global times, State University of New York Press, New York
36. Zine, J. (2000) Redefining resistance: Towards an Islamic subculture in schools. Race Ethnicity and Education, 3, pp. 293-316.