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A scoping study of ‘decolonial’ educational projects reimagining and enacting K-12 education from an Islamic worldview

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: This paper presents a preliminary scoping study of seven schools that are seeking to renew K-12 education from an Islamic worldview. It offers a cursory analysis of the discourse of these schools as they define their understandings of education and the human person in relation to renewal, and attempt to enact these through philosophies, pedagogies, and practices. It considers the decolonial nature of both the discourse and practices adopted by the schools, as well as the wider context within which these schools sit.

Source: Compare A Journal of Comparative and International Education

DOI: 10.1080/03057925.2026.2724448

Authors: Farah Ahmed, A. Decuir, D. El Odessy, M. Shaaban

Institutions: University of Cambridge, American University, University of Oxford

Language: English

Topic: Education and Islamic Studies

Subfield: Education

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: hybrid

Funders: Leverhulme Trust, Isaac Newton Trust