Course overview
To explore ways in which Muslim learners' religious and cultural perspectives intersect in secular public schooling classrooms in Australia. To shift the discourse beyond "religious accommodations" and toward culturally responsive pedagogy for Muslim learners that centres the diverse and individual lived experiences of Australian Muslim learners within formal and informal curriculum.
Course learning outcomes
- appreciate diversity within Australian Muslim communities
- identify key intersections that arise for diverse Muslim learners in secular schooling environments that require educator support
- develop responsive approaches to support diverse Muslim learners in classrooms and across informal aspects of school life