Religious students in a public-secular college: feeling unique in a milieu of diversity

The current study examined the case of religious students who opted to study in a secular teacher-training college despite the fact that there are religious colleges that would have suited their needs. This phenomenon is unusual because the education system in Israel is segregated and each education...

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Authors: Paul-Binyamin, Ilana (Author) ; Potchter, Oded (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: [publisher not identified] [2020]
In: British Journal of religious education
Year: 2020, Volume: 42, Issue: 3, Pages: 350-363
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Israel / Student for the teaching profession / Religiosity / Institute of higher learning / Secularism / Teacher education
IxTheo Classification:AH Religious education
CB Christian life; spirituality
Further subjects:B Multiculturalism
B teacher-training college
B Religious students
B Israel
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Summary:The current study examined the case of religious students who opted to study in a secular teacher-training college despite the fact that there are religious colleges that would have suited their needs. This phenomenon is unusual because the education system in Israel is segregated and each educational sector has its own teacher-training colleges. Findings of this qualitative study indicate that the majority of participants did not wish to depart from the religious framework, but rather sought to forge reciprocal relations with the secular society and carve a space for themselves where they could express their identity, which does not entirely conform to the demands of the religious society. These findings highlight an interesting dynamic that developing between students from a minority group and the mainstream secular society in Israel that promotes multiculturalism. An academic campus that adopts a multicultural approach is a safe space for minority students, whose sectorial framework does not fully provide for all their needs.
ISSN:1740-7931
Contains:Enthalten in: British Journal of religious education
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/01416200.2019.1644487