Back to Search
Start Over
Are young Muslims adopting Australian values?
- Source :
-
Australian Journal of Education (ACER Press) . Nov2008, Vol. 52 Issue 3, p229-241. 12p. - Publication Year :
- 2008
-
Abstract
- Recently politicians in Australia have raised concerns that some Muslims are not adopting Australian values to a sufficient extent. In this paper I explore the notion of Australian values with respect to immigrant youth. By analysing interviews with 32 Muslim students who are 15-18 years of age and of diverse backgrounds in two state schools in Sydney, I focus on the extent to which these young people seem to be adopting Australian values. I discuss the factors that hinder the adoption of Australian values, and whether such hindrance can lead to a possible jihadi threat. This paper relies on oral testimonies and secondary sources, including international literature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00049441
- Volume :
- 52
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Australian Journal of Education (ACER Press)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 34999603
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/000494410805200302