Cultural Influence in Education

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The paper explains the five pillars of Islam and highlights how the concept of Islam is based on the idea that Islam is not a religion but rather a way to live one's life. The paper shows how education is an essential aspect of Islam and explores the two main issues in Western State schooling; the role of women in education and the demands of involvement in physical education. The paper concludes that Muslim culture has both positive and negative impacts on education and it is unlikely that all of the historical conflicts will be answered in just one or two generations.

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"Culture is an evasive term that is hard to define and even harder to name. This is despite the fact that the term is used definitively and repeatedly in almost every aspect of discussion regarding people. The culture of an individual or group is said to define and meld their character and help determine their ethic, morality and their eventual behavior. Many people classify culture by the name of the dominant regional or personal religion and yet it is clear that religion is an aspect of culture, as apposed to one and the same. This is not to say that religion is not a pervasive aspect of culture to the point that in some cultures the dominant faith affects many other aspects of culture and even those who are not members of that particular faith are effected by the that faith through culture. Culture, no matter its influence by religion has a significant influence on education, as its standards determine the manner in which decisions are made, curriculum is developed and ethics and morality are taught to students."

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