Research Article

Treatment of the theme Islam in German Geographical Education: Case Study of Bavarian Geographical Curriculum

Volume: 4 Number: 1 April 30, 2014
  • Stefanie Zecha *
  • Stephan Popp
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Treatment of the theme Islam in German Geographical Education: Case Study of Bavarian Geographical Curriculum

Abstract

Several previous studies have looked at the treatment of Islam and Muslim culture in western curricula. However in Germany, especially in Bavaria where Muslim immigration has been growing since the 1990s, no recent research has covered this theme. As a first step, an exploratory study of Islamic themes in the curricula of Bavarian secondary schools was undertaken. This article describes the results of this inquiry, showing the extent to which Muslim themes appear in the curriculum and how the content has changed through time. The authors analyses the curricula with the help of the quantitative and qualitative method. The main results are that the theme does not appear in the curriculum over the entire post-war period. It appears for the first time in the 1970s. The subject appears mostly in the 8th grade. Students are at the age of 14 for the entire investigation period. The theme is always restricted to the area of Near and Middle East. Islam is presented as a cultural and environment-creating force in the orient. The contents of the theme “Islam” are always very short, and in total, the topic is formulated too generally. Such sparse information can lead to misunderstanding.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

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Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Stefanie Zecha * This is me
Germany

Stephan Popp This is me
Austria

Publication Date

April 30, 2014

Submission Date

January 5, 2014

Acceptance Date

April 27, 2014

Published in Issue

Year 1970 Volume: 4 Number: 1

APA
Zecha, S., & Popp, S. (2014). Treatment of the theme Islam in German Geographical Education: Case Study of Bavarian Geographical Curriculum. Review of International Geographical Education Online, 4(1), 26-39. https://izlik.org/JA79JG92CY
AMA
1.Zecha S, Popp S. Treatment of the theme Islam in German Geographical Education: Case Study of Bavarian Geographical Curriculum. Review of International Geographical Education Online. 2014;4(1):26-39. https://izlik.org/JA79JG92CY
Chicago
Zecha, Stefanie, and Stephan Popp. 2014. “Treatment of the Theme Islam in German Geographical Education: Case Study of Bavarian Geographical Curriculum”. Review of International Geographical Education Online 4 (1): 26-39. https://izlik.org/JA79JG92CY.
EndNote
Zecha S, Popp S (April 1, 2014) Treatment of the theme Islam in German Geographical Education: Case Study of Bavarian Geographical Curriculum. Review of International Geographical Education Online 4 1 26–39.
IEEE
[1]S. Zecha and S. Popp, “Treatment of the theme Islam in German Geographical Education: Case Study of Bavarian Geographical Curriculum”, Review of International Geographical Education Online, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 26–39, Apr. 2014, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA79JG92CY
ISNAD
Zecha, Stefanie - Popp, Stephan. “Treatment of the Theme Islam in German Geographical Education: Case Study of Bavarian Geographical Curriculum”. Review of International Geographical Education Online 4/1 (April 1, 2014): 26-39. https://izlik.org/JA79JG92CY.
JAMA
1.Zecha S, Popp S. Treatment of the theme Islam in German Geographical Education: Case Study of Bavarian Geographical Curriculum. Review of International Geographical Education Online. 2014;4:26–39.
MLA
Zecha, Stefanie, and Stephan Popp. “Treatment of the Theme Islam in German Geographical Education: Case Study of Bavarian Geographical Curriculum”. Review of International Geographical Education Online, vol. 4, no. 1, Apr. 2014, pp. 26-39, https://izlik.org/JA79JG92CY.
Vancouver
1.Stefanie Zecha, Stephan Popp. Treatment of the theme Islam in German Geographical Education: Case Study of Bavarian Geographical Curriculum. Review of International Geographical Education Online [Internet]. 2014 Apr. 1;4(1):26-39. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA79JG92CY