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Madrasas as partners in education provision: the South Asian experience

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  • Masooda Bano

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Madrasas, Islamic schools, are prominent non-state education providers in South Asia, especially for hard-to-reach children in Muslim communities. Recent attention on madrasas has, however, focused on their alleged links with militancy, overshadowing analysis of their role as education providers. Based on a comparative analysis of the state-led madrasa-modernisation programmes in Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan, which aimed to introduce secular subjects in the madrasa curriculum, this contribution argues that madrasas can be important partners to advance Education for All. The forging of such a partnership is, however, contingent on the state making a serious financial commitment to the reform programme and building a trusting relationship with the religious elite.Les madrasas comme partenaires des services d'éducation : l'expérience de l'Asie du SudLes madrasas, écoles islamiques, sont parmi les importants prestataires non publics de services d'éducation en Asie du Sud, en particulier pour les enfants difficiles à scolariser des communautés musulmanes. Or, l'attention récemment accordée aux madrasas s'est concentrée sur leurs liens allégués avec le militantisme, ce qui a quelque peu éclipsé l'analyse de leur rôle comme prestataires de services d'éducation. Sur la base d'une analyse comparative des programmes de modernisation des madrasas menés par l'État au Bangladesh, en Inde et au Pakistan, qui visaient à introduire des sujets laïques dans le programme scolaire des madrasas, cette contribution soutient que ces dernières peuvent être des partenaires importantes dans les efforts vers la réalisation du but de l'Éducation pour tous. L'édification d'un tel partenariat dépendra, toutefois, de l'engagement sérieux de la part de l'État en faveur du programme de réforme et de l'établissement d'une relation de confiance avec l'élite religieuse.Madrasas como parceiras na oferta de educação: a experiência sul-asiáticaAs Madrasas, escolas islâmicas, são importantes provedoras não-estatais de educação no sul da Ásia, especialmente para crianças de difícil acesso em comunidades muçulmanas. A atenção recente sobre as madrasas, porém, tem se concentrado em suas supostas conexões com a militância, obscurecendo a análise de seu papel enquanto provedores de educação. Com base em uma análise comparativa dos programas de modernização das madrasas coordenados pelo estado em Bangladesh, Índia e Paquistão, que visaram introduzir assuntos seculares no curriculum das madrasas, esta contribuição argumenta que as madrasas podem ser parceiros importantes para promover a Educação para Todos. A formação de tal parceria, porém, depende do estado assumir um compromisso financeiro sério para o programa de reforma e desenvolver uma relação de confiança com a elite religiosa.Alianzas con las Madrasas para la educación: experiencias del Sur AsiáticoLas escuelas islámicas o madrasas son importantes proveedoras de educación no estatal en el Sur Asiático, en especial para jóvenes de comunidades musulmanas aisladas. En fechas recientes se ha hablado más de sus supuestos vínculos con corrientes militantes que de su rol como proveedoras de educación. A través de un análisis comparativo de diversos programas de modernización de las madrasas impulsados por el Estado en Bangladesh, India y Pakistán, consistentes en la incorporación de materias laicas en los planes de estudio, este ensayo sostiene que las madrasas pueden ser aliados importantes para lograr la Educación para Todos. Sin embargo, esta alianza implicaría que el Estado se comprometiera a adjudicar importantes recursos financieros para el programa de reformas y a forjar una relación de confianza con los líderes religiosos.

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  • Masooda Bano, 2010. "Madrasas as partners in education provision: the South Asian experience," Development in Practice, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 20(4-5), pages 554-566, June.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:cdipxx:v:20:y:2010:i:4-5:p:554-566
    DOI: 10.1080/09614521003763129
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