Traditional Islamic Education in Morocco: Sociohistorical and Psychological Perspectives.

Wagner, Daniel A.; Lotfi, Abdelhamid

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Publication Date: 1980-Jun

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Traditional Islamic Education in Morocco: Sociohistorical and Psychological Perspectives.

Wagner, Daniel A.; Lotfi, Abdelhamid

Comparative Education Review, v24 n2 pt1 p238-51 Jun 1980

This paper discusses present forms of traditional Islamic (Quranic) education in Morocco in the light of modernization. Also considered is the potential impact of such traditional pedagogy on various cognitive abilities, whose growth is sometimes said to have been stunted by such experiences. (Author/SJL)

Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Educational Change, Educational History, Elementary Education, Government School Relationship, Institutional Characteristics, Islamic Culture, Memorization, Parochial Schools, Religious Education, Rote Learning, Traditional Schools

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Information Analyses

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Morocco

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