Investigating Inequality in the US School System through Ibn Khaldun's Political Wisdom and the Concept of "Asabiyah"

Autor/in	Elbih, Randa
Titel	Investigating Inequality in the US School System through Ibn Khaldun's Political Wisdom and the Concept of "Asabiyah"
Quelle	In: Educational Studies: Journal of the American Educational Studies Association, 56 (2020) 2, S.107-124 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-1946
DOI	10.1080/00131946.2019.1694025
Schlagwörter	Equal Education; Educational Philosophy; Case Studies; Poverty; Minority Group Students; Ideology; Guidelines; Access to Education; Intellectual Development; Educational Environment; Political Attitudes; Western Civilization; Cultural Pluralism; Biographies; Power Structure; Moral Values; Social Justice; Social Problems; Teaching Methods; Political Power; Historians; Muslims + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsphilosophie; Erziehungsphilosophie; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Armut; Ideologie; Richtlinien; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Mental development; Geistige Entwicklung; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Kulturpluralismus; Biography; Biografie; Biographie; Moral value; Ethischer Wert; Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Social problem; Soziales Problem; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Politische Macht; Historian; Historiker; Muslim; Muslimin
Abstract	Much of the conversation about inequality in education and society problematizes poor and minority populations, rather than tackling systemic issues. It helps to address these issues through using a lens that exposes dominant ideology. This article examines the exclusion of scholars outside of the ideological center. It also suggests that nondominant lenses support the process of understanding the root of educational inequality. The article specifically examines the work of Ibn Khaldun, a scholar who lived over 600 years ago in what is now Tunisia and who is considered the father of the social sciences. His work, "Al Muqaddimah," introduced the concept of "asabiyah" and outlined guidelines for political wisdom, including suggestions for access to education. Ibn Khaldun understood society as cyclical; all institutions dovetailed and influenced one another. By situating education within the rise and fall of civilizations, one can use the microcosm of the classroom to evaluate the health of society at large, particularly within the United States. Analysis of the case study of the United States based on the statements of political wisdom shows that the United States is a civilization on the brink of collapse. His work also demonstrates the importance of intellectual hybridity and valuing voices from the periphery, including minority children in our classrooms who may grow up to become the next Ibn Khaldun. (As Provided).
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Update	2022/1/01