Racialisation, securitisation, and professionalisation of Muslim teachers

Mogra, Imran (2024) Racialisation, securitisation, and professionalisation of Muslim teachers. In: Ethnicity, Religion, and Muslim Education in a Changing World. Taylor & Francis, pp. 64-78. ISBN 9781003332237

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Abstract

This chapter uses life stories to explore salient episodes from the lives of three Muslim primary school teachers serving education in Birmingham. It draws on qualitative research conducted with teachers in different schools across the city. It illuminates their historic origins, experiences of schooling, influences on identity and their conceptualising of professional identity of teachers. Conclusions, from individual and collective narratives, confirm their orientations to teaching being similar in several types of schools. The participants shared positive and enjoyable experiences alongside some experiences of racism, verbal abuse, and microaggressions. Within their complex web of identities, these first-hand accounts provide an understanding of what it means to be a Muslim teacher in contemporary Britain. All were proud of expressing their identity as Muslims while also acknowledging their professionalism.

Item Type:	Book Section
Identification Number:	10.4324/9781003332237-5
Dates:	Date Event 14 June 2024 Published
Subjects:	CAH22 - education and teaching > CAH22-01 - education and teaching > CAH22-01-01 - education CAH22 - education and teaching > CAH22-01 - education and teaching > CAH22-01-02 - teacher training
Divisions:	Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences > Centre for Study of Practice and Culture in Education (C-SPACE)
Depositing User:	Gemma Tonks
Date Deposited:	27 Aug 2024 14:46
Last Modified:	27 Aug 2024 14:46
URI:	https://www.open-access.bcu.ac.uk/id/eprint/15758

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