Thoughts in the Third Space

As part of its continuous effort to exchange ideas and collaborate, AEMS policy team partnered with Dr. Tavis Jules who teaches Introduction to Educational Policy and Practice at the Department of Cultural and Educational Policy Studies at Loyola University in Chicago. Starting in Fall, 2019, students enrolled in this graduate course were assigned to submit a blog post on one of the below policy prompts:

1.       If you were to propose plans for policy changes to advance education in Muslim societies and developing countries which area/s would you address first and why?

2.       When looking at the curriculum of a specific country, what are the specific changes in policy guidelines you think are necessary to promote 21st century skills?

3.       What are the best ways to incorporate religious education into the curriculum in a way that is compatible with 21st century skills, and which policy changes would be necessary to achieve this?

4.       Can you identify successful case studies (in Muslim societies or others) where a policy or policies promoting values-based education are directly contributing to improvements in human development?

The best and most relevant submissions have been selected in Fall 2019 and Fall 2020. Those Thoughts in the Third Space student blogs are accessible below.

The observations and conclusions of each blog represent the authors’ own personal views and experiences, not the organization’s.