De verwachtingen waargemaakt? Twee decennia islamitische basisscholen. (Dutch/Flemish)

Expectations met? Two decades of Islamic primary schools. (English)

The first Islamic primary schools were established in 1988 in the Netherlands, out of discontent with existing schools. Currently, there are more than forty of such schools, which aim to educate children to become good Muslims, and improve the quality of education and children's achievement levels. Since the very start, Islamic schools have been the cause of much controversy. Most concerns focus on the consequences of self-segregation for children's integration in Dutch society. This article examines the schools' output in terms of attitudinal and behavioral factors (such as well-being, self-efficacy and social behavior) and achievement levels. Data are drawn from the 2005 cycle of the PRIMA cohort study and include 45,000 students at 450 schools. The results show that Islamic schools perform somewhat better than schools with a comparable socio-economically disadvantaged student population, but continue to lag considerably behind the average Dutch school. The general conclusion is that Islamic schools are a long way from achieving their aims. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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