Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
International Conference on Sustainable Practices, Development and Urbanisation (IConSPADU) , Shah-Alam, Malezya, 16 Kasım 2021, ss.1-16
The aim of this paper is to compare and examine the general contemporary alternative holistic education theories with the basic outlook of Islamic education. This paper first starts with a brief description of alternative education in the West that challenges mainstream education. This alternative holistic education criticizes mainstream education for its excessive focus on materialism, cognitive intelligence, standards, and marks. On the other hand, alternative holistic education theories speak about the improvement of the social, intellectual, emotional, and spiritual aspects of the individual through such education. When looking at the Islamic educational terms and theories, it is possible to see some similarities with these new holistic contemporary educational theories. At best there is a shared interest between them to promote social responsibility in order to achieve sustainability through educated people who care for the environment and society not only due to cognitive understanding but also due to social, spiritual, and emotional motives. Therefore, there is a need in our contemporary world for a holistic education that is both inter-disciplinary and integrated in order to achieve resilient sustainability.