@incollection{fdi:010082502,
  title = {{Q}ur'anic memorisation schools in the {G}ambia : an innovation in islamic education},
  author = {{T}amari, {T}al},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he "{Q}ur'anic memorisation schools" - to translate literally from the {A}rabic - aim to lead their pupils to rapid mastery (typically, in about four years) of the correct oral recitation from memory of the entire {Q}ur'an; they differ in several important respects from the traditional "{Q}ur'anic schools." {T}he first {Q}ur'anic memorisation school in {T}he {G}ambia was founded in the late 1980s. {H}owever, this educational model was not widely emulated until after 2000; presently there are well over a hundred memorisation schools. {A}lthough the first school was founded with foreign assistance, growing local demand for full-time formal education has been a major factor in subsequent expansion. {M}ost schools privilege boarding. {M}ost pupils range in age from about 7 to about 16, but some schools admit pupils under 5 while others accept learners in their early twenties. {G}irls constitute a substantial minority of enrolees. {M}ost graduates proceed to further study at ?conventional? ({E}nglish language) schools or madrasa ({A}rabic language schools that also teach secular subjects). {L}ike nearly all institutions of formal education in {T}he {G}ambia, the {Q}ur'anic memorisation schools claim to contribute not only to the spiritual, moral, and intellectual development of their wards, but to the country's economic and political progress.},
  keywords = {{GAMBIE}},
  booktitle = {{E}ducation for life in {A}frica},
  numero = {34},
  pages = {138--162},
  address = {{L}eyde},
  publisher = {{A}frican {S}tudies {C}entre {L}eiden},
  series = {{ASCL} {O}ccasional {P}ublication},
  year = {2018},
  ISBN = {978-90-5448-173-7},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010082502},
}