A phenomenon in the making: the Hizmet Movement, its philosophy on education, schools, and notions of bilingual education

Hizmet Movement (HM);Fethullah Gulen;Gulenian philosophy;bilingual education;multicultural education;bilingualism;multiculturalism;social context of education;education;language education;phenomenology;bricolage;Hizmet phenomenon;phenomenological research;Gulen Movement (GM);Fethullah Gülen;The Gülenian philosophy;Gülen Movement;Gülen

Incetas, Yusuf

关键词: Hizmet Movement (HM);    Fethullah Gulen;    Gulenian philosophy;    bilingual education;    multicultural education;    bilingualism;    multiculturalism;    social context of education;    education;    language education;    phenomenology;    bricolage;    Hizmet phenomenon;    phenomenological research;    Gulen Movement (GM);    Fethullah Gülen;    The Gülenian philosophy;    Gülen Movement;    Gülen;   

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美国|英语

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【 摘 要 】

Education in general, and bilingual education in particular, faces many challengesin the U.S. As an immigrant receiving country, the U.S. is in dire need of sound languageprograms that will both maintain the use of home language and improve the Englishproficiency of bilingual children. This will also benefit the monolingual English-speakingstudents as well.This study looks into a new emerging movement deeply involved in education:The Hizmet Movement (HM). Its emergence, philosophy, educational practices, andapproaches to bilingual education are the focus of the study. The research question aimsto bring out the views of HM administrators on education as well as bilingual education.The present day leader of the HM, Mr. Fethullah Gülen, was interviewed and hisresponses were taken as the basis for the HM’s educational philosophy. Phenomenologywas adopted as a research method to collect, process, and analyze data. Some keyfindings include the following: a) the HM participants see education as a lifelong processto be pursued with passion and interest, b) the Gülenian approach offers a more Sufismoriented socio-cultural approach to education that includes altruism, inner ethics, morality,and tolerance, c) bilingual education does not exist in HM schools. However, thoseschools qualify as multicultural and/or multilingual schools in terms of student body witheducators offering education in a monolingual setting, d) Mr. Gülen sees women as anindispensable part of the society and education.