Abstract: This paper consolidates literature on the contemporary thought and practice of integrating secular and Islamic education in Kenya. Private schools mandated to provide secular education by the Ministry of Education offer Islamic education in addition. Integrated education seeks to bring together two educational paradigms that have different ideologies. On the one hand, Islamic education is part of the Islamic doctrine with the aim of inducting children to the Islamic faith so as to mould their character and help in their upbringing to become responsible citizens and religious leaders who will promote the continuity of Islamic religion. On the other hand, the primary dictum of education in a secular context is to prepare learners for productive employment. Integration of knowledge is premised on the philosophy that everything in this world is in some way connected with every other thing. Hence, religious education and secular education, which are linked to each other, should not be taught in isolation because they share the goal of eventually educating the child.
Keywords: Islamic education, Secular education, Integration, Integrated schools, Madrassa, Duksi.
Title: Integration of Islamic and Secular Education in Kenya: A Synthesis of the Literature
Author: Aden Ali Abdi
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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