TY - JOUR
T1 - Religious conversion to Islam and its influence on workplace relationships in American and Egyptian schools: a case study
AU - Brooks, Melanie Carol
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - This single-subject case study explored one teacher s religious conversion to Islam and her workplace relationships in the United States and Egypt. Key findings of the study suggested that social context of schools influenced workplace relationships. As a Muslim-American teacher working in the American public schools, she was uncomfortable revealing her Muslim identity. Teaching in an Islamic-American school, she was welcomed as a member of the community. In Egypt, she viewed the schools through an American lens and chose to outwardly disapprove of administrative decisions. Her Muslim identity had no bearing on her ability to gain acceptance; rather, it was her overconfidence and ego that harmed her workplace relationships. Although Amy failed to foster positive interpersonal relationships while teaching, she continued to pursue teaching, hoping for a better situation at another Egyptian private school.
AB - This single-subject case study explored one teacher s religious conversion to Islam and her workplace relationships in the United States and Egypt. Key findings of the study suggested that social context of schools influenced workplace relationships. As a Muslim-American teacher working in the American public schools, she was uncomfortable revealing her Muslim identity. Teaching in an Islamic-American school, she was welcomed as a member of the community. In Egypt, she viewed the schools through an American lens and chose to outwardly disapprove of administrative decisions. Her Muslim identity had no bearing on her ability to gain acceptance; rather, it was her overconfidence and ego that harmed her workplace relationships. Although Amy failed to foster positive interpersonal relationships while teaching, she continued to pursue teaching, hoping for a better situation at another Egyptian private school.
UR - http://goo.gl/xZSa4l
U2 - 10.1177/0895904809354319
DO - 10.1177/0895904809354319
M3 - Article
SN - 0895-9048
VL - 24
SP - 83
EP - 109
JO - Educational Policy
JF - Educational Policy
IS - 1
ER -