Dr. NADER AL-REFAI
456, Pragri flat, varacha road, Surat Gujarat, India.
Curriculum Vitae
Nader Al-Refai
BA, MA, MPhil, PhD(UK)
CV Summary
Academically:
PhD in Education
MPhil in Education
MA in Education in Islam
BA in Sharia and Islamic Studies
Professionally:
Assistant Professor
September 2014-Now: Yarmouk University, Jordan.
School Governor
November 2012-September 2014: St Chrysostom's CofE Primary School. Manchester, UK.
Educational Consultant
June 2012-Now: European Academy for Qur’anic Studies (EAQS), UK.
Consultant on Religious Education
April 2009-2011: Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency (QCDA), UK.
Islamic Studies Curriculum Advisor
July 2009- 2012: Manchester Islamic Educational Trust, UK.
Consultant on Instruction and Curriculum Design
2005-Now: Manchester Arabic Supplementary Schools, UK.
Head of Qur’anic Studies Department
September 2001-2012: KD Grammar School for Boys, Manchester, UK.
Head of Islamic Studies Department
September 2007- January 2009: KD Grammar School for Boys, Manchester, UK.
Mentor and Course Leader of Arabic and Islamic Studies
2001-2005: Al-Hijra Supplementary School, Manchester, UK.
Lecturer of Qur’anic Studies
September 1998-2000: Irbid National University, Jordan.
Research Assistant in Islamic Education
October 1996 – June 1997: Yarmouk University, Jordan.
Academically
PhD. in Education (Full Time)
2007-2011: University of Derby, School of Education, UK.
Thesis title: ‘An Exploration of Islamic Studies Curriculum Models in Muslim Secondary Schools in England’. (The central aim of the research was to critically investigate the current Islamic Studies curriculum models in British Muslim secondary schools; to examine the organisation of these models; and to explore the various stakeholders’ (pupils, parents, teachers, headteachers, governors and community leaders) perceptions concerning the taught curriculum).
MPhil. in Education (Part Time)
2002-2006: University of Huddersfield, School of Education, UK.
Thesis title: ‘Muslim Schools and the Teaching of Citizenship’. (thesis discussed the differences between Muslim and state schools, contrasting ways of delivering citizenship in Muslim schools, examining the role of Muslim schools in preparing pupils for a role in British society).
MA. in Education in Islam
1995-1997: Yarmouk University, Faculty of Sharia and Islamic Studies.
(Courses included: Research Methodology in Education, Educational Thought in Islam, Principles of Islamic education, Curriculum theory and design, Curriculum Planning, Social and philosophical Foundations, Prominent Muslim Education, and Educational Administration in Islam). The dissertation title: Companionship in Islamic Education: its Impact on Student’s Educational Construction During the First Three Centuries of Islam.
BA. in Sharia and Islamic Studies
1991-1995 Yarmouk University, Faculty of Sharia and Islamic Studies.
(Course included: Religious Observance Jurisprudence, Research Methods, Qur’an recitation, Islamic Faith (Aqidah 1, 2), Prophetic Tradition (Hadith 1, 2, and 3), Exegesis (Tafsir 1, 2, and 3) Styles of Rhetoric in Qur’an, Islamic Transactions, etc...)
General Secondary Education Certificate
1990-1991 Al’aal Secondary School for Boys - Jordan
(Subjects included: Maths, Science, Arabic, English, History, Geography and Islamic Education)
Research interests
My research interests include educational policy and philosophy; curriculum design and evaluation; faith and citizenship education; faith based education and identity development; teaching and learning RE in a multi-cultural society; reforming Islamic Education in the West.