Abdurrahman Hendek

Abdurrahman Hendek is an academic researcher specializing in religious education policy and its supranational dimensions. His work focuses on analyzing how policy actors in Turkey and England interpret and utilize international religious education frameworks. His recent study, published in 2019, employed qualitative methods involving interviews with 40 policy actors, including academics, religious/secular institution representatives, teachers, and state officials. The research highlighted divergent interpretations of supranational policies and their selective application to advance local religious education models.

His research interests include comparative education, human rights in education systems, and the interplay between secularism and religion in policymaking. He has contributed to discussions on Turkey’s religious education reforms and their alignment with European human rights principles. Key findings from his work emphasize the strategic use of international guidelines to legitimize domestic policies, reflecting complex power dynamics in global education governance.