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Cultures of Arab schooling : critical ethnographies from Egypt
- Title
- Cultures of Arab schooling : critical ethnographies from Egypt / edited by Linda Herrera, Carlos Alberto Torres.
- Publication
- Albany : State University of New York Press, 2006.
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- Description
- x, 209 pages; 24 cm
- Summary
- "Little is known regarding the inner workings of the educational systems of most Arab countries. Cultures of Arab Schooling fills this void using critical social theory to offer a rare glimpse into schools in contemporary Egypt. Giving voice to the educators and students through personal testimonies, the book sheds new light on issues of educational quality, the impact of social movements - particularly Islamist - on school cultures, the growing cultures of resistance to authoritarianism, and the gap between official policies and the realities of schooling. In a political climate that demonstrates increasing change in the Arab world, this critical ethnography of Arab education will aid in providing a better understanding of issues relating to social justice, participation, and democracy in this part of the world."--Jacket.
- Subject
- Education > Egypt
- Education > Arab countries
- Educational sociology > Egypt
- 81.70 educational systems, educational institutions: general
- Education
- Educational sociology
- Schule
- Onderwijsstelsels
- Schoolleven
- Education > Egypt
- Education > Arab countries
- Educational sociology > Egypt
- Arab countries
- Egypt
- Ägypten
- Egypte
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Introduction: possibilities for critical education in the Arab world / Linda Herrera and Carlos Alberto Torres -- Islamization and education: between politics, profit, and pluralism / Linda Herrera -- The production and reproduction of culture in Egyptian schools / Kamal Naguib -- Subsistence education: schooling in a context of urban poverty / Ahmed Youssof Saad -- A great vocation, a modest profession: teachers' paths and practices / Iman Farag -- What are teachers transmitting? Pedagogic culture in rural Egypt / Fadia Maugith -- The colors of change: participation and praxis in Egyptian education / Linda Herrera -- Conclusion: the struggle for democratic education in the Arab world / Carlos Alberto Torres.
- ISBN
- 9780791469019
- 0791469018
- 9780791469026
- 0791469026
- 0791469131
- 9780791469132
- 079146914X
- 9780791469149
- 9870791469132 (canceled/invalid)
- 9870791469149 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2005036228
- OCLC
- ocm71164504
- 71164504
- SCSB-8897738
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library