Arab Education in Transition: A Source Book (Routledge Library Editions: Society of the Middle East) - Softcover

Massialas, Byron G.; Jarrar, Samir Ahmad

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1138643017 ISBN 13: 9781138643017

Publisher: Routledge, 2017

Synopsis

The operation of schools in the Arab world is a topic about which very little is known in the West. This volume, first published in 1991, provides information about the Arab school and thus contributes to an understanding of what is taught, by whom, and under what conditions. It seeks to define the interaction between traditional elements and innovative forces impinging on the Arab school, as well as reviewing policies that concern the education of Arab children. It is maintained that Arab schools are in a state of transition, reproducing society and its norms on one hand while on the other operating as agents seeking to transform society. This work examines this claim in detail, providing a unique discussion about education in the Arab world.

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Byron G. Massialas, Samir Ahmad Jarrar

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1138643017
• ISBN 13: 9781138643017
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 272