education and the construction of national identity /
First Statement of Responsibility
Nubar Hovsepian.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Newcastle :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Cambridge Scholars,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2008.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (x, 269 pages)
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Introduction and summary of findings -- Theoretical perspectives : state formation and education -- The paradoxes of Palestinian state formation : undertaking state-building while still leading resistance -- Political rent and Palestinian development -- The colonial legacy : inadequate funding, deficient materials, weak instruction, inappropriate curriculum -- The institutionalization of education under the PA -- The Palestinian curriculum : the struggle over/for identity.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This book examines the role of education in building a new Palestinian state, and especially on the role and function of the education system in the process of state formation. Since education frames a people's identity, the nature of the education system affects how Palestinians relate to their state. Through education the Palestinian Authority (PA) transforms the parameters of identity to serve the requirements of state-building and the peace process. International assistance to the PA affe ...
ACQUISITION INFORMATION NOTE
Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address
MIL
Stock Number
219243
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Palestinian state formation.
International Standard Book Number
9781847185686
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Education and state-- Palestine.
Education-- Social aspects-- Palestine.
Nation-building-- Palestine.
Education and state.
Education-- Social aspects.
Educational strategies & policy.
Erziehung
Gründung
Nationalbewusstsein
Nation-building.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Public Policy-- Cultural Policy.