State Ideology and Education in Turkey, 1980-2015

ISBN-13: 9781433182600 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 272 str.

Onur Sarapli

Opis

All the parties that have held power in Turkey have reformed the state educational policies based on their political ideologies. The book describes how the Justice and Development Party administration have reformed education systems such that religion is imposed as an important element of the national identity.

Spis treści

Introduction - Education and National State Building in Turkey - The Secular State and the National Education - Post World War Turkey and Education Realities - Kemalism, Islam and Nation in a Changing World - Changing the State, Changing Education- Combining Islam with the National State - Conclusions.

O autorze

Onur Sarapli holds a Diploma of Communication from Sydney Institute of Business and Technology and a BA in Media and Cultural Studies from Macquarie University. He also holds a Postgraduate Certificate in TESOL from Macquarie University and an MA in Media Practice from the University of Sydney. He earned his PhD in Turkish Studies from the University of Cyprus.