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ERIC Number: EJ616938
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0305-0068
Egypt's National Education Debate.
Cook, Bradley James
Comparative Education, v36 n4 p477-90 Nov 2000
Examines the vigorous dialectic occurring among intellectuals, religious leaders, and politicians trying to define the appropriate role of Islam in Egyptian education. Discusses the call for the Islamization of education in contemporary Egypt, aspects of Islamic law, the position of the state on religious education, and the influence of a small but powerful secular elite. (Contains 36 references.) (Author/SV)
Descriptors: Educational Attitudes, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Islam, Politics of Education, Public Opinion, Religious Education, Religious Factors, Role of Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Egypt