ERIC Number: EJ1231949
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
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Educational Policy-Making and Hegemony: Monolithic Voices from Civil Society
Karlidag-Dennis, Ecem; McGrath, Simon; Stevenson, Howard
British Journal of Sociology of Education, v40 n8 p1138-1153 2019
This article discusses the changes in basic education in Turkey, with a particular focus on religious education and its ramifications for the education system. The latest education reform, 4 + 4 + 4 (or 4+), the largest education reform in recent Turkish history, has brought radical changes to the school system regarding religious education. For this research, journalists and teacher unionists were interviewed to investigate civil society's perspective on the reform. Several themes were extracted from the data analysis but this article focuses on one dominant theme, namely the rise of religiosity. We argue that the state and its private associations (i.e. media, unions and political parties) are actively encouraging a process of Islamisation and a gradual but stronger emphasis on Islam in the public sphere in order to consolidate its hegemonic dominance.
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Policy Formation, Teacher Attitudes, Unions, Religious Education, Islam, Journalism, General Education, Educational Change, Educational Attitudes, Religious Factors, Foreign Countries, History, Political Power, Political Attitudes, Political Influences, Middle Schools, Secondary Schools, Curriculum Development
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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