High Aspirations and Limited Opportunities: A Comparison of Education Quality in the MENA Region and its Implications for Youth

While education is the cornerstone of every society, this statement takes on a particular significance in the context of the Middle East and North Africa (MEAN), where over half of its population of 385 million are below the age of 24.1 Historically, education has served a variety of purposes. In th...

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Published in:The Muslim world (Hartford) 2017-01, Vol.107 (1), p.41-64
Main Author: Farah, Samar
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Children & youth
Cohesion
Colonialism
Comparative studies
Context
Education
National identity
Quality of education
Religious literature
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Summary:While education is the cornerstone of every society, this statement takes on a particular significance in the context of the Middle East and North Africa (MEAN), where over half of its population of 385 million are below the age of 24.1 Historically, education has served a variety of purposes. In the MEAN region, it began in the form of religious instruction taking place in Quranic schools. Under the colonial rule, modern educational institutions were established, but access for native students was limited to few students to maintain control over the populations. After the fall of colonialism and in the context of modernization, Arab governments created national education systems, which helped to promote national identity and social cohesion.
ISSN:0027-4909
1478-1913
DOI:10.1111/muwo.12177