Description:
"In the last sixty years, Burma has experienced
several periods of political upheaval, each of
which has impacted on the country?s educational system. The first transition in 1948 was
from colonial to national education, and the second, following the 1962 military coup, was
from national to ?socialist? education. In this paper, I will address these periods of
educational change and, anticipating Burma?s eventual transition to democracy, will suggest
a plan to decentralize the educational system fr
om classroom through to national level. I will
draw from my seven years of educational
work for displaced Burmese young people along
the Thai-Burma border, and from my current re
search on education in democracy. I will also
discuss strategies for promoting educational reform and strengthening cultural and national
identity within the context of a democratic transition in a multi-ethnic society."...
Source/publisher:
Thinking Classroom Foundation
Date of Publication:
2007-07-10
Date of entry:
2014-10-03
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- Individual Documents
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Language:
English
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