Full Description
Originally published in 1966, this book discusses the movement towards westernization in Turkey, (from the mid-15th century to the late 20th) concentrating on education - one of the most important areas of the modernization process. The study centres first on the transformation of the Islamic, essentially private, system of education to a state, secular system, and secondly on the role played by education in the socio-political development of Turkey, paying particular attention to the impact of Western institutions and practices on Ottoman-Turkish society. It also examines the growth of educational enterprise, educational opportunities and the relationships between education and other aspects of Turkish society such as social recruitment and the selection of élites, nationalism and secularization.
Contents
Part 1: The Ottoman Islamic Background 1. Education and Early Ottoman Meritocracy 2. Education ad Defensive Modernization 3. Education and the Era of the Tanzimat 4. Reaction and Revolution: Education and the Foundations of Modern Turkish Nationalism Part 2: From Mekteb to Okul: Towards a National System of Education 5. The Structure of the Educational System Under the Republic 6. The Curriculum 7. Educational Expansion and Opportunities Part 3: The Schools and Aspects of Socio-Cultural Change 8. The Secularization of Education and the Laicization of Religion 9. Education and Problems of Political Culture 10. The Lise and Social Change: A Case Study 11. Modernism and Traditionalism in Turkish Education: General Conclusions and Comments. Appendices.
