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Guven, Ismail – Comparative Education, 2010
The purpose of this article is to discuss the ways in which the social, political and cultural foundation of the headscarf as a symbol affects the nature and practice of educational life. It will examine the ways in which the headscarf practice is constructed in the public sphere. In order to understand the headscarf practice in Turkey the nature…
Descriptors: Muslims, Females, Islam, Social Structure
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Kashti, Yitzhak – Comparative Education, 1988
Presents boarding schools as educationally integrative and culturally innovative. Examines historical examples of eastern Hungarian Kollegium, Institutions, England's 18th century public schools, and Israeli youth villages. Boarding schools seen as potential accelerators of change in social structure and culture. Considers schools' autonomy and…
Descriptors: Boarding Schools, Change Agents, Educational History, Educational Responsibility