School, state and Sangha in Burma
The article explores by means of an historical descriptive analysis of schooling in Burma the merits of historical descriptive analysis in comparative education. It demonstrates how control over schooling is likely to relate to state legitimacy. Prior to the nineteenth century, the supervision of te...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
2003
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Comparative education
Year: 2003, Volume: 39, Issue: 1, Pages: 45-63 |
| Further subjects: | B
Myanmar
B School B Buddhism B Myanmar Schulwesen / Schulsystem School Buddhism History B History |
| Summary: | The article explores by means of an historical descriptive analysis of schooling in Burma the merits of historical descriptive analysis in comparative education. It demonstrates how control over schooling is likely to relate to state legitimacy. Prior to the nineteenth century, the supervision of teaching was undertaken by the monasteries of the Theravada Buddhist order, the Sangha. In the present day, schooling is subject to the dictates of an autocratic military regime, and the Sangha has been forced into a subordinate role in support of nationalist objectives, in contrast to its earlier powerful part in structural opposition to the state. (InWent/DÜI) |
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| ISSN: | 0305-0068 |
| Contains: | In: Comparative education
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