Turkey's Kurdish question from an educational perspective / Adem Ince.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

İnce, Adem, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kurds--Turkey.

Kurds.

Education and state--Turkey.

Education and state.

Turkey--Ethnic relations.

Turkey.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (227 pages)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, 2018.

Summary:

Turkey's Kurdish question is a long-standing issue which gained special importance after the start of armed conflict between Kurdish insurgents and Turkish security forces. Despite multiple failed attempts to solve the Kurdish question, it remains the most significant issue in Turkey today. This book approaches Turkey's Kurdish question for the first time from an educational perspective. It scrutinizes the relationship between the ideological Kemalist education and the challenges facing Kurdish pupils educated in Turkish public schools. Turkey's Kurdish Question from an Educational Perspective represents a comprehensive examination of all major factors in education--teachers, curriculum, policy documents, educational attainments and textbooks--that might possibly affect Kurds. It sheds a critical spotlight on the educational side of the issue, offering a summary of existing challenges, ways to deal with these problems, and the proposal of long-term solutions to achieve permanent peace in the region.

Contents:

Introduction

Theorising the relationship between nationalism and education

The emergence and evolution of Turkish & Kurdish nationalisms in Turkey

Critical analysis of the "History of the Turkish Revolution and Kemalism" textbooks in the Turkish educational system

Turkey's Kurdish question from teachers' perspectives

The relationship between Turkey's Kurdish question and the educational, linguistic issues

The effects of Kemalism on the Kurds

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4985-6617-0