Thesis
Privilege and policy
- Alternative title:
- the indigenous elite and the colonial education system in Ceylon, 1912-1948
- Abstract:
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The development of educational policies in colonial Ceylon has hitherto been examined from the perspective of either the government or missionary agencies. The role of the indigenous elite in this process has not received the attention it deserves, but merely treated as a peripheral theme. This thesis attempts to redress the imbalance by focusing on the interaction between elite initiatives and the growth of cultural nationalism as key factors in the formulation of educational policy. The ma...
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Bibliographic Details
- Publication date:
- 1992
- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- University of Oxford
- Source identifiers:
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602323954
Item Description
- Language:
- English
- Subjects:
- UUID:
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- Local pid:
- td:602323954
- Deposit date:
- 2013-01-21
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- Copyright holder:
- Daniel, Lakshmi Kiran
- Copyright date:
- 1992
- Notes:
- The digital copy of this thesis has been made available thanks to the generosity of Dr Leonard Polonsky
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