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Bhutan: Politics, culture and the modernization of education
- Abstract:
- This chapter discusses a series of political and cultural transitions in Bhutan and their impact on the modernization of the education system. It traces the major shifts in government - from theocracy to monarchy to democratic monarchy – alongside the shifts in education - from a solely monastic system to the development of a secular, modern education system. But in this there are tensions; not least between ‘culture and tradition’ for so long infused into the education curriculum, and the current trend towards the embracement of modern ideas. Are these tensions irreducible? Will culture and tradition be eschewed completely as Bhutan adopts what seems to be an irreversible pathway towards a modern, some might suggest ‘Western’ system of education?
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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(Preview, Accepted manuscript, 420.4KB, Terms of use)
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.5040/9781474244329.0009
- Publisher:
- Bloomsbury Academic
- Host title:
- Education in South Asia and the Indian Ocean Islands
- Pages:
- 69–86
- Chapter number:
- 4
- Publication date:
- 2017-10-18
- Edition:
- 1
- DOI:
- EISBN:
- 978-1-4742-4432-9
- ISBN-10:
- 1474244297
- ISBN-13:
- 9781474244299
- Language:
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English
- Subtype:
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Chapter
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pubs:580336
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- Source identifiers:
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580336
- Deposit date:
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2015-12-22
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- Copyright date:
- 2018
- Rights statement:
- © 2018 Hema Letchamanan, Debotri Dhar and Contributors
- Notes:
- This is the accepted manuscript version of the chapter. The final version is available online from Bloomsbury at https://doi.org/10.5040/9781474244329.0009
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