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Education 2.0

By Linda Herrera

Education 2.0

By Linda Herrera

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Education 2.0 offers a compelling portrait of Egypt's bold attempt to overhaul its public education system amid sweeping political and technological transformation. Drawing on extensive oral history interviews, this book traces the launch and rollout of the 'New Education System' initiated by the Ministry of Education in 2018, designed to modernize curriculum, pedagogy, and assessment in the digital age and change the 'culture of learning'. The volume moves fluidly from macro-level state planning to the lived experiences of teachers and students, exploring the promises and pitfalls of top-down reform. Conducted partly during the Covid-19 pandemic, the research captures Egypt's first large-scale experiment with hybrid and distance learning. Interviews with key actors-from policymakers and tech developers to students and educators-reveal competing visions, unintended consequences, and the challenges of culturally transforming education systems in a middle-income country where private tutoring is rife, the sector is chronically under resourced, and politics overshadows policy.This book is essential reading for scholars, practitioners, and policymakers interested in education reform, digital transformation, and the role of the state in shaping learning futures in the Global South. It is also an excellent case study for courses in Middle East studies and comparative and international education.
Product details
Number of Pages:
564
Release Date:
2025-11-17
Publication Date:
2025-11-17
Publisher:
Open Book Publishers
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1805117025
ISBN13:
9781805117025
Weight:
1416 g
Height:
161 cm
Width:
240 cm
Thickness:
41 cm
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