Akira Iriye. Global Community: The Role of International Organizations in the Making of the Contemporary World. Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press. 2002. Pp. ix, 246. $29.95

2003 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-134

A collection of 10 papers preceded by an introduction and a section on Clusters of Research Areas by Joseph LoBianco (Language Australia), pp. 93-96). Papers as follows: #1: Learning from History, by Terence Wiley, Arizona State University (pp. 96-99); #2: External Pressures on Families, by Lily Wong Fillmore, University of California, Berkeley (pp. 99-102); #3: The Role of Schools in Language Maintenance and Shift, by Reynaldo Macias, University of California, Los Angeles (pp. 102-104); #4: Saturday-School Participation, Ethnic Identity and Japanese Language Development by Kiyomi Chinen and G. Richard Tucker, Carnegie Mellon University (pp. 104-106); #5: The Role of Parents’ Knowledge about Bilingualism in the Transmission of Heritage Languages, by Sarah J. Shin, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (pp. 107-109); #6: Native American Heritage Languages, by Christine P. Sims, University of New Mexico (pp. 109-113); #7: Language Ideologies, by Norma González, University of Utah (pp. 113-115); #8: Language Ideologies and the Teaching of Heritage Languages, by Guadalupe Valdés, Stanford University (pp. 116-118); #9: Research Priorities: Heritage Languages in Policy Texts, by Joseph Lo Bianco, Language Australia (pp. 118-121); #10: Biliteracy and Heritage Languages, by Nancy H. Hornberger, University of Pennsylvania (pp. 121-124)


Author(s):  
Azzam Abd-El Naby Ahmed ◽  
Maria Martinez Witte ◽  
James E. Witte

The Egyptian revolution of January 2011 has brought about tremendous changes within Egypt’s political and social institutions. This chapter examines historical and current events that have shaped educational reform and practices. Educational policies have been heavily influenced by external agencies. International organizations have targeted educational programming and infrastructure resulting in educational transfer practices focused on global topics. Issues surrounding post-revolution educational changes are addressed as well as the role of globalization processes.


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