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Title: Internationalization (privatisation) of school education in Sri Lanka: An analysis of the differing discourses and the impact on society
Contributor(s): Gamage, Sirisena  (author)orcid 
Publication Date: 2011
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/11619
Abstract: Understanding the nature, dynamics and impact of international education, in particular international school education, in a given country requires comparative understanding of the public education system and associated ideologies such as the free education. It also requires an understanding of how education system in the country has been changed due to colonisation and after gaining independence. Furthermore, the socio economic and political changes taking place in a country also influence the expansion of international education. The post 1977 changes in Sri Lanka and the expansion of international schools is a good example. By examining the public discourses around international schools and public schools as well as the impact on quality of education, equity, national identity etc. this paper provides a brief account of the nature of prevailing discourses and emerging themes on this issue.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Source of Publication: Modern Sri Lanka Studies: A Journal of the Social Sciences, 111(1), p. 25-42
Publisher: University of Peradeniya
Place of Publication: Sri Lanka
ISSN: 1391-121X
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 139999 Education not elsewhere classified
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 930499 School/Institution not elsewhere classified
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal
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