ERIC Number: EJ1274552
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 18
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ISSN: EISSN-1523-1615
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La Mission Civilisatrice, Le Bourguibism, and La Sécuritocratie: Deciphering Transitological Educational Codings in Post-Spaces--The Case of Tunisia
Jules, Tavis D.
Current Issues in Comparative Education, v22 n1 spec iss p5-22 2020
This article builds upon Robert Cowen's (1996) work on educational coding in transitological settings and post-spaces by deciphering the efficacy of political and economic compressions in Tunisia from the French protectorate period to the 2011 post-Jasmine revolution. First, I diachronically decrypt and elucidate the specific experiences and trajectories of Tunisia's transitologies, while paying attention to the emergence of specific synchronically educational moments. It is suggested that educational codes during transitory periods are framed by political compressions and preconceived philosophies of modernity. It is postulated that four educational codings can be derived in Tunisia's post-spaces: (1) the protectorate code defined by la Mission Civilisatrice (the civilizing mission); (2) the post-protectorate code defined by le Bourguibisme (Bourguibism); (3) the post-Bourguibisme code defined by la Sécuritocratie (securitocracy) in the form of the national reconciliation; and (4) the post-Sécuritocratie period defined by the National Constituent Assembly (NCA) -- as economic and political power is compressed into educational forms. I situate educational patterns within the Tunisian context to illustrate how educational codings shape post-spaces across these four transitory periods. [For Robert Cowen's "Last Past the Post: Comparative Education, Modernity and Perhaps Post-modernity," see EJ533103.]
Descriptors: Educational History, Educational Change, Postcolonialism, Political Influences, Economic Factors, Social Change, Political Power, Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Policy Formation, Comparative Education, Government Role, Foreign Policy, Islam, National Security, Educational Development
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Tunisia; France
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