Description

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This book focuses on the intertwined relationships between globalisation, nation-building, education, and reform as manifested throughout the modern history of Brunei Darussalam, an Islamic monarchy located on the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. It is the first book dedicated to the examination of Brunei's education system, schooling, teacher education, and society in close connection with the national philosophy Melayu Islam Beraja (MIB) or Malay Islamic Monarchy. The authors provide a historical understanding of the country's education and tell Brunei's story of educational reform and change in its own language, narratives, accounts, and unique standpoints. Interdisciplinary chapters draw on significant historical and textual sources in three languages, namely Arabic, English, and Malay, to contribute to scholarship on education studies, international and comparative education, and international and development education.

About the Author

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Phan Le Ha is Senior Professor in the Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Education, and Head of International and Comparative Education (ICE) at Universiti Brunei Darussalam. Phan is also affiliated with the Department of Educational Foundations, College of Education, University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA Asiyah Kumpoh is Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Universiti Brunei Darussalam. Keith Wood is Professor in the Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Education at Universiti Brunei Darussalam. Rosmawijah Jawawi is Senior Assistant Professor in the Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Education at Universiti Brunei Darussalam. Hardimah Said is Lecturer in the Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Education at Universiti Brunei Darussalam.