Educational sector, reforms, curricula and textbooks in selected MENA countries. Images of 'Self' and 'Other' in textbooks of Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon and Oman

Abstract

This report is based on a project conducted by the Georg Eckert Institute for International Textbook Research (GEI) from 2006 to 2009, focusing on textbook revision and educational reforms in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The project was funded by the German Foreign Office. The GEI’s principal aim was to contribute to a constructive dialogue between European and Muslim majority countries of the MENA region. For this purpose, a broad network of scholars, curriculum experts and representatives of Ministries of Education (MOE) from both regions was established during the four-year duration of the project. The network examined, assessed and exchanged views on the various education systems.