The Promotion of Social Cohesion Through Education in Sri Lanka
The social dimensions and benefits of education are being increasingly appreciated in developed and middle-income countries. Among the many social benefits of education, promoting social cohesion in countries has become extremely important in the m...
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ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE ADDITION ADULTS ATTITUDES OF TEACHERS BASIC PRINCIPLES BENEFITS OF EDUCATION BILINGUAL EDUCATION BILINGUAL EDUCATION PROGRAM BIOLOGY CHURCHES CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION CIVICS CIVICS EDUCATION CLASSROOM CLASSROOMS COLLEGES COLLEGES OF EDUCATION COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES CONCEPTS OF PEACE EDUCATION CONTINUING EDUCATION CULTURAL VALUES CURRICULA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES CURRICULUM CURRICULUM CHANGE CURRICULUM CHANGES CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT CURRICULUM REVISION CURRICULUM UNITS DEGREE COURSES DISADVANTAGED GROUPS DRAWING EDUCATION AUTHORITIES EDUCATION DEPARTMENT EDUCATION EXPERIENCE EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN EDUCATION IN EMERGENCIES EDUCATION INITIATIVES EDUCATION POLICY EDUCATION REFORM EDUCATION REFORMS EDUCATION SECTOR EDUCATION SECTOR DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION SYSTEMS EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES EDUCATIONAL REFORMS EDUCATIONAL STUDIES EDUCATORS EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT ENGLISH SPEAKERS ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ETHICS ETHNIC COMMUNITIES ETHNIC DIVERSITY ETHNIC GROUPS FACULTY OF EDUCATION FAMILY LIFE FEMALE TEACHERS FIRST LANGUAGE FORMAL EDUCATION FORMAL SCHOOLING FORMAL TEACHING GENERAL EDUCATION GEOGRAPHY GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL HOME LANGUAGE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RIGHTS HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION HUMANITIES INSTRUCTION INSTRUCTORS INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION JUNIOR SECONDARY JUNIOR SECONDARY LEVEL LANGUAGE ACQUISITION LANGUAGE LEARNING LANGUAGE POLICIES LANGUAGE POLICY LANGUAGE RESEARCH LANGUAGE SKILLS LANGUAGE TEACHERS LANGUAGE TEACHING LANGUAGE TRAINING LANGUAGES LEADERSHIP LEARNERS LEARNING LEARNING ENVIRONMENT LEARNING OUTCOMES LECTURERS LINGUISTIC GROUPS LOCAL SCHOOLS MATHEMATICS MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION MINISTRY OF EDUCATION MINORITY LANGUAGES MORAL VALUES MOTHER TONGUE MOTHER TONGUES NATIONAL EDUCATION SYSTEM NATIONAL LANGUAGE NATIONAL LANGUAGES NATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS FRAMEWORK NUMBER OF SCHOOLS NUMBER OF STUDENTS NUMBER OF TEACHERS OPEN ACCESS PAPERS PASS RATE PEACE EDUCATION PRIVATE EDUCATION PROFESSORS PUPILS QUALITY EDUCATION QUALITY OF EDUCATION QUALITY OF TEACHER TRAINING READING REFUGEES RELIGIOUS BELIEFS RESEARCHERS REVISION OF TEXTBOOKS RURAL AREAS SCHOLARS SCHOOL CENSUS SCHOOL CULTURE SCHOOL CURRICULUM SCHOOL LEVEL SCHOOL PRINCIPALS SCHOOL VISITS SCHOOLS SCHOOLS WITH STUDENTS SECOND LANGUAGE SECOND LANGUAGE TEACHING SECOND LANGUAGES SENIOR TEACHERS SERVICE TRAINING SOCIAL BENEFITS SOCIAL BENEFITS OF EDUCATION SOCIAL COHESION SOCIAL GROUPS SOCIAL SCIENCES SPEAKING SPORTS SUBJECT SPECIALIST SUBJECT SPECIALISTS SUBJECT TEACHER SUBJECT TEACHERS SYLLABUS TEACHER TEACHER DEVELOPMENT TEACHER EDUCATION TEACHER EDUCATORS TEACHER TRAINING TEACHER TRAINING COLLEGES TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMS TEACHERS TEACHING TEXTBOOK TEXTBOOKS TRAINING COLLEGE TRAINING PROGRAMS TRANSLATION UNIVERSITIES UNIVERSITY ADMISSIONS UNTRAINED TEACHERS YOUNG PEOPLE |
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ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE ADDITION ADULTS ATTITUDES OF TEACHERS BASIC PRINCIPLES BENEFITS OF EDUCATION BILINGUAL EDUCATION BILINGUAL EDUCATION PROGRAM BIOLOGY CHURCHES CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION CIVICS CIVICS EDUCATION CLASSROOM CLASSROOMS COLLEGES COLLEGES OF EDUCATION COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES CONCEPTS OF PEACE EDUCATION CONTINUING EDUCATION CULTURAL VALUES CURRICULA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES CURRICULUM CURRICULUM CHANGE CURRICULUM CHANGES CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT CURRICULUM REVISION CURRICULUM UNITS DEGREE COURSES DISADVANTAGED GROUPS DRAWING EDUCATION AUTHORITIES EDUCATION DEPARTMENT EDUCATION EXPERIENCE EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN EDUCATION IN EMERGENCIES EDUCATION INITIATIVES EDUCATION POLICY EDUCATION REFORM EDUCATION REFORMS EDUCATION SECTOR EDUCATION SECTOR DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION SYSTEMS EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES EDUCATIONAL REFORMS EDUCATIONAL STUDIES EDUCATORS EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT ENGLISH SPEAKERS ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ETHICS ETHNIC COMMUNITIES ETHNIC DIVERSITY ETHNIC GROUPS FACULTY OF EDUCATION FAMILY LIFE FEMALE TEACHERS FIRST LANGUAGE FORMAL EDUCATION FORMAL SCHOOLING FORMAL TEACHING GENERAL EDUCATION GEOGRAPHY GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL HOME LANGUAGE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RIGHTS HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION HUMANITIES INSTRUCTION INSTRUCTORS INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION JUNIOR SECONDARY JUNIOR SECONDARY LEVEL LANGUAGE ACQUISITION LANGUAGE LEARNING LANGUAGE POLICIES LANGUAGE POLICY LANGUAGE RESEARCH LANGUAGE SKILLS LANGUAGE TEACHERS LANGUAGE TEACHING LANGUAGE TRAINING LANGUAGES LEADERSHIP LEARNERS LEARNING LEARNING ENVIRONMENT LEARNING OUTCOMES LECTURERS LINGUISTIC GROUPS LOCAL SCHOOLS MATHEMATICS MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION MINISTRY OF EDUCATION MINORITY LANGUAGES MORAL VALUES MOTHER TONGUE MOTHER TONGUES NATIONAL EDUCATION SYSTEM NATIONAL LANGUAGE NATIONAL LANGUAGES NATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS FRAMEWORK NUMBER OF SCHOOLS NUMBER OF STUDENTS NUMBER OF TEACHERS OPEN ACCESS PAPERS PASS RATE PEACE EDUCATION PRIVATE EDUCATION PROFESSORS PUPILS QUALITY EDUCATION QUALITY OF EDUCATION QUALITY OF TEACHER TRAINING READING REFUGEES RELIGIOUS BELIEFS RESEARCHERS REVISION OF TEXTBOOKS RURAL AREAS SCHOLARS SCHOOL CENSUS SCHOOL CULTURE SCHOOL CURRICULUM SCHOOL LEVEL SCHOOL PRINCIPALS SCHOOL VISITS SCHOOLS SCHOOLS WITH STUDENTS SECOND LANGUAGE SECOND LANGUAGE TEACHING SECOND LANGUAGES SENIOR TEACHERS SERVICE TRAINING SOCIAL BENEFITS SOCIAL BENEFITS OF EDUCATION SOCIAL COHESION SOCIAL GROUPS SOCIAL SCIENCES SPEAKING SPORTS SUBJECT SPECIALIST SUBJECT SPECIALISTS SUBJECT TEACHER SUBJECT TEACHERS SYLLABUS TEACHER TEACHER DEVELOPMENT TEACHER EDUCATION TEACHER EDUCATORS TEACHER TRAINING TEACHER TRAINING COLLEGES TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMS TEACHERS TEACHING TEXTBOOK TEXTBOOKS TRAINING COLLEGE TRAINING PROGRAMS TRANSLATION UNIVERSITIES UNIVERSITY ADMISSIONS UNTRAINED TEACHERS YOUNG PEOPLE World Bank The Promotion of Social Cohesion Through Education in Sri Lanka |
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South Asia Sri Lanka |
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South Asia human development sector;discussion paper series no. 46 |
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The social dimensions and benefits of
education are being increasingly appreciated in developed
and middle-income countries. Among the many social benefits
of education, promoting social cohesion in countries has
become extremely important in the modern world, as global
mobility of culturally diverse populations has posed
challenges to the shared values, ethics and identities of
societies. The instantaneous transfer of diverse and varied
information through modern communications technologies has
further increased the importance of social cohesion.
Cohesive societies are more effective in achieving
collective economic and social goals, since such societies
are better at including and uniting diverse groups and
forging synergy (OECD, 2001; Greaney, 2006). Five dimensions
of social cohesion, belonging, inclusion, participation,
recognition and legitimacy, are especially important for
multi-ethnic, multi-cultural and multi-religious societies
such as Sri Lanka. The education system is of central
importance in promoting national unity and solidarity among
the different social groups in a country. Education is a key
instrument in the promotion of social cohesion through the
transmission of knowledge and the shaping of attitudes of
individuals towards diversity and change. Sri Lanka has
initiated measures to promote social cohesion through the
school curriculum, textbooks, teacher development,
co-curricular and extra-curricular activities, the
organization of schools, and language policy. This paper
discusses these measures, and future policy options for Sri
Lanka as a middle-income society. |
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The Promotion of Social Cohesion Through Education in Sri Lanka |
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The Promotion of Social Cohesion Through Education in Sri Lanka |
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The Promotion of Social Cohesion Through Education in Sri Lanka |
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The Promotion of Social Cohesion Through Education in Sri Lanka |
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The Promotion of Social Cohesion Through Education in Sri Lanka |
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promotion of social cohesion through education in sri lanka |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2014 |
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okr-10986-180132021-04-23T14:03:35Z The Promotion of Social Cohesion Through Education in Sri Lanka World Bank ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE ADDITION ADULTS ATTITUDES OF TEACHERS BASIC PRINCIPLES BENEFITS OF EDUCATION BILINGUAL EDUCATION BILINGUAL EDUCATION PROGRAM BIOLOGY CHURCHES CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION CIVICS CIVICS EDUCATION CLASSROOM CLASSROOMS COLLEGES COLLEGES OF EDUCATION COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES CONCEPTS OF PEACE EDUCATION CONTINUING EDUCATION CULTURAL VALUES CURRICULA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES CURRICULUM CURRICULUM CHANGE CURRICULUM CHANGES CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT CURRICULUM REVISION CURRICULUM UNITS DEGREE COURSES DISADVANTAGED GROUPS DRAWING EDUCATION AUTHORITIES EDUCATION DEPARTMENT EDUCATION EXPERIENCE EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN EDUCATION IN EMERGENCIES EDUCATION INITIATIVES EDUCATION POLICY EDUCATION REFORM EDUCATION REFORMS EDUCATION SECTOR EDUCATION SECTOR DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION SYSTEMS EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES EDUCATIONAL REFORMS EDUCATIONAL STUDIES EDUCATORS EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT ENGLISH SPEAKERS ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ETHICS ETHNIC COMMUNITIES ETHNIC DIVERSITY ETHNIC GROUPS FACULTY OF EDUCATION FAMILY LIFE FEMALE TEACHERS FIRST LANGUAGE FORMAL EDUCATION FORMAL SCHOOLING FORMAL TEACHING GENERAL EDUCATION GEOGRAPHY GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL HOME LANGUAGE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RIGHTS HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION HUMANITIES INSTRUCTION INSTRUCTORS INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION JUNIOR SECONDARY JUNIOR SECONDARY LEVEL LANGUAGE ACQUISITION LANGUAGE LEARNING LANGUAGE POLICIES LANGUAGE POLICY LANGUAGE RESEARCH LANGUAGE SKILLS LANGUAGE TEACHERS LANGUAGE TEACHING LANGUAGE TRAINING LANGUAGES LEADERSHIP LEARNERS LEARNING LEARNING ENVIRONMENT LEARNING OUTCOMES LECTURERS LINGUISTIC GROUPS LOCAL SCHOOLS MATHEMATICS MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION MINISTRY OF EDUCATION MINORITY LANGUAGES MORAL VALUES MOTHER TONGUE MOTHER TONGUES NATIONAL EDUCATION SYSTEM NATIONAL LANGUAGE NATIONAL LANGUAGES NATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS FRAMEWORK NUMBER OF SCHOOLS NUMBER OF STUDENTS NUMBER OF TEACHERS OPEN ACCESS PAPERS PASS RATE PEACE EDUCATION PRIVATE EDUCATION PROFESSORS PUPILS QUALITY EDUCATION QUALITY OF EDUCATION QUALITY OF TEACHER TRAINING READING REFUGEES RELIGIOUS BELIEFS RESEARCHERS REVISION OF TEXTBOOKS RURAL AREAS SCHOLARS SCHOOL CENSUS SCHOOL CULTURE SCHOOL CURRICULUM SCHOOL LEVEL SCHOOL PRINCIPALS SCHOOL VISITS SCHOOLS SCHOOLS WITH STUDENTS SECOND LANGUAGE SECOND LANGUAGE TEACHING SECOND LANGUAGES SENIOR TEACHERS SERVICE TRAINING SOCIAL BENEFITS SOCIAL BENEFITS OF EDUCATION SOCIAL COHESION SOCIAL GROUPS SOCIAL SCIENCES SPEAKING SPORTS SUBJECT SPECIALIST SUBJECT SPECIALISTS SUBJECT TEACHER SUBJECT TEACHERS SYLLABUS TEACHER TEACHER DEVELOPMENT TEACHER EDUCATION TEACHER EDUCATORS TEACHER TRAINING TEACHER TRAINING COLLEGES TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMS TEACHERS TEACHING TEXTBOOK TEXTBOOKS TRAINING COLLEGE TRAINING PROGRAMS TRANSLATION UNIVERSITIES UNIVERSITY ADMISSIONS UNTRAINED TEACHERS YOUNG PEOPLE The social dimensions and benefits of education are being increasingly appreciated in developed and middle-income countries. Among the many social benefits of education, promoting social cohesion in countries has become extremely important in the modern world, as global mobility of culturally diverse populations has posed challenges to the shared values, ethics and identities of societies. The instantaneous transfer of diverse and varied information through modern communications technologies has further increased the importance of social cohesion. Cohesive societies are more effective in achieving collective economic and social goals, since such societies are better at including and uniting diverse groups and forging synergy (OECD, 2001; Greaney, 2006). Five dimensions of social cohesion, belonging, inclusion, participation, recognition and legitimacy, are especially important for multi-ethnic, multi-cultural and multi-religious societies such as Sri Lanka. The education system is of central importance in promoting national unity and solidarity among the different social groups in a country. Education is a key instrument in the promotion of social cohesion through the transmission of knowledge and the shaping of attitudes of individuals towards diversity and change. Sri Lanka has initiated measures to promote social cohesion through the school curriculum, textbooks, teacher development, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities, the organization of schools, and language policy. This paper discusses these measures, and future policy options for Sri Lanka as a middle-income society. 2014-04-22T21:19:00Z 2014-04-22T21:19:00Z 2011-09 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/09/15556498/promotion-social-cohesion-through-education-sri-lanka http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18013 English en_US South Asia human development sector;discussion paper series no. 46 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research South Asia Sri Lanka |