CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020
| Author | Demirkan Aydogan, Rabia Merve |
|---|---|
| Title | Schools for the Holy City: Education, Imperial Loyalty and Missionaries in Late Ottoman Jerusalem, 1876-1909 |
| Summary | This thesis provides a detailed investigation of Ottoman educational policies during the Hamidian (1876-1909) period in a nexus of inter-imperial competition with that of the English Church Missionary Society (CMS). Taking Jerusalem as its center of focus, it offers a fresh examination of Hamidian educational policies in a provincial and comparative perspective and, thereby, aims to provide new insight on late Ottoman education as a whole. By tracing the policies of both actors on teacher training and recruitment as well as curriculum design, the thesis shows that the Ottoman Empire’s education policy in Jerusalem was driven by hasty and ad hoc decisions. It suffered from a lack of a long-term strategy, insensitivity to local demands, linguistic imperialism, labor shortage, and the mismanagement of already poor financial resources in the field of education. The CMS, on the other hand, fared better in these categories due to its diligence in far-sighted policymaking rooted in its rich educational experience in different corners of the world, a large pool of volunteering teachers, utmost sensitivity to local demands, fast adaptability in the face of challenges posed by the Ottoman authorities and the generous diplomatic support of Great Britain. |
| Supervisor | Wilson, M. Brett; Hennings, Jan |
| Department | History MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2020/demirkan_rabia.pdf |
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