Education, Civics, and Citizenship in Egypt Towards More Inclusive Curricular Representations and Teaching

Group Submission Type: Book Launch

Description of Session

This book explores how to render curricular representations more inclusive and how individuals’ interactions with competing historical narratives and discourses shape their civic attitudes and intergroup dynamics.

Based on ethnographic research in the Egyptian context, it offers insights for curriculum developers, teacher educators, and teachers interested in the development of critical citizens who are able to engage with multiple narratives and perspectives.

Drawing on theorizations of historical consciousness, critical pedagogy, and critical discourse analysis, it demonstrates the need for more nuanced and holistic analytical frameworks and pedagogical tools. Further, it offers insights towards building such analytical and pedagogical approaches to help gain a deeper understanding of connections between students’ historical consciousness tendencies and their civic engagement as citizens.

Some the book's unique contributions include that it explores Egyptians’ understandings of the country’s dominant historical narrative(s) and the official curriculum. Further, it proposes a framework to connect individuals' historical consciousness tendencies and civic actions. And finally, it seeks to offer offers practicable insights that help render a more inclusive analysis of curriculum studies in Egypt

Sub Unit

• Pre-Conference Workshops, Book launches, and Visual Art Exhibits / Book Launch

Chair

• Hania Sobhy, Max Planck Institute MPI-MMG

Book Launch Presenter

• Ehaab D Abdou, Wilfrid Laurier University