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Syrian higher education and social capital in times of conflict, education and conflict review

Abedtalas, Musallam / Alawak, Abdulhamed Alawak / Wissam Aldien Aloklah et al.
External Publications (2020)

in: Education and Conflict Review 3, 9‐15

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This paper explores the role of higher education (HE) in fostering social capital as a means of building a sustainable peace in Syria. We draw on a qualitative study in Northeast Syria to argue that the HE sector is currently playing a negative to weak role in developing social capital as it is highly politicised and suffers from outdated curricula and unsuitable teaching approaches.