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This chapter foregrounds and discusses the intertwined relationships between globalisation, nation building, education and reform as manifested and evolving in multiple forms throughout the modern history of Brunei Darussalam, an Islamic monarchy located on the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. The chapter explains the conceptualisation of the book and details the four interactive parts constituting the collection. These parts are ‘Contextualising Brunei and Its Education Systems: History, Ideology and Major Reforms’, ‘Curriculum and Pedagogical Issues: Teachers’ Knowledge and Beliefs, and New Developments’, ‘MIB in Teacher Training, Curriculum, Classroom Practice, and Society’ and ‘COVID-19, Society and Education’. The chapter also points out important themes and questions investigated throughout the book. It provides initial introduction to major initiatives, deliberations and changes in the education system, from policy narratives to teacher training and innovations to curriculum implementation and everyday teaching and learning at higher education institutions and in schools. It offers rich overviews and analyses of the incorporation of Brunei’s national philosophy Melayu Islam Beraja (MIB) or Malay Islamic Monarchy into every aspect of education. The Islamisation of knowledge and the roles of teachers as moral guides and moral educators are also among the key issues highlighted in the chapter. What is more, the chapter touches upon the increasing influence of social media on Brunei’s education and students, as well as the multiple impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on policy, pedagogy, practice and the internationalisation and globalisation of education in this sultanate. All in all, the chapter shows a vivid, dynamic, changing yet unique picture of nation building, education, reform and globalisation as they unfold, interact, mingle and evolve in varied educational settings in Brunei. |
