This book focuses on the intertwined relationships between globalisation, nation-building, education, and reform as manifested throughout the modern history of Brunei Darussalam, an Islamic monarchy located on the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. It is the first book dedicated to the examination of Brunei's education system, schooling, teacher education, and society in close connection with the national philosophy Melayu Islam Beraja (MIB) or Malay Islamic Monarchy. The authors provide a historical understanding of the country's education and tell Brunei's story of educational reform and change in its own language, narratives, accounts, and unique standpoints. Interdisciplinary chapters draw on significant historical and textual sources in three languages, namely Arabic, English, and Malay, to contribute to scholarship on education studies, international and comparative education, and international and development education.  

This edited collection provides an in-depth examination of the education system, schooling, and teacher education in Brunei Darussalam in the context of globalization and reform. The accounts contained within this book present analyses and rich discussion of Brunei Darussalam's historical, social, political, and cultural contexts that shape and inform its education system and its development and major reforms. In Part A, chapters foreground a number of educational reforms carried out in the country in terms of teacher training, teaching and learning, and introduction of new specializations in education. Part B specifically addresses how these reforms have been translated into teacher education in Brunei Darussalam. The final section probes how reform aspirations, teacher training, teaching, learning and schooling take place and take shape in the everyday classroom at varied educational settings and contexts in Brunei Darussalam.