A Literary Representation of Educational Transformation and Its Effect on South-Asia and Africa during British Colonization

Institute of Education and Research. University of the Punjab Quaid-i-Azam Campus, Lahore, 54590 Pakistan. e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: http://pu.edu.pk/home/journal/32

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Educational Change; Foreign Policy; Social Behavior; Behavior Standards; Religion; Christianity; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Civil Rights; Females; Sex Role; Social Change; Cultural Influences; Religious Education; Role of Education; Western Civilization; Foreign Countries

Africa; Asia; United Kingdom

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Colonizers' educational system produced new seeds for cultivation of new culture. This reproduction effected the British colonies culturally and religiously especially to Arica and South Asia. The natives of two continents transformed slowly and gradually through the western education system. The Britain opened new schools in colonies to teach the natives in English language. In the result of new educational system a hybrid culture emerged which led towards resistance and transformation of the natives. It affected all the aspects of natives' lives, especially cultural and religious sides. The food, cloths, social norms and traditions also changed through the inculcation of new culture. It also affected the gender based relations and women started demand for equal rights. The changes occurred, were the result of the education introduced by the colonizers. Later on, appropriation of English language affected the natives' culture and transformed them to a large extent. Religious conversation and transformation also overshadows the natives' culture and religions. The natives' social norms and traditions changed with the passage of time. Moreover, there will be no wrong to say that education played a vital role in molding the psyche of the natives. West established superiority over East by occupying the academia. They have given blow to various theories which they generated and practiced in East. Educational transformation played a vital role to transform the world from bi-polar to uni-polar. This research paper is an investigation that to what extent the religious conversion and western education played its role in transforming the natives. How it generated independence, interdependence and dependence in the world?

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2019

EJ1209779