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Explain the aims of Education in Egypt

Explain the aims of Education in Egypt.

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1. To perpetuate social stability and maintain the status quo. People were educated according to expectations of their classes and made to feel comfortable to remain there. There was no encouragement in terms of social mobility.

2. To produce professionals and work oriented personnel. They wanted both professional and technical people.

3. With the river Nile being the life line of Egypt education was designed to foster development of a complex agricultural science creating irrigation and flood control networks which made Egypt the granary of the ancient world.

4. To advance the Egyptian religious view of the world by seeking to enhance the people’s religious and moral development and the piety (religiosity) of their gods. Education was not only a preparation for life, but also for life after

death therefore education contained religious and philosophical studies that helped to achieve the society’s polytheistic ideals (many gods)
Kibet Koina answered the question on January 23, 2019 at 17:14

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