A Critical Vision for Primary Education Development Policies in ‎Support of the National Identity of the Arab Republic of Egypt.‎

Educational policy is one of the most prominent sources of shaping national identity, especially in light of the many transformations, global trends, cultural openness, and technological development, which imposed on education and its policies, on the one hand, and the need to preserve the identity of society on the other hand, which in turn is reflected in all aspects of education, especially with regard to curriculum policy, and the policy of professional development of teachers, because of their prominent role in forming the personality of students, and strengthening their national identity. Based on this, the research sought to critique the policies for the development of primary education in support of the national identity in the Arab Republic of Egypt; by identifying the characteristics of education development policies, their steps, justifications, areas, and requirements for their success, as well as identifying the dimensions of the national identity that must be included in the educational policy, and indicating the most important principles and criteria that can be based on in the critical vision of the policies for the development of primary education in support of the national identity in the Arab Republic of Egypt. Referring to the analysis of official documents, and the actual practices of education development policies, the research concluded that the national identity in the policies of primary education development in the Arab Republic of Egypt - appeared clearly in the official documents, which focused only on some dimensions of national identity and not others. Reality practices also indicated that there is a weakness in the care of education development policies to support the national identity at the primary level, as well as a weak focus on the qualitative aspect of development, which requires that the philosophy of education development policies, and their priorities, be based on preserving and supporting the national identity, especially in the early educational stages.