CULTURAL IDENTITY AND EDUCATIONAL POLICY: THE CASE OF THE GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC -- Introduction -- The Soviet Example -- Marxist - Leninist Ideology in Education -- Education and the Economy -- The Role of the Socialist Unity Party -- The Identity of the GDR Education System -- The Polytechnical Principle -- Cultural Policy -- Language and Indentity -- Cultural identity in a work of fiction -- Conclusion -- Notes and References -- CRITICAL EDUCATION AND ISLAMIC CULTURE -- The Cultural Crisis Viewed by Muslim Scholars -- Critical-Speculative Education and Islamic Culture -- Notes and References -- EDUCATION POLICY AND CULTURAL IDENTITY IN ISRAEL -- Background -- Religio-National Identity -- Ethno-cultural Identity and Integration -- Educational Gap -- Ethno-Cultural Integration -- Notes and References -- EDUCATION, CULTURAL IDENTITY AND THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRATION OF INDIANS IN THE PERUVIAN HIGHLANDS -- Introduction -- Educational Policy and Cultural Dualism in the Colonial Period -- Indian Ethnicity -- National Policy towards the Indians -- Education for National Consciousness -- Consequences of Educational Policy -- Current Educational Policy -- Conclusion -- Notes and References -- THE AUTONOMOUS BASQUE COMMUNITY OF SPAIN: - LANGUAGE, CULTURE AND EDUCATION -- Introduction -- The Basques: Historical and Socio-political Aspects -- Language and Language Policy -- Cultural Identity -- Education -- Educational Legislation -- Current Problems and Future Directions -- Notes and References -- AUSTRALIAN IMMIGRANTS AND INDIGENES IN THE CONTEXT OF CULTURAL REAFFIRMATION: SPECIAL OR GENERAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS? -- Introduction -- The Indigenous Australians - Aborianials and Lifestyle -- Australian Population Characteristics - a Brief Overview -- Minority Group -- An Anthropological Illusion -- Aboriginals and Anglo-European Education -- Notes and References