The Maldives: New Stresses in an Old Nation

Maloney, Clarence

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“…It has been a Muslim state for almost 900 years [50]. It is religiously and culturally different from its physically closest neighbours; Sri Lanka and India [51] located 700km away [52].…”

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Cultural Influence on Teacher Motivation–A Country Study of Maldives

Hasan¹,

Hynds²

2014

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Abstract-The research reported in this study explored stakeholders' perceptions of the motivational influences for successful indigenous teachers to stay on as teachers in the islands of the Maldives. This case study employed qualitative methods of interviewing, focus-group meetings and questionnaires to collect data from local indigenous groups and included school principals, leading teachers, successful teachers, parents and students. Analysis of data via a grounded theory approach indicated that the participants' perceptions of what motivated successful teachers to remain as teachers were influenced by social and cultural aspects. The sense of belongingness and relationships were identified among them as motivational influences. It was also clear that the motivational influences to stay on in the teaching profession were contextual, inter-related, inter-dependent and multifaceted.

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“…It has been a Muslim state for almost 900 years [50]. It is religiously and culturally different from its physically closest neighbours; Sri Lanka and India [51] located 700km away [52].…”

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Cultural Influence on Teacher Motivation–A Country Study of Maldives

Hasan¹,

Hynds²

2014

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“…Before analysing the interplay of the two identified key components of Maldivian geopolitics, some inherent characteristics of the Maldives as a small island nation, the Maldivian local elite and the wider sociocultural and political connectedness of this small dot in the Indian Ocean are needed here. A major problem is population growth (Maloney, 1976: 670). While in 1992, the population was about 230,000 (Arnold, 1995: 195), by 2023, there were slightly over 500,000 citizens.…”

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“…The Maldives relied traditionally on fishing and trade activities. While there were only about 1,000 tourists annually in the 1970s (Maloney, 1976: 663), this is now an upmarket global tourism hotspot, with facilities on specific atolls, away from the local population, attracting over a million tourists annually. Since 2009, some guesthouses have operated in some local island communities, although conservative groups in this Islamic Republic, where all citizens are Muslims (Arnold, 1995), mostly Shafi’i Sunnis, expressed concerns, citing religious sentiments.…”

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“…The almost continuous political existence of the Maldives as a ‘Lilliput’ figure (Sutton & Payne, 1993) has prominently been studied regarding early historical maritime activities in the Indian Ocean, focused on evolving patterns of global maritime trade (Chaudhuri, 1985; Hourani, 1951; Pearson, 2005; Prakash, 2012). There used to be little scattered material on the Maldives (Malten, 1983), described as perhaps ‘the least known’ (Maloney, 1976: 654) among Asian countries. The encyclopaedia edited by Esposito (1995) contains no separate Maldives entry but presents details under ‘Indian Ocean Societies’ (Arnold, 1995).…”

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Geopolitics in the Maldives: Intersection of Foreign Relations and Internal Political Rivalries

Nahushal

2024

South Asia Research

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This article connects the political science literature on small states and the historical coverage of trade in the Indian Ocean to identify a remarkable pattern in foreign relations management of Maldivian geopolitics. The long history of interaction with foreign powers since at least the fifteenth century shows how this small state has, historically as well as now vis-à-vis India, China and the Middle East, managed well to retain control and sovereignty as an independent nation. Rich experience in handling the challenges posed by competing geopolitical interests in the wider region partly explains this Maldivian success story. However, this article also brings out the role of constant internal political rivalry within the Maldivian elites. The resulting highly dynamic intersecting pattern identifies how different parties, fractions and certain strong personalities as competing stakeholders constantly attempt to retain or grab power through strategic alliances with foreign powers. Identifying this underlying pattern allows deeper analysis of the unique, literally liquid characteristics of Maldivian geopolitics and similar small-state scenarios.

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“…The people in the Maldives are Muslim and have been so for almost 900 years [28]. It is different both religiously and culturally from its geographically closest neighbours, Sri Lanka and India [29]. Given the geographic conditions of the Maldives, where the population is dispersed on tiny islands and most islands have too small a population to justify profitable economic activities, only a handful of people are permanently employed by another person and/or companies.…”

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Teachers' Motivation in the Maldives – Vital but Context-Specific

Hasan¹,

McDonald²

2015

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Abstract-This paper explores stakeholders' perceptions of the motivational influences for successful indigenous teachers to stay on as teachers in the islands of the Maldives. The research employs qualitative methods of interviewing, focus-group meetings and questionnaires to collect data from local indigenous groups that included school principals, leading teachers, successful teachers, parents and students. Analysis of data indicates that the participants' perceptions of what motivated successful teachers to remain as teachers are largely influenced by the cultural aspects and specific island-life characteristics. It is clear that the motivational influences to stay on in the teaching profession are contextual, inter-related, inter-dependent and multifaceted but the 'double S' of motivation -salary and status -is also evident.

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The Maldives: New Stresses in an Old Nation

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Cultural Influence on Teacher Motivation–A Country Study of Maldives

Cultural Influence on Teacher Motivation–A Country Study of Maldives

Geopolitics in the Maldives: Intersection of Foreign Relations and Internal Political Rivalries

Teachers' Motivation in the Maldives – Vital but Context-Specific

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