Promoting Global Citizenship Education (GCED) in the Sultanate of Oman: An Analysis of National Policies

Global citizenship has recently attracted significant attention from nations for its importance in sustainable development. This study explores the extent of the adoption of global citizenship concepts and principles in Omani education by analyzing the reality of including global citizenship concept...

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Published in:Sustainability 2022-06, Vol.14 (12), p.7140
Main Authors: Al’Abri, Khalaf Marhoun, Ambusaidi, Abdullah Khamis, Alhadi, Badriya Rashid
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
21st century
Citizenship
Citizenship education
Cooperation
Core curriculum
Critical thinking
Developing countries
Documents
Education
Education policy
Expatriates
Extracurricular activities
Globalization
Higher education
LDCs
Principles
Qualitative analysis
Schools
Students
Sustainable development
Teachers
Values
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Summary:Global citizenship has recently attracted significant attention from nations for its importance in sustainable development. This study explores the extent of the adoption of global citizenship concepts and principles in Omani education by analyzing the reality of including global citizenship concepts in national policies in Oman. Qualitative Document Analysis (QDA) was used in order to establish the support force in achieving the main requirements of GCED in three Omani national policies: Education Philosophy, the Basic Law of the State, and Oman Vision 2040. The results reveal that the Education Philosophy is one of the most comprehensive documents on concepts, principles, and requirements. Additionally, sustainable development issues are among the key principles contained in the analyzed national documents. These are followed by principles of ecological balance, scientific thinking, and technology, with significant interest in other principles as well.
ISSN:2071-1050
2071-1050
DOI:10.3390/su14127140