Preparing Democratic Leaders Within a Middle Eastern Context

Abstract

The authors explore global citizenship education at a boarding school in Jordan that aims to prepare democratically minded leaders for the Middle East.

Key words::

• democratic education
• global citizenship education
• Middle East

Authors were outside researchers at the school discussed in this article. All names of people who attend or work at the school described are pseudonyms.

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Notes on contributors

Adam Howard

Adam Howard is Chair and a Professor of Education at Colby College in Waterville, Maine, in the United States. His research on social class issues in education focuses on privilege and elite education. Email: [email protected]

Claire Maxwell

Claire Maxwell is a Professor of Sociology at University of Copenhagen in Denmark. Her research focuses on how the processes of internationalization mediate the desires and social relations fostered by elite groups across different educational spaces. Email: [email protected]