‘Dancing Between Raindrops’

Politics Education in the Sultanate of Oman 2012–2019

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ID22096648
AuthorsLeon T Goldsmith (0000-0003-4067-0407, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume13
Publication date2020-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueArabian Humanities (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2308-6122 • E-ISSN: 2308-6122
PublisherOpenEdition (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.4000/cy.5913
OpenAlexW3043257653
LanguageEN
References cited20

Drawing on a five‐year participant‐observer study the evolution of politics education in the Sultanate of Oman from 2012 to 2019 is discussed. The aim is to shed light on the significance and implications of new explicitly politics‐related curricula introduced at Sultan Qaboos University shortly after ‘Arab Spring’ protests shook the country in 2011. The argument is presented that Oman stands at a pivotal juncture in its education policy in the humanities and the social sciences. The choice is between retreating into the type of state‐centric and uncritical curricula common among the authoritarian systems of the Middle East and North Africa, or continuing the partial opening of an educational evolution that could more effectively equip the next generation of Omani leaders to help face challenges that lie ahead

Art · Authoritarianism · Curriculum · Democracy · Humanities · Pedagogy · Political Education · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · African history and culture analysis · Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy · Law · Medicine · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts

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