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

Khalaf Marhoun Al’Abri, Abdullah Khamis Ambusaidi and Badriya Rashid Alhadi
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Khalaf Marhoun Al’Abri: College of Education, Sultan Qaboos University, Seeb 123, Oman
Abdullah Khamis Ambusaidi: College of Education, Sultan Qaboos University, Seeb 123, Oman
Badriya Rashid Alhadi: College of Education, Sultan Qaboos University, Seeb 123, Oman

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 12, 1-20

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: citizenship education; global citizenship education; education policies; education in Oman (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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