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Teaching for Democracy in Post-Arab Spring

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Education and the Arab Spring

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The Arab Spring that has swept through a number of Arab countries directly and the rest of the Arab countries indirectly has spurred an intense sentiment for democracy. The desire for democracy especially among youth, who comprise more than forty percent of the population in the Arab World, needs a favorable school environment that would transform it into democratic values and commensurate skills in children and youth.

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  1. Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, Qatar, University of Guelph, Canada

    Eid Mohamed

  2. Sam Houston State University, USA

    Hannah R. Gerber

  3. Sam Houston State University, USA

    Slimane Aboulkacem

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Alrebh, A.F., Al-Mabuk, R. (2016). Teaching for Democracy in Post-Arab Spring. In: Mohamed, E., Gerber, H.R., Aboulkacem, S. (eds) Education and the Arab Spring. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-471-8_1

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