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The Revolution as a Critical Pedagogical Workshop

Perceptions of University Students Reimagining Participatory Citizenship(s) in Egypt

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Education during the Time of the Revolution in Egypt

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The January 25, 2011 Egyptian Revolution was driven, to a large extent, by the indignation and democratic aspirations of a broad-based coalition of Egyptian people.

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Dorio, J.N. (2017). The Revolution as a Critical Pedagogical Workshop. In: Megahed, N. (eds) Education during the Time of the Revolution in Egypt. Comparative and International Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6351-206-0_2

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