Inclusion Not Exclusion: Comparative Educational Perspectives at the Heart of Sustainable Development in the Gulf States

Authors

  • Kay Sanderson Middlesex University - United Arab Emirates
  • Natasha Y Ridge Al Qasimi Foundation For Policy Research
  • Susan M. Kippels Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi Foundation for Policy Research
  • Elisabeth Lefebvre University of Minnesota

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18275/fire201603021126

Keywords:

Education, Middle East, Gulf

Abstract

Welcome to this special edition of FIRE: Forum for International Research in Education. This issue celebrates the rich variety of research brought together at the 6th Annual Gulf Comparative Education Society (GCES) Symposium in April 2015. Hosted by Middlesex University at their Dubai campus, the symposium was an opportunity to share and critically discuss matters related to comparative and educational research in a region where opportunities for such activities can be challenging to access. Speakers from Kuwait to Oman came together, and in the form of the conference found both a voice and a support network. The richness of this meeting of minds has been captured in part though this special edition. Building on the quality of research that FIRE has become recognized for, we hope you will find the content of this issue interesting, thought provoking, and even controversial, as all good research should be. Above all, we hope it inspires even more academics from within this region to come forward and participate in the debate at future GCES conferences. The full text of the article can be found at 10.18275/fire201603021126

Published

2018-12-06

How to Cite

Sanderson, K., Ridge, N. Y., Kippels, S. M., & Lefebvre, E. (2018). Inclusion Not Exclusion: Comparative Educational Perspectives at the Heart of Sustainable Development in the Gulf States. FIRE: Forum for International Research in Education, 3(2). https://doi.org/10.18275/fire201603021126