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Thompson, Doug – Journal of College Admission, 2012
This article presents the author's response to "Surviving the War: A College Counselor's Journal" by Philip Clinton. He argues that Clinton's engrossing account of the 1990-91 school year at Cairo American College (CAC) gives individuals wonderful insights into the unusual challenges occasionally encountered by an international…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Counselors, Educational Counseling, Social Influences
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Al-Nakib, Rania – Cambridge Journal of Education, 2012
While universal human rights frameworks and democratic models of government have gained global support and even adherence, they often exist in tension with local cultural and religious practices. In Kuwait, tensions arise between its constitution, legal system and Islam, with several groups consequently marginalised. These tensions extend into the…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Democracy, Foreign Countries, Democratic Values