Margaret Quass

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Margaret Isobel Quass OBE[1] (6 April 1926 – 9 December 2003)[2] was an educationalist. Between 1974 and 1986, she was Director of the Council for Education in World Citizenship (CEWC).

Biography[]

Quass was educated at South Hampstead High School, Cambridge University and the London School of Economics.[citation needed] After a teaching stint in Watford, she joined the CEWC staff.[citation needed]

Legacy[]

The hold an annual Margaret Quass Debate in her memory. On 10 December 2009, 50 young people from schools throughout the UK attended a debate on global citizenship with Ransford Smith, Deputy Secretary-General (Economic) of the Commonwealth of Nations, Paul Hilder, Director of the Avaaz Campaign, Eugenie Harvey, Director of the 10:10 Campaign, Gillian Temple, Head of Oxfam's Public Engagement Team and Michael Maclay, Chair of Trustees of the Citizenship Foundation, who chaired the debate.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Lipscomb, John L (2003-12-24). "Margaret Quass: An internationalist in education". The Guardian. Retrieved 2009-12-26.
  2. ^ "Margaret Quass". The Times. 2003-12-18. Retrieved 2009-12-26.
  3. ^ "Sixth formers debate Global Citizenship at the Commonwealth Foundation". 2009-12-11. Retrieved 2009-12-26.
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