Ismail al-Qabbani explained

Ismail Mahmoud al-Qabbani
Birth Date:1898
Birth Place:Asyut Governorate, Egypt
Death Date:1963
Nationality:Egyptian
Known For:Educational reform
Occupation:Minister of Education

Ismail al-Qabbani (Arabic: إسماعيل القباني; born in 1898 in Asyut Governorate–1963) was an Egyptian reforming educationalist. He introduced to the Egyptian education system the concept of Pragmatism. He was also convinced that education in Egypt should be indigenous and rooted in Egyptian and Arabic culture.[1] He became Dean of the Institute of Education. He established the Journal of Modern Education[2] in 1948 and later became Minister for Education.

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  1. Web site: Ismail al-Qabbani: Educational Thinker . Ttrb.ac.uk . 2007-02-18 . 2011-03-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110202193351/http://ttrb.ac.uk/viewarticle2.aspx?contentId=13152 . 2011-02-02 . dead .
  2. http://www.ibe.unesco.org/publications/ThinkersPdf/qabbanie.pdf Ismai'il al-Qabbani in Prospects : the quarterly review of comparative education, Paris, UNESCO : International Bureau of Education, vol. XXIV, no. 1/2, 1994, p. 355-374