Margaret Quass Explained

Margaret Quass
Birth Date:6 April 1926[1] [2]
Occupation:Educationalist, activist
Known For:Citizenship education

Margaret Isobel Quass (1926-2003) was a British educationalist and activist. Between 1974 and 1986, she was director of the Council for Education in World Citizenship (CEWC).[1] [3]

Biography

Quass was educated at South Hampstead High School, Cambridge University and the London School of Economics.[1] She started her career teaching in Watford and then joined the CEWC staff.[1] She was involved in Mass Observation.[4] In 1954 she visited Russia, and reported back in the journal of the National Peace Council.[5] She was a founder member of the Friends of UNESCO,[6] a member of the Fabian Society,[7] a member of the international council of the United World College of the Atlantic, and a supporter of the Voice of the Listener and Viewer.[8]

Quass was awarded an OBE for services to education. She left money on her death to CEWC.[9]

Legacy

The Citizenship Foundation holds an annual Margaret Quass Debate in her memory.[10]

Notes and References

  1. News: John L . Lipscomb . Margaret Quass: An internationalist in education . . 2003-12-24 . 2009-12-26 .
  2. News: Margaret Quass . . 2003-12-18 . 2009-12-26 .
  3. Web site: Harrison . Donald Geoffrey . Oxfam and the rise of development education in England from 1959 to 1979 . 18 January 2022 . 2008.
  4. Book: Hinton . James . The Mass Observers: A History, 1937-1949 . 2013 . 978-0-19-165062-8 . 18 January 2022.
  5. Culture . One World . 1951 . 18 January 2022.
  6. UNESCO . The Contemporary Review . 1995 . 266 . 18 January 2022.
  7. Raising the Cash . Fabian News . 1960 . 71-75 . 18 January 2022.
  8. Web site: Lipscomb. John L.. 2003-12-24. Obituary: Margaret Quass. 2022-02-16. the Guardian. en.
  9. Web site: Harlock . C . The development and evolution of peace education in English secondary schools from post World War 1 – 2010 . 18 January 2022 . 2014.
  10. News: Sixth formers debate Global Citizenship at the Commonwealth Foundation . 2009-12-11 . 2009-12-26 .