Education And The Arab World

Author : The Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research
Publisher : Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1999-11-10
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Education and the Arab World by The Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research Pdf

What kind of world should we strive for in the next century? What roles will education and training play in creating such a world? With rapid technological advances and the arrival of the information age, education systems as well as labor markets have undergone tremendous changes, affecting not only curricula and teaching methodology, but also the nature of skills and competencies required of graduates and new entrants to a changing workforce in the twenty-first century. In this volume, leading scholars and practitioners unite in an effort to examine the importance of education in the development of nations in the new millennium. This volume is unique in that it engages in cross-national and cross-cultural studies ranging from Australia to Japan, Canada and the UAE. It also explores central concepts in education such as Total Quality Management and Just-in-Time Learning and provides an economist's view of how and in what form education and training influence growth. While the models for effective education may differ, it is undeniable that education is crucial for individual development and economic growth, national production, and building a strong civil society.

Author : Rahma Al-Mahrooqi,Christopher Denman
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2014-11-19
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781443871501

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Issues in English Education in the Arab World by Rahma Al-Mahrooqi,Christopher Denman Pdf

Though diverse, the Arab world boasts a unique culture and native language, both of which are unlike those found in English-speaking countries. Perhaps due to the nature of these differences, Arab-Western relations have been described as existing on one of the world’s great cultural fault-lines. Debate about the potential effects, both positive and negative, of English-medium education and the learning of English in the region’s schools and universities is one expression of this. Even as debate continues, issues of politics, culture, social mobility, and identity are played out in the English language classrooms of the Arab world on a daily basis. The current volume explores some of the concerns related to the place of English and English-medium education in the Arab world. It examines issues of the relationship between English, Arabic, cultural identity and power in the region within a historical and contemporary framework; the experiences of learners from Arabic-medium secondary schools adjusting to English-medium colleges; and the challenges and potential rewards of promoting student-centered classrooms and technology in traditionally teacher-centered environments. These issues are explored from the perspectives of teachers, students, researchers and other stakeholders in Oman, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Sudan.

Author : Osama Abi-Mershed
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2009-09-10
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781135256500

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Trajectories of Education in the Arab World by Osama Abi-Mershed Pdf

In comparison to other parts of the developing world education in Arab countries has been lagging behind. This book examines the impact of Western cultural influence, the opportunities for reform and the sustainability of current initiatives.

Author : Byron G. Massialas,Samir Ahmed Jarrar
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Education
ISBN : UOM:39015005255768

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Education in the Arab World by Byron G. Massialas,Samir Ahmed Jarrar Pdf

Author : Byron G. Massialas,Samir Ahmad Jarrar
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2016-03-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317244493

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Arab Education in Transition by Byron G. Massialas,Samir Ahmad Jarrar Pdf

The operation of schools in the Arab world is a topic about which very little is known in the West. This volume, first published in 1991, provides information about the Arab school and thus contributes to an understanding of what is taught, by whom, and under what conditions. It seeks to define the interaction between traditional elements and innovative forces impinging on the Arab school, as well as reviewing policies that concern the education of Arab children. It is maintained that Arab schools are in a state of transition, reproducing society and its norms on one hand while on the other operating as agents seeking to transform society. This work examines this claim in detail, providing a unique discussion about education in the Arab world.

Author : AndreElias Mazawi
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2017-07-05
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781351536288

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World Yearbook of Education 2010 by AndreElias Mazawi Pdf

The World Yearbook of Education 2010 volume, Education and the Arab 'World': Political Projects, Struggles, and Geometries of Power, strives to do justice to the complex processes and dynamics behind the world of Arab education. Western interest in all things ?Arab? has greatly increased over the course of the decade, but this interest runs the risk of forgetting that the Arab world is positioned within wider contexts of regional, geopolitical, and global processes. This volume examines Arab education in a range of contexts ? regional, diasporic, and trans-national ? to better understand how the field of Arab education is formed through local, regional, geopolitical and global engagements and resonances. In doing so, contributors from a range of disciplines open critical conversations about the intersections of history, culture, geopolitics, policy, and education. The World Yearbook of Education 2010 offers new conceptual and empirical approaches that deal with some of the often-neglected aspects of the study of Arab education: contested political projects; struggles towards emancipation, recognition and liberation; and a larger concern for social justice, equity, and political inclusion. Andr?lias Mazawi is associate professor in the Department of Educational Studies at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. He is also an associate fellow at the Euro-Mediterranean Centre for Educational Research at the University of Malta.Ronald G. Sultana is professor in the Department of Education Studies at the University of Malta, where he also leads the Euro-Mediterranean Centre for Educational Research. He is the founding editor of the Mediterranean Journal of Educational Studies.

Author : André Elias Mazawi,Ronald G. Sultana
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780415800341

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Education and the Arab 'world' by André Elias Mazawi,Ronald G. Sultana Pdf

Discusses about improving the relationship between the Arab World and the West.

Author : Colin Brock,Lila Zia Levers
Publisher : Symposium Books Ltd
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2007-05-07
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781873927212

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Aspects of Education in the Middle East and Africa by Colin Brock,Lila Zia Levers Pdf

The chapters in this volume do not represent the whole of the Middle East and North Africa, as such a collection would have been too large for one volume. Rather, the selection here is intended to present different perspectives on a range of educational issues, relevant to a particular focus or country, or common to a number of countries in the area. There is no overarching theme beyond that which is common to most of the countries in this area; such as modernity versus tradition; the spread of education effecting sociological changes - most pronounced in the rural and tribal areas; the changing fortunes and roles of women; the aspiration and expectation of youth; and the state having become the major player in providing education. These are all shared by most of the countries represented here.

Author : John Waterbury
Publisher : American University in Cairo Press
Page : 463 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2020-10-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781649030078

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Missions Impossible by John Waterbury Pdf

A rigorous examination of higher education policymaking in the Arab world None of the momentous challenges Arab universities face is unique either in kind or degree. Other societies exhibit some of the same pathologies—insufficient resources, high drop-out rates, feeble contributions to research and development, inappropriate skill formation for existing job markets, weak research incentive structures, weak institutional autonomy, and co-optation into the political order. But, it may be that the concentration of these pathologies and their depth is what sets the Arab world apart. Missions Impossible seeks to explain the process of policymaking in higher education in the Arab world, a process that is shaped by the region’s politics of autocratic rule. Higher education in the Arab world is directly linked to crises in economic growth, social inequality and, as a result, regime survival. If unsuccessful, higher education could be the catalyst to regime collapse. If successful, it could be the catalyst to sustained growth and innovation—but that, too, could unleash forces that the region’s autocrats are unable to control. Leaders are risk-averse and therefore implement policies that tame the universities politically but in the process sap their capabilities for innovation and knowledge creation. The result is sub-optimal and, argues John Waterbury in this thought-provoking study, unsustainable. Skillfully integrating international debates on higher education with rich and empirically informed analysis of the governance and finance of higher education in the Arab world today, Missions Impossible explores and dissects the manifold dilemmas that lie at the heart of educational reform and examines possible paths forward.

Author : Serra Kirdar
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2017-06-29
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781474271028

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Education in the Arab World by Serra Kirdar Pdf

Education in the Arab World is a critical reference guide to development of education in Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen. The chapters, written by local experts, provide an overview of the education system in each country, as well as discussion of educational reforms and socio-economic and political issues. Including a comparative introduction to the issues facing education in the region as a whole, this book is an essential reference for researchers, scholars, international agencies and policy-makers.

Author : Samira Alayan,Achim Rohde,Sarhan Dhouib
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2012-06-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780857454614

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The Politics of Education Reform in the Middle East by Samira Alayan,Achim Rohde,Sarhan Dhouib Pdf

Education systems and textbooks in selected countries of the Middle East are increasingly the subject of debate. This volume presents and analyzes the major trends as well as the scope and the limits of education reform initiatives undertaken in recent years. In curricula and teaching materials, representations of the “Self” and the “Other” offer insights into the contemporary dynamics of identity politics. By building on a network of scholars working in various countries in the Middle East itself, this book aims to contribute to the evolution of a field of comparative education studies in this region.

Author : Nagat El-Sanabary
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Education
ISBN : 0824082494

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Education in the Arab Gulf States and the Arab World by Nagat El-Sanabary Pdf

This annotated guide of English-language material on education in the Arab world includes books, journal articles, national and international reports and documents and Ph.D. dissertations. The author opens with an introductory essay on the development of education in the Arab Gulf states and an analysis of current issues in educational research. Chapters cover the social context of education; educational systems and structures; country reports on educational developments between 1950 and 1980; religion and education; education at the pre-college level; and higher education with special attention to systems and institutions, curriculum and evaluation, management, students in national and foreign universities, research, sciences, and technology. The book also examines women's education; teachers and teacher education; educational planning; manpower and education; educational guidance and counseling; special education; literacy and adult education; and educational media and instructional technology. Author and subject indexes are provided.

Author : Adnan Badran,Elias Baydoun,John R. Hillman
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2020-11-30
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783030581534

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Higher Education in the Arab World by Adnan Badran,Elias Baydoun,John R. Hillman Pdf

This book examines the unsatisfactory situation in the Arab world where there is a pressing need to address poverty, unemployment, political instability, corruption, and the existential threat of climate change. The authors analyze the relationships between universities and governments in the Arab world, and make recommendations that will help develop intellectual capacity and thereby aid the economic and social transitions so desperately needed in all Arab countries. Countries aspiring to participate fully in the global knowledge economy require dynamic university sectors operating in concert with governments that actively promote high-quality education and research and foster innovation and entrepreneurship. Successful university-government relationships can be complex and are continually evolving.

Author : Hannah R. Gerber
Publisher : Springer
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2016-07-15
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789463004718

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Education and the Arab Spring by Hannah R. Gerber Pdf

Education and the Arab Spring: Resistance, Reform, and Democracy explores the current debate about education in the Middle East and North Africa post-Arab Spring. It draws from a variety of conceptual frameworks rooted in different disciplines and fields, such as education, religious and cultural studies, political science, and Arab studies. The book is, in part, a response to an increased demand since the Arab Spring – by universities, cultural institutions, think-tanks, education officials, policymakers and journalists – for a richer, deeper understanding of the role of education in post-Arab Spring states and societies. The book adds a unique and much-needed perspective to this field: its specific focus is on the Arab context, and its analysis is of issues of particular relevance to a changing world order. The great mix of experiences of the contributors attests to the excellent quality of this promising work. “It is not infrequent to hear sweeping but general criticisms of all aspects of educational systems in the Arab world – everything from textbooks to teaching methodologies have come under scrutiny. The authors of this collection seek to move the debate beyond generalities by providing detailed studies; while informed by a sense of the inadequacy of existing systems, they also provide an empirically rich analysis of existing systems.” – Nathan Brown, George Washington University, USA

Author : Adnan Badran,Elias Baydoun,John R. Hillman
Publisher : Springer
Page : 381 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2019-03-25
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783030037741

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Major Challenges Facing Higher Education in the Arab World: Quality Assurance and Relevance by Adnan Badran,Elias Baydoun,John R. Hillman Pdf

This book focuses on two crucial issues that need to be addressed as a matter of urgency by universities in the Arab region, namely (a) conducting independent assessments of the quality of their teaching, research, administration, governance, and planning; and (b) determining the relevance of their teaching, research, and societal impacts. Although well-established around the world in manufacturing industries and private-sector service industries, including the research and commercialisation arms of the major universities and research institutes, it is only in recent years that quality-assurance (QA) assessments have started to be applied to most aspects education. Several Arab universities are adopting various forms of QA but some variants are little more than bureaucratic “box-ticking” exercises with minimal commitment by staff to the ultimate aim of continuing self-improvement. This book will be of interest to senior management at faculty and departmental level and above in all Arab universities specifically, and more generally in Islamic institutions of higher education. Senior management in other universities, especially in the developing world will benefit from its analyses and recommendations.