Education for a knowledge society in Arabian Gulf countries

The worldwide shift towards a knowledge society and information based economy requires educational policy makers to re-evaluate their understanding of the knowledge and skills students need in order to achieve national development goals. This shift has influenced curriculum development, teacher prep...

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Other Authors Alshumrani, Saleh, Alromi, Naif H., Wiseman, Alexander W., 1968-
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2014.
SeriesInternational perspectives on education and society ; v. 24.
Subjects
Education and state > Persian Gulf Region.
Technology > Study and teaching > Government policy > Persian Gulf Region.
Knowledge economy > Persian Gulf Region.
Economic development > Effect of education on > Persian Gulf Region.
Labor supply > Effect of education on > Persian Gulf Region.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781783508341
ISSN1479-3679 ;
DOI10.1108/S1479-3679201424
Physical Description1 online resource (xiii, 314 p.)

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Table of Contents:
  • Challenges to creating an Arabian Gulf knowledge economy / Alexander W. Wiseman, Naif H. Alromi, Saleh Alshumrani
  • Philosophy, language policy and the knowledge society / Arfan Ismail
  • Education, development and sustainability in Qatar : a case study of economic and knowledge transformation in the Arabian Gulf / Alan S. Weber
  • Building a knowledge society on sand : when the modernist project confronts the traditional cultural values in the Gulf / Michael Lightfoot
  • From centralized education to innovation : cultural shifts in Kuwait's education system / Ilene K. Winokur
  • The "Singapore of the Middle East" : the role and attractiveness of the Singapore model and TIMSS on education policy and borrowing in the Kingdom of Bahrain / Daniel John Kirk
  • Postgraduate students perceptions toward online assessment : the case of the faculty of education, Umm Al-Qura university / Mohamed Abdelraouf Attia
  • New horizons of integrating ICTs in Egyptian initial teacher education / Hanan Salah EL-Deen Mohamed EL-Halawany
  • The impact of socioeconomic status on students achievement in the Middle East and North Africa : an essay using the TIMSS 2007 database / Donia Smaali Bouhlila
  • Making the transition to a knowledge economy and knowledge society : exploring the challenges for Saudi Arabia / Fiona Patrick
  • University roots and branches between "glocalization" and "mondialisation" : Qatar's (inter)national universities / Justin J.W. Powell
  • Strategically planning the shift to a Gulf knowledge society : the role of big data and mass education / Alexander W. Wiseman.

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