A Case of Education Reform in a GCC Country
A Study and Recommendations
By
Ayman Sholkani
100952244
ALDS 5202
December 2014
INTRODUCTION
By the beginning of the second Millennium, many countries realized the need and necessity to cope up with the rest of the rapidly developing world. As they realized this necessity, they also realized that the key to growth and development is, indeed, education. As a result, many countries around the world entered the heated race of reforming their education systems hoping that this would ensure them a foothold in the modern world.
The Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) countries were among the countries that gave remarkable importance and attention to reforming their education systems. Some GCC countries ventured taking highly ambitious and radical measures to reform its education system. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a good example and is the context that this paper focuses on. Christine Thorne (2011) reports that “it is clear that the leadership of the country is exerting great pressure for reform in schools and there is a sense of urgency about the need for large-scale change”. Some of the measures taken by the educational leadership were really successful and obviously led to other successes on smaller scales i.e. seeking professional development on the part of teachers; while some other measures were seen as disastrous i.e. sacking a considerable number of really qualified math and science teachers due to their failure
The revolutionary world has depended on education since the beginning of time. Education, as a key to all the developmental and advancing changes in the world, has as well taken a different dimension. Sir K. Robinson gave the speech in Youtube video updated on October 14th, 2010 in which RSAnimate video “Changing Paradigm”. Throughout his speech, he showed the world that to remain stable and sustainable, people must get the right education that will allow them to make the right decisions concerning the primary elements in the global settings. In his connection to his audience, he had given clear evidence of changing paradigms concerning the issues of education.
The problem that I am complaining and working to establish an awareness is access to education. Today, more than 72 million children around the world remain illiterate (humanium). 32 million of the 72 million are from Sub-Saharan Africa. Eastern and Central Asia along with the Pacific are also affected. Girls have the least access to education. They make up more than 54% of the uneducated population in the world read in (humanium). In Sub-Saharan Africa, over 12 million girls are a possibility not obtaining an education. Not having access to the school was a thing since education was a thing. Where I used to live (Afghanistan) when the Taliban took over Kabul (capital city) in 1996, they didn’t allow children
To begin, one of the major problems in education is that education is unbalanced based on certain groups of people, including academic level, location, etc. According to the speakingbooks.com, “One in five people are illiterate today, ⅔ being women.” Women are still stereotyped as trivial, and are not provided the education that a man would get. Speakingbooks.com also states, “98% of illiterate people are concentrated in three key areas: South and West Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and the Arab States.” Different countries have certain resources and help, which allows them to provide a better education to their citizens. Poorer countries, like South West Asia and
I’ve been raised in Dubai my whole life, since my family moved in 1998 due to my father’s job, making that almost 18 years of my life. Considering I have lived in Dubai almost my whole life, even though I’m Indonesian, I think of Dubai as my Hometown. Throughout this presentation, I will be talking about Dubai’s facts, historical background which will allow some insight into the city’s culture and growth into it’s state of metropolitan, along with the climate throughout the year, the population and hotspots tourists love to visit during their stay in Dubai.
Education, in general, gives people a knowledge of the world around us and changes it into something better. Also, the long-term economic, social and personal gains from education are proven – for individuals, families, communities and the development of a nation. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia places great emphasis and importance on education, as it is the field that prepares future generations who are the nation 's true fortune (Al-Mousa, 2010, p. 7). On the other hand, until the late nineteenth century, education in all parts of what is now, Saudi Arabia was traditionally, restricted to reading, writing and recitation of the Qur 'an. The beginning of what we may call "modern education" took place by the end of the nineteenth century in the then Ottoman provinces of Hijaz and al-Ahsa. In the 1920s a there were some private schools which they began offering non-religious subjects in some of the larger towns. In 1951, a network of secondary schools was set up beginning. Saudi Arabia established the Ministry of Education in 1954 and Prince Fahd Bin AbdulAziz was its first minister. In 1964, it has been established public education for girls. In 1975, the Ministry of Higher Education was established. Through 1970 and 1980, The development plans improved the education system considerably.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is the largest country in the Arabian Peninsula and Located in the southwest corner of Asia, with a total Saudi population as 2010 amounted 29,195,895 million.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Known for its modern technology, ultramodern architecture, and is one of the most advanced cities in the world. Dubai is setting the example for many cities around the globe. Known greatly for its luxury and “fanciness”, Dubai is becoming popular for tourism and shopping, and they are pulling as many people in as they can. The reason why Dubai is now focusing on tourism instead of oil is because the supply of oil is depleting, and soon enough the oil will be gone and Dubai will be left with nothing to support its economy. Dubai is setting the example for the world in architecture and technology, and is an innovative example of outstanding infrastructure.
Throughout the extent of time in which humans have inhabited the Earth, it has only been in the past couple hundred years that humanity has developed technology at an astonishing rate. From the early 1800s and onward, the human population has skyrocketed and advancements in technology have rapidly progressed through the course of a relatively short period of time. In that time, society has become a massive, interconnected network of people that are dependent on resources that originate from different parts of the world. With the technology of today, society has enabled resources that range from food to oil, to be transported to areas of the world in which those select resources are not available. An extreme example of this would be the city of Dubai, which is part of one of the seven emirates that constitute the United Arab Emirates. Dubai is one of the most impressive and wealthiest cities in the world and is well known for the luxurious lifestyle, extremely modernized architecture, and can be viewed as the epitome of a Westernized society. However, the land of the United Arab Emirates is sandy and barren, and not capable of being used for agricultural purposes, there is no major fresh water supply, and very few natural resources. With the absence of farmland and water, Dubai is a city that depends on the resources found worldwide that are purchased with the revenue from oil exports. Dubai has capitalized on its predominant resources and found
Being one of the smallest nations in the world, the United Arab Emirates is uniquely positioned to be an economic superpower in the next few decades. With their forward thinking policies, and far reaching impact, one of the few things holding them back from success is their leadership. Although the United Arab Emirates has an involved authoritarian regime, diversification of the market economy, innovative trade policies, and forward-thinking government projects have created an arena for economic growth.
Traveling the world opens up the mind to new ways of thinking. Everyone wants to travel; they just aren’t sure about where they want to go. People can choose from thousands of places around the world; however when deciding whether to vacation in India or the United Arab Emirates(UAE), there are many factors to consider. The United Arab Emirates and India have an innumerable amount of differences; because of this, these places attract different people. For a significant number of reasons, the United Arab Emirates is a worthier place to vacation compared to India.
The United Arab Emirates has achieved great success in developing its hospitality industry and its general economy. The country however is faced with a big challenge of having its local citizens work and feel part of the growing hospitality industry. The biggest part of the problem is that while the hospitality industry should be a social institution that is embedded into the culture of the host country, it is not viewed as such and there are various reasons for that. The current situation is quite worrisome, because the expatriates who make up the biggest percentage of the Emiratis are also the majority of workers in the industry, holding about 91% of all jobs in the public sector. Trying to make the hospitality industry acceptable to the
The interest of mine analysis topic is Gulf Country that's UAE (United Arab Emirates) during this essay I mentioned touch languages, religions, life style, economy and political factors similarly that build my essay terribly helpful and widespread in term of my try. Its population is nine.27 million in 2016, with the GDP of three.847 billion USD, these statistics shows this United Arab Emirates have a crucial country in Middle East.
The United Arab Emirates also known as the Emirates or the UAE, is a country located in the southeast end of Arabian Peninsula on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman to the east and Saudi Arabia to the south, as well as sharing sea borders with Qatar and Iran. The United Arab Emirates was establish in 1971, and it is a federation of seven emirates; which include Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah, and Umm al-Quwain.
The United Arab Emirates, more commonly referred to as the UAE, gained independence from England in 1971. The late President, Sheikh Zayid bin Sultan al Nahyan, ruled the UAE from the start of its sovereignty all the way until his death in 2004 (Rugh, 1997, p. 18). Zayid implemented a federal monarchy across the state. Unlike many other monarchies, the UAE has sustained great rule while maintaing peace with its people. Many factors influence this trend and without them the regime of the UAE would most likely fail. The UAE has flourished for nearly 40 years with a ruling governmental regime where the majority of power is put into the hands of only a select few by disallowing political parties and restricting political participation (Rugh,
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) was not always the global epicenter of the Middle East. Culture is a lifestyle based on values, norms, behaviors, and beliefs of a region. Before it became a country, it was seven different regions next to Saudi Arabia and Oman. Its culture provided a Bedouin lifestyle and one focused upon the region. As the regions progressed throughout history, they began to realize they need one another to survive. Each region had a ruler, called a sheikh, and they banded together to create a federation known as UAE. Today, UAE thrives upon the westernization, globalization, and wealth that have fallen before them. The region fit together like a jigsaw puzzle, the history, politics, economics, social, and military make up the pieces of culture making UAE a stabilized epicenter in the turmoil area of the Middle East.