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Record Nr.

UNINA9910468233603321

Titolo

Higher education in the Arab world : government and governance / / Adnan Badran, chief editor, Elias Baydoun, John R. Hillman, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2020]

©2020

ISBN

3-030-58153-5

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (X, 344 p. 22 illus., 17 illus. in color.)

Disciplina

378.1009174927

Soggetti

Education, Higher - Arab countries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

1. Review of the Roles of Governments and Universities and their Interrelationships: An Urgent Need for Governance Reform in the Arab World -- 2. Friend or Foe? Governors and Governance in Higher Education -- 3. Government and Governance in Arab Universities: Alignment or Conflict? -- 4. Governance and Decision-making in Arab Universities -- 5. Innovation as a Principle in University Governance: A Holistic Approach for Arab Universities.

Sommario/riassunto

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. .