05664nam 2200757 450 991046436500332120200903223051.01-78350-834-5(CKB)3710000000092634(EBL)1649388(SSID)ssj0001211814(PQKBManifestationID)11663553(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001211814(PQKBWorkID)11206489(PQKB)10948057(MiAaPQ)EBC1649388(Au-PeEL)EBL1649388(CaPaEBR)ebr10845719(CaONFJC)MIL580301(OCoLC)872642453(EXLCZ)99371000000009263420140322h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrEducation for a knowledge society in Arabian Gulf Countries /edited by Alexander W. Wiseman, Naif H. Alromi, Saleh AlshumraniFirst edition.Bingley, England :Emerald Group Publishing Limited,2014.©20141 online resource (329 p.)International Perspectives on Education and Society,1479-3679 ;Volume 24Description based upon print version of record.1-78350-833-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.FRONT COVER; EDUCATION FOR A KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY IN ARABIAN GULF COUNTRIES; COPYRIGHT PAGE; CONTENTS; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; PREFACE; CHALLENGES TO CREATING AN ARABIAN GULF KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY; THE (NON-)NATIONAL CONTEXT; THE CONFLICTING ASSUMPTIONS OF FUNCTIONAL AND CULTURAL APPROACHES TO CHANGE; THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY DILEMMA AND PROPOSED SOLUTIONS; INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP THROUGH STEM; ACKNOWLEDGMENT; REFERENCES; PART I: TRANSLATING THE KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY TO THE GULF; PHILOSOPHY, LANGUAGE POLICY AND THE KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY; PROLOGUE; INTRODUCTION; OBJECTIVESEDUCATION AND ISLAM - A REVIEW OF THE ACADEMIC COMMENTARYDEFINITION; ISLAMIC ARTS AND SCIENCE; PRAXIS; PRAGMATIC FAILURE AND COGNITIVE DISSONANCE; LANGUAGE POLICY; LANGUAGE POLICY SELECTION CRITERIA; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; EDUCATION, DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY IN QATAR: A CASE STUDY OF ECONOMIC AND KNOWLEDGE TRANSFORMATION IN THE ARABIAN GULF; INTRODUCTION; WHAT IS A KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY?; THE CULTURAL, SOCIAL, AND ECONOMIC MAKEUP OF THE STATE OF QATAR; THE FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEM: ECONOMIC DEPENDENCE ON HYDROCARBONS; QATAR'S EVOLVING AND MATURING EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMHUMAN CAPACITY BUILDING: IS THE QATARI EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM AND LABOR FORCE READY FOR THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY?CURRENT APPROACHES TO DEVELOPING QATAR'S KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY; CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; BUILDING A KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY ON SAND - WHEN THE MODERNIST PROJECT CONFRONTS THE TRADITIONAL CULTURAL VALUES IN THE GULF; INTRODUCTION; HISTORICAL BACKGROUND; ESSENTIALISM AND THE MIDDLE EAST; GLOBALISATION IN THE ARAB WORLD; CONTRASTING EPISTEMOLOGIES; EDUCATION AND THE SHOCK OF THE NEW; THE EDUCATION DEFICIT AND EMERGING CONCERNS OF THE GLOBAL NORTH; LOCAL PROBLEMS AND CONCERNS OVER SCHOOLINGAN OPEN KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY IN THE MIDDLE EASTCONCLUSION; REFERENCES; FROM CENTRALIZED EDUCATION TO INNOVATION: CULTURAL SHIFTS IN KUWAIT'S EDUCATION SYSTEM; BACKGROUND; DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATION IN KUWAIT; FAILURE TO INTERNALIZE; 2007-2013-SETTING THE STAGE; NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT (NCED); LESSONS LEARNED: CAN FAILED POLICY AND PROGRAM ADOPTION INFORM FUTURE DECISIONS?; REFERENCES; PART II: COMPARING KNOWLEDGE ECONOMIES IN THE GULF REGIONTHE "SINGAPORE OF THE MIDDLE EAST": THE ROLE AND ATTRACTIVENESS OF THE SINGAPORE MODEL AND TIMSS ON EDUCATION POLICY AND BORROWING IN THE KINGDOM OF BAHRAININTRODUCTION; THE CONTEXT OF BAHRAIN AND THE ARABIAN GULF; BAHRAIN, INTERNATIONAL ASSESSMENTS, EDUCATIONAL BORROWING: A MODEL FOR THE GULF?; BAHRAIN AND THE TIMSS ASSESSMENTS; BAHRAIN AND SINGAPORE: A MARRIAGE OF CONVENIENCE; THE EDUCATIONAL FUTURE FOR BAHRAIN AND THE WIDER GCC; NOTES; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS' PERCEPTIONS TOWARD ONLINE ASSESSMENT: THE CASE OF THE FACULTY OF EDUCATION, UMM AL-QURA UNIVERSITYINTRODUCTIONThis volume investigates the agendas and initiatives for using education to transition Gulf communities from being dependent on natural resources into knowledge societies. This volume presents information, case studies and empirical research about the development of information-based economies across the Arabian Gulf as a whole.International perspectives on education and society ;Volume 24.Education and statePersian Gulf RegionTechnologyStudy and teachingGovernment policyPersian Gulf RegionKnowledge economyPersian Gulf RegionEconomic developmentEffect of education onPersian Gulf RegionLabor supplyEffect of education onPersian Gulf RegionElectronic books.Education and stateTechnologyStudy and teachingGovernment policyKnowledge economyEconomic developmentEffect of education onLabor supplyEffect of education onPersian Gulf Region.338.9260953Alshumrani SalehAlromi Naif H.Wiseman Alexander W.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910464365003321Education for a knowledge society in Arabian Gulf Countries2156072UNINA