LEADER 05135nam 2200697 a 450 001 9910219961303321 005 20240912165226.0 010 $a1-281-18103-X 010 $a9786611181031 010 $a0-8330-4783-3 010 $a0-8330-4261-0 035 $a(CKB)1000000000481431 035 $a(EBL)322545 035 $a(OCoLC)476119980 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000144184 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11139778 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000144184 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10141289 035 $a(PQKB)11515020 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL322545 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10505600 035 $a(OCoLC)855302505 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4969948 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL118103 035 $a(OCoLC)1027152760 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC322545 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4969948 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000481431 100 $a20060817d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aEducation for a new era $edesign and implementation of K-12 education reform in Qatar /$fDominic J. Brewer ... [et al.] 210 $aSanta Monica, Calif. $cRAND$d2007 215 $a1 online resource (217 p.) 300 $a"Prepared for the Supreme Education Council. Approved for public release, distribution unlimited." 311 $a0-8330-4007-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aCover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Glossary; Chapter One - Introduction; Background; This Monograph; Chapter Two - Qatar and Its Education System; Historical and Political Background; Economy and Industry; Population, Citizenship, and Workforce; Education; Chapter Three - Analysis of Qatar's Education System; Approach; Confirmation of System Weaknesses; Positive Aspects of the System; Need for Structural and Systemic Change; Chapter Four - The Reform Model; Options for Reform; Model Selection; The Independent School Model 327 $aExpected Impact of the Independent School ModelChapter Five - Realizing the Independent School Model: Refined Design and Implementation Strategy; Building an Organizational Structure; Operational Principles for Institutes; Relationship with the Ministry of Education; Role of RAND and Other External Contractors; Timing; Potential Challenges; Implementing the Independent School Model: Phase I; Chapter Six - Building the Organizational Structure; Establishment of the Supreme Education Council; Establishment of the Institutes; Summary 327 $aChapter Seven - Developing the Curriculum Standards and Supporting Their ImplementationCurriculum Standards Development Process; Key Issues in Standards Development; Support for Standards Implementation; Summary; Chapter Eight - Developing the Assessment System; Pre-Reform Testing in Qatar; Qatar Student Assessment System Development Process:Initial Design Decisions; 2004 QCEA: First Year of Standardized Testing; 2005 QCEA: Aligning Tests with Standards; Summary; Chapter Nine - Establishing the Independent Schools; Developing Guidelines for the Independent Schools 327 $aLong-Term Planning for School EstablishmentRecruiting School Support Organizations; Selecting Generation I Schools and Operators; Training and Providing Support for the SchoolApplication Process; Preparing School Facilities for Opening Day; The Promise of the New Independent Schools; Summary; Chapter Ten - Challenges of a Rapid and Comprehensive Reform; Maintaining a System-wide Perspective; Building Human Resource Capacity; Engaging Stakeholders Through Communication; Encouraging Operators to Open Schools; Conflicting Leadership Roles; Collaborating Across Culture, Distance, and Time 327 $aManaging a Very Tight Time FrameSummary; Chapter Eleven - Accomplishments, Recommendations, and Implications; Accomplishments; Recommendations for Further Development andSustainment of the Reform; Implications: Education Reform Beyond Qatar; Appendix; References 330 $aThe leadership of Qatar has a social and political vision that calls for improving the outcomes of the Qatari K-12 education system. With this vision in mind, the leadership asked RAND to examine Qatar's K-12 education system, to recommend options for building a world-class system, and, subsequently, to develop the chosen option and support its implementation. The option that was selected includes internationally benchmarked curriculum standards, national testing based on those standards, independent government-funded schools, and parental choice among schools using annual school report cards. 606 $aEducation$zQatar 606 $aEducation and state$zQatar 615 0$aEducation 615 0$aEducation and state 676 $a370.95363 701 $aBrewer$b Dominic J$0496827 712 02$aRand-Qatar Policy Institute. 712 02$aQatar.$bSupreme Education Council. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910219961303321 996 $aEducation for a new era$92009104 997 $aUNINA