Education for a new era : design and implementation of K-12 education reform in Qatar / / Dominic J. Brewer ... [et al.]
| Education for a new era : design and implementation of K-12 education reform in Qatar / / Dominic J. Brewer ... [et al.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, Calif., : RAND, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (217 p.) |
| Disciplina | 370.95363 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | BrewerDominic J |
| Soggetto topico |
Education - Qatar
Education and state - Qatar |
| ISBN |
1-281-18103-X
9786611181031 0-8330-4783-3 0-8330-4261-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; 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
Expected 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 Chapter 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 Long-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 Managing 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910219961303321 |
| Santa Monica, Calif., : RAND, 2007 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Education for a new era : design and implementation of K-12 education reform in Qatar : executive summary / / Dominic J. Brewer ... [et al.]
| Education for a new era : design and implementation of K-12 education reform in Qatar : executive summary / / Dominic J. Brewer ... [et al.] |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, Calif., : RAND, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (55 pages) |
| Disciplina | 370.95363 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | BrewerDominic J |
| Soggetto topico |
Education - Qatar
Education and state - Qatar |
| ISBN |
1-281-43015-3
9786611430153 0-8330-4426-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover; Preface; Executive Summary; Examining the Existing Sys; Designing the New System; Implementing the New System; Challenges; Recommendations; Implications Beyond Qatar |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910220160503321 |
| Santa Monica, Calif., : RAND, 2007 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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