Facing human capital challenges of the 21st century : education and labor market initiatives in Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates / / Gabriella Gonzalez ... [et al.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, CA, : RAND Corporation, 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (333 p.) |
Disciplina |
331.10953
331.10917/4927 |
Altri autori (Persone) | GonzalezGabriella |
Soggetto topico |
Labor market - Arab countries
Human capital - Arab countries Education and state - Arab countries Manpower policy - Arab countries Manpower planning - Arab countries |
ISBN |
1-282-03327-1
9786612033278 0-8330-4642-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE- Introduction; Human Resource Challenges Faced by the Arab Region; Research Questions; Analytic Approach; Approach to Data Collection and Interviews; Rationale for Country Selection; Limitations of the Study; Organization of This Document; CHAPTER TWO- Economic and Sociopolitical Context for Reform in the Four Study Countries; Reliance on Natural Resources for National Wealth; Sociopolitical System: The Role of Participatory Democracy; Diversity of the Economy; Composition of the Labor Pool
The Case-Study ApproachCHAPTER THREE- Qatar; Overview of Qatar; Human Resource Challenges Faced by Qatar; Approaches to Reform in Qatar; Efforts to Collect Demographic, Economic, Labor Market, and Education Data Are Expanding; Summary; CHAPTER FOUR- The United Arab Emirates; Overview of the UAE; Human Resource Challenges Faced by the UAE; Approaches to Reform in the UAE; Efforts at Data Collection and Dissemination to Improve Policymaking Are in the Early Stages; Summary; CHAPTER FIVE- Sultanate of Oman; Overview of Oman; Human Resource Challenges Faced by Oman; Approaches to Reform in Oman Foundation for Data Collection in Support of Decisionmaking Is in PlaceSummary; CHAPTER SIX- Lebanon; Overview of Lebanon; Human Resource Challenges Faced by Lebanon; Approaches to Reform in Lebanon; Only Limited Demographic, Economic, and Labor Market Data Are Available to Monitor and Evaluate Progress; Summary; CHAPTER SEVEN- Conclusions; Significant Human Resource Challenges; Active Engagement with Reforms to Education and Training Systems, Labor Markets, and the Economy; Lack of High-Quality Data and Evaluation Systems; The Value of Policy Evaluation; APPENDIX A- Interviews Conducted APPENDIX B- Interview ProtocolAPPENDIX C- Qatar Higher Education Institute Scholarship Programs; APPENDIX D- Private Institutions of Higher Education in Oman; APPENDIX E- Recent Economic Reform Efforts in Oman; References |
Altri titoli varianti | Education and labor market initiatives in Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910220159203321 |
Santa Monica, CA, : RAND Corporation, 2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Facing human capital challenges of the 21st century : education and labor market initiatives in Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates : executive summary / / Gabriella Gonzalez ... [et al.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, CA, : RAND, 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (155 p.) |
Disciplina | 331.10917/4927 |
Altri autori (Persone) | GonzalezGabriella |
Soggetto topico |
Labor market - Arab countries
Human capital - Arab countries Education and state - Arab countries Manpower policy - Arab countries Manpower planning - Arab countries |
ISBN |
1-282-45115-4
9786612451157 0-8330-4822-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Acknowledgments; Chapter One - Introduction; Human Resource Challenges Faced by the Arab Region; Research Questions; Analytic Approach; Approach to Data Collection and Interviews; Rationale for Country Selection; Limitations of the Study; Organization of This Document; Chapter Two - Economic and Sociopolitical Context for Reformin the Four Study Countries; Reliance on Natural Resources for National Wealth; Sociopolitical System: The Role of ParticipatoryDemocracy; Diversity of the Economy; Composition of the Labor Pool; The Case-Study Approach
Chapter Three - Human Resource Challenges and Reform Effortsin Qatar, UAE, Oman, and LebanonQatar; The United Arab Emirates; Sultanate of Oman; Lebanon; Chapter Four - Conclusions; Significant Human Resource Challenges; Active Engagement with Reforms to Education and Training Systems, Labor Markets, and the Economy; Lack of High-Quality Data and Evaluation Systems; Value of Policy Evaluation; References |
Altri titoli varianti | Education and labor market initiatives in Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates : executive summary |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910220158403321 |
Santa Monica, CA, : RAND, 2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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