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| Author | : Sawsan Mohammed Zarah |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 472 |
| Release | : 1991 |
| Genre | : Education, Higher |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Larry Smith |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 199 |
| Release | : 2013-03-14 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : 9400763212 |
This book provides the first academically rigorous description and critical analysis of the Higher Education system in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and of the vision, strategies and policy imperatives for the future development of Saudi universities. The government of Saudi Arabia has recognized in both policy and practice the necessity of developing its university system to world-class standard. Significantly increasing access and participation in Higher Education across a range of traditional and non-traditional disciplines is directly relevant to the future social and economic growth of the country. This book addresses the way in which Saudi Arabia is moving to develop a quality university system that balances the need for students to gain the knowledge, skills and ‘ways of doing’ necessary to operate effectively on the world stage while simultaneously maintaining and demonstrating the fundamental values of the Islamic religion and culture. The book provides a description and critical analysis of the key components of the Saudi Higher Education system, and of system-level responses to the challenges and opportunities facing Saudi universities. It is written by a team of Saudi academics and authors of international standing from non-Saudi universities so as to provide both internal and external perspectives on all issues and to place information and ideas in the context of the international Higher Education scene.
| Author | : Awad Ibrahim |
| Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
| Total Pages | : 226 |
| Release | : 2022-08-29 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : 1000644111 |
This edited volume contributes a novel understanding of the past, present and future of higher education across the six countries that make up the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). Against the backdrop of intense political, ideological and epistemological disruptions across the Arabian Gulf Region over the last two decades, this volume adopts critical comparative perspectives in order to chart the history, present-day and future realities of higher education in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait. By focusing on dynamics relating to neoliberalism, and using the notions of ‘tensionality’ and ‘locality’ to situate topics such as curricula, policies, practices, the volume engages with current discourses, controversies and themes such as the internationalization and marketization of higher education in these countries. In doing so, the book offers a theoretical framework to enable greater understanding of the contemporary functioning of higher education in the Arabian Gulf Region. This text will benefit scholars, academics and students in the fields of higher education and international and comparative education more broadly. Those involved with educational policy and politics, and Middle Eastern studies in general, will also benefit from this volume.
| Author | : Jisun Jung |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 361 |
| Release | : 2017-09-05 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : 9811049890 |
This book discusses higher education research as a field of study in Asia. It traces the evolution of research in the field of higher education in several Asian countries, and shares ideas about the evolving higher education research communities in Asia. It also identifies common and dissimilar challenges across national communities, providing researchers and policymakers essential new insights into the relevance of a greater regional articulation of national higher education research communities, and their further integration into and contribution to the international higher education research community as a whole.
| Author | : Habib M. Fardoun |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 252 |
| Release | : 2018-03-26 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : 3319646567 |
This book addresses some of the challenges posed by the globalization of higher education. It examines the emergence and resulting challenges of English as Lingua Franca (ELF) and of the decision to use English as the Medium of Instruction (EMI) as part of a strategic policy of internationalization. It looks at survival challenges caused by globalization and expansion, the diversity challenge, the concept of marginality and how marginality can lead to creativity, teaching and encouraging entrepreneurialism, the tools needed for internationalizing higher education in developing countries, innovative approaches, the intelligent use of technology, and finally, the value of non-constraint engagement in driving teaching and course quality improvements. The expansion of higher education and the increasingly international body of students and staff continue to inspire and drive the development of global higher education systems. Whilst these systems began locally, many are now engaging with the challenges of retaining their local flavour whilst embracing the march of globalisation. The challenge is to find local solutions that also meet the requirements of the rapid development of what might be termed the ‘massification’ of international higher education. This book reflects these contemporary challenges through its variety of topics taken from countries as diverse as Hong Kong, Panama, South Africa, USA and Saudi Arabia. The topics are as diverse as some of the local solutions but each chapter represents a response to a rapidly changing global landscape.
| Author | : Ali N. Alghafis |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 126 |
| Release | : 1992 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : |
This book examines the role of Saudi universities in the advancement of scientific research, their relations with and contributions to national development, their performance in the creation of an indigenous high quality scientific and technological base and their involvement in community service. Contents: Introduction: An Overview in the Saudi Arabian Context: Socio-economic and Cultural Environment; Education: Historical Background; Higher Education; Science and Technology; Policies and Issues; Role and Performance of the Universities: Historical Role and Functions of the Universities; Problems and Issues; The Conceptual Framework; Research Role and Performance: Notions and Perspectives: Introduction and Views; Nature and Scope of Research; Research and Its Perceptions; Research and Patterns of University Organization; Research and Socio-cultural Environment; National Development Goals: Introduction and Views; Linkages Between the University and the Industry; Coordination with Universities and Planning Agencies; Technology Transfer and R & D Capabilities; Monitoring the Objectives; Specialized Skill-Building: Introduction and Views; Technology Gap: Appropriate Curriculum and Training; Specialized Manpower: Current Status; Coordination Among the Professions; General Skill-Building: Introduction and Views; Perception of Cultural and Religious Barriers; Vocational Education vs. University System and the Community; Conclusions: New Directions; Models for Future Implementations and Study; Suggested Bibliography; Index.
| Author | : Adnan Badran |
| Publisher | : Springer Nature |
| Total Pages | : 331 |
| Release | : 2022-02-03 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : 3030801225 |
Countries aspiring to participate fully in the global knowledge economy require high-quality education and research that leads to innovation, entrepreneurship and development. In spite of the large number of institutions higher education institutions, the Arab World failed to capitalise in research and development. This book will examine the current position of university research and development in the Arab region, note the main themes, their international impact, and propose new directions. Crucially, it will examine the underlying reasons for the underperformance, including specific government research policies, university-appointment and governance processes to stimulate research, funding assessment and allocation processes, resource limitations, and public attitudes. By substantially upgrading the research component of Arab universities along with the quality of education generally, the Arab world will have the vehicle to transition into peaceful, stable, and members of leading global economies. There are opportunities for inter-university cooperation and the establishment of regional university-linked research institutes with specialist facilities.
| Author | : Md. Muddassir Quamar |
| Publisher | : Springer Nature |
| Total Pages | : 270 |
| Release | : 2020-12-17 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 9811591733 |
This book is a comprehensive study on the education system of Saudi Arabia, placing the reforms and changes it has undergone in the past two decades within the context of the historical evolution of the education system. An education system cannot be seen in isolation of the society; it plays a significant role in shaping the individual, state and the society, that in turn, have a bearing on the education system and its evolution. Therefore, this book locates Saudi education in the backdrop of the changes in the society, how they have facilitated or hindered the education reforms and how the education reforms have impacted the society. The book does not ignore the immediate trigger for the beginning of a comprehensive reforms process but goes beyond it to find much deeper socio-political and economic rationales that paved the way for the reforms. It provides a nuanced understanding of the interplays of various socioeconomic as well as political factors that have shaped the education system in Saudi Arabia.
| Author | : Yussra Jamjoom |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : |
| Release | : 2012 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : |
This thesis looks into the factors underlying the emergence, development, and understandings of private higher education in Saudi Arabia from three perspectives. The first perspective is regional-historical, from which I examine the rise and growths of the private sector from a regional and historical point of view. The second perspective is institutional, from which I examine the perceptions of private higher education among different groups of stakeholders in comparison to its counterpart, the public sector, through three different phases of private higher education provision: l)the entry point 2) the experience stage and 3) the exit to the job market. The third perspective can be perhaps understood as 'socio-political', from which I look at the relationship between the private sector and the wider political environment, and also the use of the English language in private higher education provision: how it presents itself as both a challenge and benefit for various stakeholders of it. My analysis leads to a conclusion that the private sector is a necessary complement to a public one, which not only lacks the capacity but also is being challenged by many fronts. The public sector was found to fall short in meeting quantitative and qualitative demands for higher education. The sector of private higher education in Saudi Arabia is found to provide 'more' opportunities to higher education, to have 'different' characteristics from the public sector, leading it to be perceived as 'better' than the public sector. Overall, this research is of a qualitative nature. For the regional-historical perspective, I use a wide range of literature and second-hand data. For the institutional perspective, I make use of empirical data collected from my fieldwork, which is also used for discussions in the third dimension along with government policy documents. Based on the overall findings of this research, tentative recommendations are made for the future development of Saudi private higher education.
| Author | : Rashid A. Khan |
| Publisher | : Springer Nature |
| Total Pages | : 99 |
| Release | : 2020-07-28 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 3030501124 |
This book discusses the adoption of learning management systems (LMS) in higher education institutions. It presents influential predictors that may impact instructors’ behavioral intention to adopt learning management systems in the context of Arab culture, as well as a unique model of technology acceptance that draws on and combines previous technology adoption models (i.e., a modified unified theory of acceptance and use of technology model – UTAUT2). Moreover, this study extends the UTAUT2 model by including Hofstede’s (1980) cultural dimensions, and technology awareness as the moderators of the model. It also describes the explanatory technique approach used to collect quantitative data from the instructors at higher education institutions in Saudi Arabia and were analyzed with structural equation modeling using SPSS/Amos software. The findings revealed that facilitating conditions were the strongest predictor of behavioral intention to adopt an LMS, followed by performance expectancy and hedonic motivation, technology awareness, and cultural dimensions exerted a moderating influence on instructors’ behavioral intention to use LMS in their teaching. By including new constructs, this becomes the first study of its kind exploring instructors’ use of LMS in Higher Educational Institutions of Saudi Arabia and other countries of the Middle East. It offers practical insights for a broad range of researchers and professionals at higher education institutions and serves as a reference guide for designers of learning management systems (e.g., blackboard systems), policymakers, and the Ministry of Education staff.
