The Political Economy of Education in the Arab World /

The Political Economy of Education in the Arab World / / ed. by Robert Springborg, Hicham Alaoui.

Despite substantial spending on education and robust support for reform both internally and by external donors, the quality of education in many, if not most, Arab countries remains low. Which raises the question: why? The authors of The Political Economy of Education in the Arab World find answers...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2021 English
MitwirkendeR:
Alaoui, Hicham,
Benstead, Lindsay J.,
Davidson, Christopher M.,
Diwan, Ishac,
Grindle, Merilee S.,
Hamaizia, Adel,
Jones, Alisa,
Kohstall, Florian,
Leber, Andrew,
Meijer, Roel,
Springborg, Robert,
HerausgeberIn:
Alaoui, Hicham,
Springborg, Robert ,
Place / Publishing House:Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022]
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Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (297 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Tables and Figures
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. The Political Economy of Education in the Arab World
  • 2. Democracy and Education
  • Part 1. Case Studies
  • 3. Citizenship in Egyptian, Tunisian, and Moroccan History Textbooks
  • 4. University Reforms in Egypt and Morocco
  • 5. Educational Policy in Sisi’s Egypt
  • 6. The Impact of Poverty and Corruption on Educational Quality in Tunisia
  • 7. US University Campuses in the Gulf Monarchies
  • 8. Foreign Scholarship Programs in Algeria and Saudi Arabia
  • Part 2. Comparative Perspectives
  • 9. Lessons from Latin America
  • 10. Lessons from East Asia
  • Part 3. Conclusion
  • 11. The Challenges of Educational Reform in the Arab World
  • Bibliography
  • The Contributors
  • Index
  • About the Book

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