Education for a new era : design and implementation of K-12 education reform in Qatar / / Dominic J. Brewer ... [et al.].

• Author: Rand-Qatar Policy Institute.
• TeilnehmendeR: Brewer, Dominic J.; Rand-Qatar Policy Institute.; Qatar. Supreme Education Council.
• Year of Publication: 2007
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (217 p.)
• Notes: "Prepared for the Supreme Education Council. Approved for public release, distribution unlimited."

The 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.

Table of Contents

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