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