Facing Human Capital Challenges of the 21st Century: Education and Labor Market Initiatives in Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates

Karoly, Lynn A.; Constant, Louay; Salem, Hanine; Goldman, Charles A.

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“…The reliance of non‐national skilled workers and the large public‐sector employer could be considered motivators to the establishment of the city. In fact, Qatar's education reform, known as Education for a New Era, was initiated in 2002 to enhance the employability of Qatari national in the global technological economy (Gonzales, Karoly, Constant, Salem, & Goldman, 2008). Qatarization is a recent policy for capacity building.…”

Section: Education Policy In Qatar: a Case Study Of Education Citymentioning

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The Specialized Cities of the Gulf Cooperation Council: A Case Study of a Distinct Type of Policy Innovation and Diffusion

Khodr

Reiche

2012

Digest Mid East Studies

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This article examines a new phenomenon in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) referred to as specialized cities (SC). These cities, in addition to being new towns, implement innovations in selected policy areas. This article goes beyond describing the spread of SC to answering a broader question: what motivates a GCC country to adopt such policy innovation? After a quantitative overview of the phenomenon, three cases have been selected to cover three main policy areas: energy, health care, and education, in Abu Dhabi Masdar City, Dubai Healthcare City, and Qatar Education City. A preliminary analysis of each of the cases is followed by a comparative approach that aims at discovering similarities and differences, as well as developing the basis for a preliminary analytical model that explains the driving factors behind these innovations. The country adoption of a policy innovation and its diffusion are mainly the results of geographical proximity and similarity, as these proximate countries tend to have similar economic aspects and common social problems that lead to similar policy action effects. Regional competition and positive reputational mechanisms are also particularly strong determinants for diffusion. The findings suggest that in the GCC region a diffusion of the phenomena is occurring, rather than that of a specific type of SC.A specialized city (SC) is a new town, a city in-the-city, which implements innovations in selected policy areas. The study reports on three such cities: Dubai Healthcare City, Abu Dhabi Masdar City, and Qatar Education City. The cases are selected for the special considerations outlined below, and are studied using two different research approaches: desk research and a combination of a variety of research tools.The first approach was intended to elicit basic background information and documentation, and to provide the author with the identities of the different stakeholders who would become key informants. The second approach was intended to obtain richer quantitative and qualitative data. The preliminary analysis of each of the cases is followed by a comparative approach that aims at discovering similarities and differences.The spread of the SC in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries can be explained within the theoretical framework of policy innovation and diffusion. The

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Section: Education Policy In Qatar: a Case Study Of Education Citymentioning

confidence: 99%

The Specialized Cities of the Gulf Cooperation Council: A Case Study of a Distinct Type of Policy Innovation and Diffusion

Khodr

Reiche

2012

Digest Mid East Studies

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“…With low levels of Omani human capacity, fulfilling jobs in brick and mortar industries, Omanis on a general level have greater reliance on "external-foreign"-cheap labor. A national strategy was put in place to train and sustain a large local unskilled labor force [11]. The goals set are still unreachable; challenges abound on the social level.…”

Section: Challenges In the Educational Sectormentioning

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Educational Reform in Oman: System and Structural Changes

Nasser¹

2020

Education Systems Around the World

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This chapter gives a historical perspective of the Sultanate of Oman educational developments: system and structural wide changes. The significant and structural changes were on the basis of creating a basic and post-basic education. Structural changes within the Ministry included the establishment of the directories throughout the different states. System wide changes included a complete overhaul of the curriculum leading to a more practice-based and attuned to the work place and pedagogical approaches. The Ministry gave each state in Oman a level of autonomy to its directories. The greatest challenges facing the Ministry of Education and it's reform is bringing the educational outcomes to a level that are benchmarked to international standards and Omani students able to draw on the twenty-first century and technological skills to operate in a globally connected world. The chapter finally concludes on the most pressing challenges to face them and increase student outcomes.

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“…Yet, two recent reports published by the World Bank and the Rand Corporation point out that Arab schools continue to propose programs that are irrelevant to the socioeconomic needs of the population and that do not effectively prepare students for the global economy of twenty-first century (World Bank, 2008;Gonzalez et al, 2008). They have made great strides in eradicating mass illiteracy; in boosting primary, secondary, and university enrollment; and in reducing gender gaps in education.…”

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Education in the Middle East and North Africa

Akkari

2015

International Encyclopedia of the Social &Amp; Behavioral Sciences

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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

Cited by 52 publications

References 14 publications

The Specialized Cities of the Gulf Cooperation Council: A Case Study of a Distinct Type of Policy Innovation and Diffusion

The Specialized Cities of the Gulf Cooperation Council: A Case Study of a Distinct Type of Policy Innovation and Diffusion

Educational Reform in Oman: System and Structural Changes

Education in the Middle East and North Africa

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